Chinese maker vivo unveiled a high-spec smartphone “vivo S50t Energy Edition” with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 in China. The vivo S50t Energy Edition has a 6.59-inch (2750×1260) display, Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 3.0GHz octa-core CPU, RAM12GB, storage 256GB/512GB, main camera 50MP + 8MP + This is a high-spec Android smartphone with a 50-megapixel triple camera. The Vivo S50t Energy Edition boasts a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, a large 6500mAh battery with 90W charging, triple cameras with OIS, and a high-resolution display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The OS is Android 16 (OriginOS 6), and it has water and dust…
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The Tax Appeals Tribunal has set aside a Sh780 million tax bill against solar home systems financier Bboxx Capital Kenya, ruling that Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) failed to prove how it arrived at the disputed tax assessment. However the tribunal ruled in favour of KRA that Bboxx’s customers were not merely renting solar equipment and the pay-as-you-go business model adopted by the company was subject to income tax on the business income earned therefrom. It found that customers were paying for the solar systems in instalments with a view to eventually owning the systems upon completion of agreed payments, and…
The Elgeyo Marakwet County Assembly Education Committee has given the County Public Service Board (CPSB) until August 17 to explain delays in the recruitment of 100 Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers and 40 Vocational Training Centre (VTC) instructors. The committee said the county has set aside funds for the recruitment in the current financial year and expected the teachers and instructors to be in place by July 1, but the exercise had not started. The committee chair, Christopher Cheboiboch, who is also the Emsoo Ward MCA, said the delay was unacceptable and could affect learning as schools prepare to…
Tax collections from workers’ earnings have surpassed the National Treasury’s target for the first time since the 2021/22 financial year, ending three consecutive years of underperformance. Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) receipts rose 7.01 percent to Sh599.8 billion in the year ended June 2026, the Treasury says in a fresh report, exceeding the government’s Sh592.1 billion target by Sh7.7 billion. The performance marks a turnaround after PAYE collections fell short of the target by Sh16.2 billion in the 2022/23 financial year, Sh25.8 billion in 2023/24, and Sh6.1 billion in the year ending June 2025. The latest performance also reflects a shift by the…
KCB Group has increased its interim dividend by 50 percent to Sh3 per share for the six months ended June 2026, following a rise in earnings. The lender will pay shareholders a total of Sh9.64 billion, up from the Sh2 per share paid in the same period last year. KCB reported a 20.8 percent increase in gross profit to Sh49.3 billion, supported by growth in both funded and non-funded income. Total income rose 9.5 percent to Sh108.1 billion. Non-funded income increased by 15.4 percent to Sh34.1 billion, while funded income grew by 7 percent to Sh74 billion. KCB Group Chief…
British American Tobacco Kenya has asked the High Court to strike out a Sh4.5 billion claim over its VELO nicotine pouches, saying the petitioner bypassed remedies provided under tobacco control law. The company wants the court to dismiss both the petition and an application that is seeking interim orders before it answers the allegations on their merits. The legal dispute centres on VELO, the smokeless, tobacco-free pouches containing nicotine, flavourings and plant fibres that users place between the lip and gum. Vivian Anemba, 23, filed the petition last month against BAT Kenya, the Tobacco Control Board, the Cabinet Secretary for…
Employers who deduct student loan repayments from employees’ salaries but fail to remit the money on time could face a penalty equivalent to five percent of the outstanding amount for every month, or part of a month, under a proposed law. Under the proposed Tertiary Education, Placement and Funding Bill, 2026, an employer who employs a beneficiary of a student loan would be required to notify the Authority of the employment of the employee. The employer shall deduct such monthly loan repayment from the emoluments of the employee as determined by the Authority and shall remit the same from the…
On August 12, 2026, Google announced the Google Pixel 11 Pro, a 5G smartphone equipped with the Google Tensor G6 and a 6.3-inch display. The Pixel 11 Pro is a high-spec Android smartphone with a 6.3-inch (2856×1280) display, Google Tensor G6 CPU, RAM12GB/16GB, 256GB/512GB/1TB storage, and 50MP + 48MP + 48MP triple cameras. This model is powered by the new Google Tensor G6 SoC, features a Super Atua display with a 120Hz refresh rate, HiLight for notifications and Gemini on the back, and a triple camera with a 5x optical zoom. It supports FeliCa (Osaifu-Keitai and Google Pay), dual…
On August 13, 2026, Google announced the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, a foldable smartphone equipped with the Google Tensor G6. The Pixel 11 Pro Fold features an 8.0-inch folding screen and a 6.5-inch screen when it is folded. The 8.0-inch display has a resolution of 2152×2076, and the 6.5-inch display has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 (2342×1080). Both screens have an OLED refresh rate of 120Hz. It’s a high-spec Android smartphone with a Google Tensor G6 CPU, RAM16GB, storage capacity of 256GB/512GB, and a triple main camera of 48MP + 10MP + 10.8MP. The rear camera has a triple camera…
On August 12, 2026, Google announced the Pixel 11 Pro XL, a 5G smartphone equipped with a 6.8-inch display and Google Tensor G6. The Pixel 11 Pro XL is a high-end Android smartphone. It has a 6.8-inch (2992×1344) display, a Google Tensor G6 processor, 12GB/16GB RAM, and storage options of 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. It also features a triple camera setup with 50MP, 48MP, and 48MP lenses. It has the new Google Tensor G6 SoC, a large Super Atua display with a 120Hz refresh rate, and a triple camera with 5x optical zoom. It has HiLight on the back…
On August 12, 2026, Google announced the Google Pixel 11, a 5G smartphone equipped with a 6.3-inch display and the Google Tensor G6. The Google Pixel 11 is an Android smartphone that features a 6.3-inch (2424×1080) display, Google Tensor G6 octa-core CPU, 12GB RAM, 256GB/512GB storage, and a triple camera setup of 48MP + 13MP + 10.8MP. The model has a 120Hz Actua OLED display, Google Tensor G6 camera and a triple camera with optical image stabilisation, including a 5x telephoto lens (30x super-resolution zoom). The main differences from the previous model include the SoC of the Tensor G5 →…
The United States has reclaimed its spot as Kenya’s top coffee export market, overtaking Belgium as remote working and the need to save money are leading to an increase in coffee consumption in American homes. The US bought 10,844.1 tonnes of Kenyan coffee valued at Sh7.42 billion during the season, accounting for 21.4 percent of the country’s total coffee export value, data from the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) show. Belgium, which was the leading market before, bought 8,332.5 tonnes worth Sh7.62 billion, which accounted for 16.44 percent of the total export value. The shift comes as a survey from…
The High Court has declined to lift the suspension of Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited’s mining operations over a licensing and compliance dispute with the government. The court said the suspension imposed by mining cabinet secretary Hassan Joho on July 28, 2026 had already taken effect when the company moved to court. “I note that the decision of July 28, 2026, had become effective by the time the applicant moved the court on July 30, 2026. I also note that implementation of the decision had begun in earnest and that the parties had reached a consensus from the meeting of July…
Chinese manufacturer HONOR (Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology) recently announced the “HONOR Robot Phone” in China on August 12, 2026. The smartphone has a movable 4DoF gimbal camera that pops up from the back. It’s an ambitious model with a built-in gimbal camera, similar to the DJI Osmo Pocket on a smartphone. When not in use, the camera is stored in the main unit; when in use, a titanium alloy robot arm emerges. It has a 4-degree-of-freedom gimbal mechanism that allows for pan, tilt, roll, and level adjustments. You can also perform various actions, such as the YOYO robot…
