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Kenyan firm expands services to Gulf region

L-R: Calvin Omondi, Willice Onyango, Mahat Abdi Dore, Fauzia Saleh, and Latifa Yahya, following the signing of a strategic partnership on January 7th, 2026. [ Courtesy]

Kenyan digital services firms are increasingly placing international expansion at the centre of their growth strategies, turning to the Middle East as part of a broader push to build export-led businesses. 

With domestic demand tightening and regional markets becoming more crowded, technology companies are making deliberate decisions to seek scale, stability, and higher-value opportunities beyond East Africa.

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