Youth, ICT And the Future of Work
Kenya ICT infrastructureJune 3, 2022Constant investments in information and communication technology infrastructure by the government and private sector have over the years narrowed the digital divide and placed Kenya miles ahead of its East African neighbours with regard to 3rd […]
Affordable Housing
Building Sustainable HomesMarch 26, 2022The key to ending the shortage of housing in Kenya depends, in large measure on improving access to affordable housing materials. A vast number of people find themselves priced out of Kenya’s housing mortgage market, and are forced to pay exorbitant […]
Manufacturing
Agro-processing: Warehousing and Cold-chain SitesJuly 1, 2022Around 14 per cent of produce world- wide is lost after harvest on farms and at the transport, storage, processing and wholesale stages, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This amounts to more than US$ 400 billion a year. FAO […]
Towards Food Security
Get more out of your maize farmApril 28, 2022Farmers lose much of their harvest to poor access roads to markets, diseases and pests like army worms and aphids. Maize is Kenya’s main staple. In 2018, the Maize production increased by 26 per cent from 35.4 million bags in 2017 to 44.6 […]
Universal Health Coverage
What human poop, a techie billionaire and clean water have in commonApril 30, 2022In early 2015, billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates aroused the global media’s curiosity when he coolly sipped water made from human faeces. He said tests were ongoing to begin poop processing plants around the world. […]
Kick-Off
Shebe’s Swiss sojourn; He went, he saw, he unconqueredMay 12, 2022On a bright afternoon late in the 1982 season, Abdallah Shebe, in Feisal colours, spread such extensive mayhem in the Gor Mahia defence that scouts off the pitch had little difficulty deciding what to do with him: sign him. The next season, Shebe […]
Journey Of Women Trailblazers
Phillda Njau – Three dimensional artist who found her soul in AfricaApril 22, 2022Phllda Njau is an American-born Kenyan whose passion for the arts gave birth to the famous Paa ya Paa Art Centre. A seasoned pianist, she is the picture of how one can immerse herself in another culture and bring out the best of both worlds. Phillda […]