Youth, ICT And the Future of Work
Business process outsourcing (BPO) servicesJune 4, 2022Business Process Outsourcing, also known as Information Technology Enabled Services (BPO/ITES) involves the transfer of value contributing activities and processes to another firm to reduce the operating […]
Affordable Housing
Kenya’s first 3D printed home a realityApril 14, 2022Although still a very niche concept, the technology has improved over the last 10 years and the costs have come down significantly. Just like an inkjet printer, 3D printers for construction rely on a software programme – CAD or BIM – to ‘tell’ […]
Manufacturing
Agro-processing: Dairy farmingJuly 1, 2022Under the Kenya Vision 2030, recognised dairy industry as one of the fundamental avenues for employment creation for women and the youth. It is significant sub-sector with fresh milk among the top five foods consumed by most households in Kenya. […]
Towards Food Security
How to ensure artificial insemination is successfulApril 22, 2022Thanks to science, a simple and accurate 21-minute test using blood from the animal’s tail is enough to determine whether your cow is pregnant or not and can be carried out at your farm. The advanced “Rapid Visual Pregnancy Test” enables dairy and […]
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
Hos Maina: A eulogy…May 12, 2022I was the sub-editor on duty at the Daily Nation sports desk one Sunday evening in the early 1980s. Reports of league matches were streaming in from stadiums across the country. The big match of the day in Nairobi was a Kenya Breweries versus AFC […]
Journey Of Women Trailblazers
Kalpana Rawal – Jurist who pioneered women owned law firms in KenyaMay 7, 2022Lady Justice Kalpana Rawal defied all odds to become the first Asian and first woman in Kenya to start a legal practice. She is also the first woman of Asian descent to be appointed to the High Court Bench, the Court of Appeal, and as Deputy Chief […]