Day: February 5, 2025
Digital 2025: AI accelerates, YouTube tops user charts, social ad spend soars and more
Report finds that internet users have passed the 5.5 billion mark, with 136 million new users added in the last 12 months SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Meltwater, a global leader in media, social and consumer intelligence, and We Are Social, the socially-led creative agency, have released Digital 2025, their latest annual report on social […]
Kiambu County Halves Business License Fees to Support Local Traders
Kiambu: Kiambu County has announced a reduction of license fees by 50 per cent to all traders across the county. The county administration, under the stewardship of Governor Paul Kimani Wamatangi, passed the Kiambu 2024/2025 Finance Act last week with the aim of boosting the small and medium business enterprises. According to Kenya News Agency, the Kiambu County Finance Act
AMWIK and Pollicy Organisation Demand Action Against Online Abuse
NAIROBI: The Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK), collaborating with the Policy Organisation, has raised concerns over the escalating online abuse faced by women on digital platforms. They are advocating for measures to ensure safer digital space usage, especially for women, who frequently encounter violence, exclusion, and gender inequality online. According to Kenya News Agency, AMWIK Executive Director Queenter
Kericho Defender Calls for Strict Laws to Combat Femicide
Kericho: A Kericho Human Rights Defender has described strict laws targeting perpetrators of femicide as crucial in ending the escalating cases of violence against women in the country. In an interview with KNA, the Kericho Centre for Human Rights (KCHR) Executive Officer Robert Ngeno said strict laws targeting the offenders and effective implementation of the rulings would discourage potential offenders