Chinese ‘gravity-fed’ irrigation technology spurs hopes of three crop seasons in Busia, Siaya in Lake Victoria Basin
According to data from Kenya’s National Irrigation Authority (NIA), the project has directly benefited more than 12,500 farming households in Siaya and Busia counties, securing irrigation for 11,000 acres (about 4,451.5 hectares) of agricultural land and providing a strong guarantee for local food security.
Security news: How a hacker accidentally broke into the FBI’s Epstein files
The US Department of Homeland Security quietly ousted two of the agency’s privacy officials after they questioned the mislabelling of certain records related to surveillance technologies and other tech in ways that would prevent their release to the public.
How migration of servers from Germany to Kenya with China’s Huawei help set Safaricom on road to rapid expansion
Across the capital Nairobi, Chinese-made smartphones rule the roost. A visit to various shops revealed that popular budget brands, including Infinix, Tecno, Itel and Xiaomi retail for as low as 4,000 shillings ($31) despite their impressive versatility.
Strength of a father: My wife walked out and left me to raise our blind twin babies alone; 18 years later the twins dumped her
As the years passed, Emma and Clara grew into confident young women who moved through the world with surprising independence. They navigated school with white canes and quiet determination, made friends who respected them, and spent countless hours refining their sewing skills. Sometimes they asked me simple questions while working.
Second religion: Why emergence of Gabriel Bortoleto is symbolic of Brazil’s long road back to Formula One
While Bortoleto carries that broader significance for Brazil, his daily reality is more straightforward. He is still a young driver learning the demands of F1 while helping build a new project with Audi, one that will take time before it challenges at the front of the grid. The process, he says, is about patience and steady progress.
Sheer grit and willpower: Widow with eight children in Kenya’s sprawling Rift Valley region appeals for support
Despite the hardships she faces, Tuikong remains hopeful that well-wishers, leaders and charitable organisations will come forward to support her family.
Sic Donec: New book dispels myth about Lord Egerton, tracks evolution of Egerton University from farm school to Kenya’s oldest institution of higher education
When approached for his donation of his Ngongongeri Farm, which had been seen as appropriate for the project, Lord Egerton readily obliged, giving 500 acres straight away. He gave no conditions to this donation but only asked that should the project not be accomplished; the land should be handed back to him “free of any legal or other charges.”
Civil society in Turkana questions authorities’ silence as justice for femicide and GBV crimes is reduced to ‘a few goats’ fine in northern Kenya
A non-governmental organisation, Friends of Lake Turkana (FoLT), northern Kenya, is demanding urgent government action following three separate incidents that resulted in maternal death, killing and rape of three women in Turkana County. Director and founder of Friends of Lake Turkana Ikal Ang’elei says the incidents have exposed critical failures...
US grapples with ‘massive epidemic of vaccine injury’, experts want childhood vaccine schedule ‘eliminated’
The event’s strong showing signals that “the medical coercion paradigm that enforces mass vaccination is falling apart,” she said. “Whether the powers that be recognise it or not, we thankfully are coming to the end of the era of forced medicine.”
China reconfigures its technology around exports, investment and consumption as pistons of its economic engine
The country is now poised to place big bets on technology. In late February, Beijing’s Haidian District – known as China’s Silicon Valley – pledged over 9 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) for industrial innovation this year. Leading AI model firm Zhipu AI and chip designer Moore Threads have been early bets for the district government – prime examples of China’s strategy to back up hard tech for the long haul.