KRA - The Kenya Revenue Authority plans to tax every Kenyan downloading e-books, movies and mobile apps. In the Value added tax on the Digital market place supply, the regulations proposes the taxation on news, magazines, journals, TV shows streaming, music, podcasts, online gaming, software, drivers,website filters, and firewalls. Other targeted services include website hosting, online data warehousing, file-sharing, and cloud storage services.

Uber is launching its Uber cash digital wallet feature in sub-saharan Africa through a partnership with San Francisco based Nigeria founded fintech firm Flutterwave. There are different top-up methods available, Kenyans will use Mpesa. Alon Lits, Uber's general manager for sub saharan Africa says that Uber cash will go live this week with the aim to increase Uber's ride traffic in Africa by boosting the volume of funds sent to digital wallets and reducing friction in the payment process.

In his national address on the 6th June 2020, President Uhuru spoke about the lack of sufficient isolation-ward capacity at the county level giving an example of Siaya County that had a 10 bed isolation ward with 9 positive covid-19 cases. The home care alternative would be a risk as it exposed loved ones to the virus. Kenya currently has 3,094 positive cases with the number increasing daily.