In a nation where the right to access information and communicate freely online is considered fundamental, recent events have brought to light a concerning development. Telegram, a popular messaging ...

Kenya is estimated to have lost $27.02 million (Sh4.2 billion) due to the Telegram downtime experienced in November last year during the last week of the secondary school national examinations.

People in Kenya have the right to access information and communicate freely online — including through messaging applications like Telegram. “Internet shutdowns during exams are not a new phenomenon, ...

Kenyans wey dey use Telegram dey complain say di app dey restricted as di Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams dey shele. Users across Kenya dey ...

The restrictions drew swift condemnation from civil society groups, media organisations, and legal experts, who accused the state of trampling on constitutional rights to free expression and ...

Days before the upcoming elections in Kenya, an entrepreneur took a wise step to keep the nation informed. We’re talking about an app that is about to revolutionize the information systems and how ...

Strategist says he noticed ‘increased activity’, after revelations about activities of a disinformation unit A senior strategist with close links to Kenya’s president, William Ruto, has publicly ...

While this is the first time Telegram has faced such a restriction in India, the platform launched by Russia-born Pavel Durov in August 2013 has come under bans or other punitive actions in several ...