A Kenyan who has invented a villager ATM for sanitary pads, condoms and diapers is among the four Kenyan finalists in the first international competition for hardware-led social innovation.
The competition was organised by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the...
1. On change
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.
2. On perseverance
Nothing in life that's worth anything is easy.
3. On the...
Struggling property developer Home Afrika has slashed its full year losses by 58 per cent to Sh. 168.5 million net loss.
This is after the real estate firm reduced its operating costs amidst falling revenues.
Its revenues for the 12 months...
BY GEORGE MBAKAYA
If you have never grown strawberries before then growing them in containers is a great way to start. It’s an almost fool-proof option because the plants can be moved to track the sun, thereby enjoying more warmth and...
As the month of April winds down, parents and children across the country are prepping for the beginning of this year’s schools second term.
Subsequently, in the coming few days, banking halls will turn into bee hives of activities as...
BY SYLVANIA AMBANI
Two years ago Gabriel Modest, a mutura (traditional blood sausage) seller in South C, Nairobi, never dreamed that he would one day build a jewelry company that deals in precious stones.
The 24-year-old’s journey to become a successful...
A quarterly survey report by consultancy HassConsult has shown that prices of land in Nairobi were nearly flat in the first three months of the year.
The price of an acre in Upper Hill, which is rapidly growing into Nairobi’s financial...
Kenyan banks are offering good borrowers nearly three times the amount they were being offered prior to the capping of interest rates.
According to a new report by Creditinfo credit bureau, the average size of loans issued by commercial banks and...
Tullow Oil has announced that it has discovered more oil in Turkana County after drilling two news wells since January.
The latest development is likely to push up the estimated recoverable oil from the South Lokichar basin.
The company said yesterday...
BY GEORGE MBAKAYA
Tired of soil borne diseases that have been ruining their tomato yields, some farmers are adopting the soil-less farming technology. By use of coco peat (a natural fibre made out of coconut husks), tomato farmers have significantly...
