Sugarcane farming no longer sweet
FEATURE Hundreds of farmers in Migori County who have been growing sugarcane since 1979 as a cash crop are having second thoughts. From being ‘green gold’ to a lazy man’s crop, sugarcane has now acquired the tag of a poor man’s crop, thanks to abysmal returns from a cash crop...
‘Politics as usual’ isn’t working, covid-19 has laid bare the dark side of Kenya
Covid-19 is exposing the frailty of ultra-corrupt Kenya through poverty and disease. Although corruption can be found in all countries, its effects are particularly devastating in low- and middle-income countries. Health and poverty are interconnected; they are Siamese twins. When a country is unable to develop superior health infrastructure and...
Small scale tea farmers to build $27 million hydro power plant
Plans are underway to build a $26.7 million (Ksh2.8 billion) power generation plant on Chemosit River in Kericho County to supply hydropower to four tea processing factories in Zone Eight of the larger Kericho tea complex.Kericho, approximately 300 kilometres west of the capital Nairobi is located in the expansive Rift...
Sleepy Lamu off Kenyan coast ready to produce 2000mw of electricity
Lamu County is positioning itself as the next frontier for energy production in Kenya. But it will depend on if companies and investors involved in the triad of projects can overcome the agony of executing the projects. The three projects are: the 300-megawatt Kenwind Power project in Baharini, the 1500-megawatt...
Amu coal project to anchor Kenya into industrial age
The 1,500mw Amu Coal project that expected to be built in Kwasasi on Lamu mainland is billed as the magic bullet that will hoist Kenya into industrial age.Despite the evolution in the energy sector globally from fossil-based and hydro-based sources to solar, wind and geothermal, actors in the local power...
Drilling for gas on Island off Kenyan coast takes place
Zarara Oil and Gas drilling project in Pate, a subsidiary of Midway Resources International of the United Kingdom, is on course to finding natural gas following initial drilling that started in Pate-2 in April last year.The initial drilling or spudding as it is known technically was a part of the...
How a World Bank loan connected 1,500 families to safe water in rural Kenya
When Kenya hosted the Blue Economy Conference in its capital, Nairobi, residents of Githunguri sub-county in Kiambu county took pride in a water trust that now delivers the precious commodity at their doorsteps. Githunguri is less than 40 kilometres west of the capital Nairobi There is no gainsaying water is...
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...
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...
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...
