Sustainability
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Siaya County Explores Microbial Technology to Boost Crop Yields and Cut Costs
Siaya County is moving to strengthen food and nutrition security for vulnerable households through strategic agricultural partnerships. The County’s Department of Agriculture has engaged with Academies Of Knowledge-Incubation For A Better Africa, known as AKIBA, to explore innovations aimed at improving crop production while reducing input costs. The discussions focus on adopting SUMA GROW’s microbial…
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How Startups Can Address Challenges in Informal Settlements
Informal settlements pose a significant challenge to urbanization, particularly in developing countries. However, startups, especially the ones focused on social entrepreneurship can help change lives for informal settlement dwellers. Informal settlements, often known to as slums, are areas where people live without official approval and usually without proper planning. These neighborhoods are typically marked by…
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Olkaria Geothermal Upgrade Powers Kenya’s Green Energy Goal
Kenya’s transition to a clean energy future has gained momentum following the delivery of key equipment for the ongoing expansion of the Olkaria I geothermal power plant by the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen). The state-owned power producer announced that two steam turbines and two generators destined for Units 2 and 3 of the new…
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ARC Ride Secures Sh660M to Boost E-Mobility in Kenya
Electric mobility firm ARC Ride has secured Sh660 million (US$5 million) in funding from British International Investment (BII) to accelerate the deployment of electric motorcycles and battery-swapping infrastructure across Nairobi and beyond. The company, which currently operates 170 automated battery swap stations in the capital, aims to roll out 5,000 electric boda bodas as part…
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State to Leverage PPPs and Technology in Sh2.5bn Clean Energy Initiative
Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has announced that the Ministry of Energy will require an additional Sh2.54 billion in financial and technical resources over the next two years to implement its planned clean energy initiative. This comes as the government intensifies efforts to grow the energy sector in response to the increasing demand for electricity…
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