Youth, ICT And the Future of Work
Clifford Okoth – A lighthouse guiding other youthJune 3, 2022Born and bred in Webuye town, in Bungoma County, Clifford Okoth’s story is one of triumph against all odds. The 29-year-old former student of Kenyatta University has turned the tables from being a jobless young graduate to a successful […]
Affordable Housing
Water saving, waste recycling and treatmentApril 14, 2022Out of some 175 urban centres in the country, only 47 operate conventional sewerage systems and treatment plants There has been brisk urbanisation in Kenya in recent years, bringing into sharp focus water resource availability and the other side of […]
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
I started out with just three chickensApril 28, 2022A plan by Rose Wambui’s mother to keep her busy and away from bad company after primary school by buying her three hens worth Ksh1,500 unwittingly sowed the seeds for a succesful poultry venture Little did this youthful mother know that she was […]
Universal Health Coverage
UHC piloting in four counties: Results, experiences, achievements and Afya cardsApril 30, 2022Nyeri County It registered 716,947 people under the Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the government initiative aimed at providing improved and cost-effective healthcare. Through a concerted and collaborative approach, the county has ensured that […]
Kick-Off
A very German humblingMay 11, 2022Bernd Holzenbein may have scored the fastest international goal on Kenyan soil with his 15thsecond strike after kick-off when Eintracht Frankfurt beat Kenya4-1 at the Nairobi City Stadium on June 16, 1971, but it is his provider, Jürgen Grabowski, […]
Journey Of Women Trailblazers
Judi WakhunguMay 5, 2022Growing up, Professor Judi Wakhungu always knew she wanted two things — to be a ‘boss’ and that she loved science. In 2013, she was appointed to one of the most important offices in Kenya, serving as the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Water, and […]