AGP Executive Report
Last update: 30 minutes agoElection Technology: Kenya plans to have AI deepfake-detection tools ready six months before the 2027 polls, with a protocol to verify manipulated content and communicate findings. Tech Jobs: Microsoft’s Nairobi engineering operations reportedly face closure amid global restructuring, though the company has not confirmed the centre’s full closure and says it will continue operating in Kenya. AI Governance: Kenya and France discussed cooperation on AI oversight, child safety online, environmental sustainability and emerging technologies. Cybersecurity: Mastercard projects Africa’s digital-payments economy will reach $1.5 trillion by 2030, but says cyberattacks on African organisations rose more than 421% from 2016 to 2025. Public Health: Kenya declared Bundibugyo Ebola a formidable epidemic disease and introduced new screening and quarantine rules; tests have found no further cases after the first imported infection. Research: Kenya’s PhD graduates fell 16.6% last year to 852, with the university regulator warning that shrinking research funding could deepen staff shortages.
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