Kenya receives 16 retired South Korean MD500 helicopters from South Kora for use on UN peacekeeping missions

Kenya receives 16 retired South Korean MD500 helicopters from South Kora for use on UN peacekeeping missions

Kenya’s military already operates the MD500, with 40 delivered by the United States between 1980 and 1985, along with 2 100 TOW anti-tank missiles. These were recently augmented by six new MD530Fs delivered from the US in December 2019. They were acquired to assist with operations in support of the AMISOM mission in Somalia.

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Kenya says it’s fast-tracking artificial intelligence laws to guide adoption

Kenya says it’s fast-tracking artificial intelligence laws to guide adoption

MindHYVE.ai, a global pioneer in adaptive intelligence and AGI agents, has developed an AI health agent. The company’s mission is to empower nations to build AI systems that reflect their values, accelerate innovation, and ensure sustainable growth.

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Kenya embraces artificial intelligence in defence and military despite inherent risks

Kenya embraces artificial intelligence in defence and military despite inherent risks

National Defence University-Kenya Deputy Vice Chancellor, Centre for Security and Strategic Studies, Maj-Gen Joyce Sitienei, stated that Africa must be an ‘active architect’ in developing ethical frameworks for military AI.

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Africa told it can save up to $150 billion via AI adoption despite ethical, political threats it poses  

Africa told it can save up to $150 billion via AI adoption despite ethical, political threats it poses  

Governments that have already adopted AI are demonstrating remarkable gains in efficiency and citizen satisfaction such as AI-powered chatbots are now able to resolve up to 80 per cent of citizen queries instantly, predictive analytics have helped cut service waiting times by over 60 per cent and workflow automation is eliminating up to 70 per cent of bureaucratic delays

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Academic ageism, intellectual death and decline of public intellectualism: The making of Uganda intellectual cemetery  

Academic ageism, intellectual death and decline of public intellectualism: The making of Uganda intellectual cemetery  

Professors, as they expand the age range, point to positive aspects of ageism, which reflects that increasing age is not associated with negative aspects in the work environment. The aging professor is positively positioned as he is inserted in more postgraduate programmes.

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Taxman says digital economy raid ramped up Kenya’s revenue collection by over 112 per cent

Taxman says digital economy raid ramped up Kenya’s revenue collection by over 112 per cent

KRA Commissioner General explained that KRA has implemented organizational restructuring within its functional areas of revenue, technology and service to create an agile and responsive tax administration framework, strengthen the digital infrastructure for data-driven decision-making and automation, and to improve taxpayer engagement and support.

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