Rewriting Africa's Code

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September 25, 2025

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It's Brian from The Kenyan Wall Street…

In New York, Africa’s future was spoken of in servers and silicon rather than minerals and ports.

The Unstoppable Africa forum staged a bold assertion: that the continent will not merely consume the world’s technology, but build its own.

Zimbabwean billionaire, Strive Masiyiwa, promised a chain of AI “factories” powered by NVIDIA chips, a vision equal parts utopian and industrial. Meta, eager not to be left behind, dangled investment in Africa’s digital infrastructure, as if betting that Nairobi and Lagos might someday carry the same weight in code as San Francisco.

The language of finance was drafted into the script too, with pension and social security funds — long parked in low-yield instruments — reimagined as the patient capital for Africa’s reinvention.

Healthcare and governance were recast in digital metaphors: stronger supply chains as operating systems, training programs as updates, broadband as the bloodstream of a new economy.

There was, to be sure, a carnival air : Ava DuVernay and Tiwa Savage on stage alongside ministers and bankers, culture stitched neatly into commerce.

What remains unspoken is whether these declarations can survive the weather of African politics and the perennial gap between summit rhetoric and ground reality.

Read more about this summit here >>>>>

Interview

Why Workshops are Critical For Superior Homes

In this interview with Fred Obura of The Kenyan Wall Street, Vincensia Otieno, Head of Workshop at Superior Homes, explains why her department is the quiet force behind the company’s construction success. She describes the workshop as the “backbone,” where machine reliability translates into safety, efficiency, and timely delivery. Beyond repairs, she is embedding digital tracking, predictive maintenance, and eco-friendly practices to align engineering with sustainability. For Ms. Otieno, precision and foresight in the workshop are as essential to real estate as design or financing.

Here is the full interview >>>>>

Explainer

When a Company Falls Under Administration…

In Kenya, administration signals a company is drowning in debt but may still be saved, with a licensed insolvency practitioner stepping in to run operations and shield it from creditors. Under the Insolvency Act, administrators can sell assets, restructure debts, or seek investors, while courts pause lawsuits and asset seizures. East African Cables is a recent example, placed under administration in 2023 after Equity Bank pursued KSh 2.2 billion, giving it time to regroup. The process lasts up to a year, extendable by court order, and ends either in rescue, liquidation, or a full asset sell-off.

Here is how the process works »»»»»