We need to talk about Kenya... and Nigerian law enforcement

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This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Qv9e9VCzo10

This week on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we look at tech news from the African continent.

The stories:

EFFC arrests OAU students for fraud
Kenyans to transact using fingerprint and iris by December 2023
Kenya opens first local smartphone factory
Bolt ordered to pay a driver over $6k

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:11 - EFCC arrests OAU students
14:06 - Kenya: biometric IDs + a smartphone factory
20:06 - Bolt Kenya to pay driver over $6,000
24:49 - Fidelity Bank restores transfers to neobanks

Useful links

President Ruto: Kenyans will transact using fingerprints and iris by December 2023
Kenya opens its first smartphone factory with retail prices starting from KSh 7,499
Bolt Kenya to pay driver KSh 1m
Why DLM Trust Company renounced its appointment as escrow trustee by Patricia
Bolt Kenya suspends 5% booking fee
Bolt Kenya receives operating licence after meeting NTSA’s demands
Fidelity Bank Restores Transfers to Moniepoint, PalmPay, others
EFCC Releases 58 OAU Students Arrested For Suspected Internet Fraud

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

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Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

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