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Dr. Edward Mungai
Agriculture still requires youth, women on farms
If you have ever driven along any major highway in Africa, you will not miss women and youth crowding at
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‘How is it sustainable if only 1% can afford your food?’: the man on a quest to change farming
Chris Newman, 38, and his wife, Annie, 35, always planned to retire with a farm. But after a health scare
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Dr. Edward Mungai
How youth, women-led agri-firms can be aided
Last week I was on a working tour of Embu, Tharaka-Nithi, Meru, Isiolo and Laikipia counties, part of which was
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Grace Akinyi
African universities rising above Covid-19 through impactful innovations
Covid-19 might be deemed as the greatest global threat the world has ever faced since the Second World War, but
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Dr. Edward Mungai
Why it pays to be a manager and leader
Do you have to be a manager to lead and do you have to be a leader to manage an
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Sumaya Noor
Urban farming amid the coronavirus storm
No one gets a buzz out of her work quite like Wangari Kuria. The 36-year old urban farmer is passionate
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Vivian Kwame
Mini-Grids to connect 110 million households to electricity- report
In excess of 110 million households in rural sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are expected to be connected to power through
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Pamela Okutoyi
Edward Mungai is conferred with a PhD in sustainability
Dr. Edward Mungai, group CEO of Kenya Climate Innovation Centre Group, has today been awarded his PhD in Sustainability at
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Pamela Okutoyi
An inside look at Kenyan ecofriendly fashion house
Michelle Pino is a fashion enthusiast, an artist at heart and founder of One Hundred Years – a fashion house
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Pamela Okutoyi
We Are What We Eat
We are living in one of the most uncertain times on planet earth, witnessing extreme climate shifts, environmental breakdown, and
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Pamela Okutoyi
Inside A Quaint Eco-Hotel Reclaimed from A Quarry
Mwasaha Mwagambo, founder of Good Samaritan Vision, a child care education centre and orphanage, leased a piece of wasteland that
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Vivian Kwame
Successful Health Responses to COVID-19: The Case of Mauritius and Senegal
African countries are at the forefront in strengthening their public health systems to tackle COVID-19. While there remains huge uncertainty,
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Grace Akinyi
Africa’s Pulse: Digital sector responses to Covid-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa
Five years ago, the sustainable development goals which are now under a threat due to COVID-19 were adopted. The gains
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Grace Akinyi
Global Impact of Covid-19 on SDG’s: 2020 Goalkeepers Report
It is now clear that COVID-19 has brought with it challenges that have drastically affected the 17 sustainable goals with
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Dr. Edward Mungai
Avenues Abound to Build Brand Kenya
A couple of years ago, a group of scholars from East and West Africa flew into Nairobi to attend a
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Vivian Kwame
Rethinking The Approach to Circular Fashion Economy
Recycling is becoming trendy in the fashion industry as companies, consumers, and policymakers look to circular fashion to tackle the
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Grace Akinyi
New Youthful Innovations Amidst Covid-19 For Africa by Africans
African youths are working tirelessly to help curb the Covid-19 situation in their communities. Despite the unending challenges brought by
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Pamela Okutoyi
Wasting Food Is Equivalent to Throwing Money in The Bin
Food waste is a world-scale scandal that cannot be hidden anymore. For the hospitality industry, it goes in total contradiction
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Grace Akinyi
Kenyan Medical Engineers Printing Personal Protective Equipment to Help Curb the COVID-19 Situation
Kijenzi, a local manufacturing startup in Kisumu has been doing the most during this time of COVID-19. Made up of
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Vivian Kwame
A One Million Kitchen Initiative That Is Curbing Food Crisis in Kenya
The Kenyan Ministry of agriculture recently launched a startup kit known as One Million kitchen garden initiative with the hope
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Regina Komi
Revived Nairobi-Nanyuki Railway to Have Passenger Restaurant Car
The rehabilitated Nairobi-Nanyuki railway track will come with a restaurant car on passenger train. The 240km ageing railway line was
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Eric Khago
Motorcycle Taxis to Go Cashless in Rwanda
Rwanda is set to launch cashless transactions for motorcycle taxis in a week’s time, coming three years after fully migrating
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Sumaya Noor
Tanzania to Switch to Digital Bus Fare Payments in October
Tanzania’s public transport will move to cashless payment system in October, the country’s transport regulator has said. The east African
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Pamela Okutoyi
Nearly All Liberians Cannot Afford A $6 Square Meal
Nearly the whole of Liberia’s population cannot afford a healthy plate of food costing $5.45 in the West African country,
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Sumaya Noor
Africa’s Six Most Popular Universities Based in South Africa
Seven out of 10 most popular universities in Africa are based in South Africa, led by the University of Pretoria.
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Eric Khago
Kenya’s Oil Pipeline To Have A Biodiversity Office
Kenya will create an office in charge of safeguarding biodiversity – nature and environment – during and after construction of
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Brenda Mulunga
Kenya to Reopen Its Airspace to International Flights Next Month
Kenya will reopen its airspace to international flights next month on August 1 as resumption of domestic flights takes off
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Vivian Kwame & Pamela Okutoyi
Sweden, Denmark Ace in Sustainable Development Goals Assessment
Nordic countries led by Sweden and Denmark have cemented their sustainability profiles, occupying the top three spots in the sustainable
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Pamela Okutoyi
Kenya Cuts Wildlife Park Fees by Half
Kenya has reduced wildlife park entry fees by 50 percent in efforts to stimulate recovery of the safari tourism reeling
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Vivian Kwame
An Inside Look at Kenya’s Thermal Power Plants
Thermal power plants (heavy fuel oil/diesel/kerosene generators) in Kenya charge the highest in excess of $0.20 per unit of electricity