TVET student at Chanzeywe College in Vihiga County invents solar-assisted waste oil stove
Despite these challenges, he expressed optimism that the technology can be improved and scaled for wider use. He proposed the establishment of community workshops where youth can fabricate the jikos using scrap metal, while garages supply waste oil as raw material.
Fintech firm launches Kenya’s first large-scale fuel credit line for fleet operators and logistics companies
According to Tabb, the initiative is designed to replace the informal credit arrangements that had long dominated the transport and logistics sector, providing a structured financing solution that enables businesses to maintain operations without straining cash flow.
Kenya strengthens position in floriculture as annual flower show opens in Nairobi with record exhibitors
Mr Dick van Raamsdonk, the CEO OF HPP, said the exhibition had reached a new milestone, attracting the largest number of exhibitors in its history.
One of Africa’s iconic wildlife sanctuaries, the Kruger National Park in South Africa, marks second century of conservation
Stretching nearly two million hectares across the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, the park is home to more than 300 tree species and over 140 mammal species and 500 bird species, including the iconic “Big Five,” namely lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo.
How Middle East turmoil has global economy and in turn reshaping lifestyle in central Kenya
For many Kenyans, salaries and daily earnings have remained the stagnant while expenses continue to skyrocket leading to severe financial struggles.
Seaweed farmers along Kenyan coast of the Indian Ocean battle distance, poverty and climate change to restore marine ecosystems
Jimbo Youth Group says mangrove restoration has already transformed local communities. The group, which began conserving mangroves in 2004, says carbon financing projects have generated millions of shillings used to renovate schools, madrassas and community facilities across Vanga, Jimbo and Kiwegu villages.
Family Bank first quarter profits jump 52.6 per cent to $12.3 million from $7.7 million in same period last year
According to the bank, total operating income rose by 22.1 per cent to Ksh6 billion from Ksh4.9 billion recorded in the corresponding period last year.
African trade experts warn that without harmonised protocols on competition, AfCFTA will stall
In his keynote speech, Togolese Director-General for Trade Claude Talime Abe highlighted that a unified protocol on competition is needed as a strong pillar for fairness, transparency, and security within Africa’s nascent single market.
In wake of Middle East war, Africa should consider weaning itself of reliance on external financing and aid flows – experts
Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, professor of global development at the Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University, raised concerns over the timing of the conflict as “strategically devastating” for Africa.
Kenya eyes thriving world honey market as it intensifies beekeeping as an economic and conservation activity
According to the Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke, the government has nearly doubled the budget allocation to the National Beekeeping Institute in the coming Financial Year due to increasing demand for training.