Youth, ICT And the Future of Work
Trends shaping the future of work in KenyaJune 3, 2022“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.” – Socrates On the 11th of March 2020, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesushe, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), uttered […]
Affordable Housing
Now biogas sheds the light: To waste is to wantApril 8, 2022Biogas is an environmentally conscious renewable source, produced through anaerobic digestion, rather than via geological processes. Environmentally friendly: Bio-digester technology is environmentally friendly, maintenance free and efficient and […]
Manufacturing
Iron and steelApril 1, 2022The local steel industry remains heavily dependent on imported raw materials, as no local sources have been developed to date making the manufacture of steel locally quite expensive. Reducing this high import bill is possible if high quality steel […]
Towards Food Security
Why grain-rich diet isn’t that great for your cowsApril 22, 2022High-yielding animals require a lot of energy to sustain their bodies and produce at the desired level. Many farmers, resort to providing carbohydrate-rich feeds, especially maize, barley, wheat, and oats. In appropriate quantities, grains enhance […]
Universal Health Coverage
Family planning and maternal health for the attainment of Universal Health CoverageApril 28, 2022“How do we ensure that Universal Health Coverage is possible in Kenya by 2022? The answer is simple,” so wrote Dr Werner Schultink, the Unicef Representative to Kenya, Dr Rudi Eggers, WHO Representative to Kenya, and Mr Siddharth Chatterjee, the UN […]
Kick-Off
Oliech blazed the trail, Origi raised the barMay 12, 2022Kenya has produced many great strikers; Elijah Lidonde, William Chege Ouma and Joe Masiga immediately come to mind. But Dennis Oliech was Kenya’s first international football celebrity. He happened on the scene during the globalisation era, in the […]
Journey Of Women Trailblazers
Florence Kerr WilsonApril 21, 2022After the First World War, Florence Kerr Wilson, fondly known as Florrie, came to Kenya with her husband, Major WH Wilson. The couple settled in Timau and took up farming until Major Wilson’s death in 1928. It took a four-day business trip in John […]