Youth, ICT And the Future of Work
Kenya national digital masterplan [2022-2032]June 3, 2022Just as road expansion and construction aims at enhancing transport, easing congestion and opening up remote areas for habitation and investment, ICT infrastructure enhances connectivity and drives our country more towards equitable distribution of […]
Affordable Housing
State bets on versatile bamboo to meet affordable housing goalsApril 8, 2022Under the Big Four blueprint, the Government wants to provide at least 500,000 affordable housing units by 2022. It is beautiful and sustainable. It is an energy saver, has zero emissions and is environmentally friendly. Its potential in […]
Manufacturing
Local consumer and light electronics assemblyJuly 1, 2022Kenya is at the forefront of technological innovations in the region and is often referred to as Africa’s ‘Silicon Savannah’. The government has invested heavily in ICT, which is a key contributor to the country’s GDP. The ICT sector remained […]
Towards Food Security
Saving maize crop from armywormApril 28, 2022The armyworm is especially devastating for maize farmers in Kenya and across Africa because it attacks the crop while it is still in the field. The fall armyworm often invades Kenya’s breadbasket regions of the North Rift and western Kenya maize […]
Universal Health Coverage
The case of MachakosApril 30, 2022The year 2013 offered what can only be described as a new dispensation in Kenya. For the first time since independence, the country got semi-autonomous governments, 47 in all, known as counties, and run by elected governors. Health was devolved and […]
Kick-Off
The Legend of Kadenge, the wing magicianMay 12, 2022Joe Kadenge stood in silence on the main stand of the Nairobi City Stadium. Lost in thought, he followed the paces of the young men who were going through their training out there in the field. He turned his head slowly, from one end of the pitch to […]
Journey Of Women Trailblazers
Lydia Nzomo – Influencing through imparting knowledgeApril 27, 2022Dr. Lydia Nzomo is the current chairperson of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), a position she has held since December 2014. Prior to that, she was the director of the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) – formerly Kenya Institute […]