Geothermal company offers energy to farmers

Erratic weather and a burgeoning population that requires food employment is ever a ticking time bomb. Nakuru, once synonymous with largescale commercial agriculture and industrialisation has over the years slipped down the rung, now needs rejigging to regain its position as an industrial town.Endowed with a variety of energy sources...

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No time for half-hearted noise or waiting games, Kenya needs a revolution – US agency report

No time for half-hearted noise or waiting games, Kenya needs a revolution – US agency report

After three elections in which the opposition appeared to have won convincingly only for the electoral body and some foreign observers to give the verdict to the governing party, there are questions about whether Kenya can be the standard bearer in Africa, having held elections periodically since independence in 1963.In...

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Kenya, Korea in knowledge sharing deal as Konza techno city takes shape

Kenya, Korea in knowledge sharing deal as Konza techno city takes shape

Kenya and Korea have launched a knowledge-sharing programme to support the implementation of a Digital Media City at Konza Technopolis.The knowledge-driven economic cooperation under KSP is designed to share Korea’s development experiences with partner countries to promote sustainable socio-economic development.South Korea Deputy Chief of Mission Dahee Song expressed hope during...

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Forestry: Farmers at Kenyan coast take tree farming to supply raw material to new factory

Forestry: Farmers at Kenyan coast take tree farming to supply raw material to new factory

Komaza Forestry Limited, established in Kilifi and Kwale towns in 2006, has now built a processing plant that treats and prolongs the lifespan of poles from five to 50 years.Situated at Mnarani, contracted farmers with large tree plantations in the vast semi-arid region, who have adopted the melia and eucalyptus...

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Kenyan voters reluctant to change ‘rules of the game that have rigged elections against them – report

Kenyan voters reluctant to change ‘rules of the game that have rigged elections against them – report

As the second phase of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) gets underway it is emerging that the pot to trade Deputy President William Ruto for Nasa presidential candidate Raila Odinga had been hatched long before the country went to the polls on August 8, 2017.New information points to the possibility...

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