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Sylvia Jebet: How young engineer seeks to bridge tech, agriculture gap

When she was a child, Sylvia Jebet dreamed of becoming a teacher, inspired by her love for math, science, and the joy of sharing knowledge. However, she ended up pursuing a career in telecommunications engineering, a path she hadn't originally...

Over 250 stakeholders across Africa convene for DataFest 2024

Over 250 stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, such as government, civil society, donors, academics, students, and private industry experts have convened for the DataFest Africa 2024 conference, organised by the Aga Khan University and Policy. The conference, themed Opportunities for All: Harnessing...

Absa Bank Kenya Partners with Old Mutual to offer a comprehensive SME insurance solution

SME Insurance: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises can now access affordable insurance services for extensive protection of business assets, mitigation of risks, employee health and seamless business continuity. This bundled insurance innovation, dubbed Linda Biz, is the result of a...

Tony Kisasati: Chicken farming helped sustain my family, buy land after losing job

In the village of Aroso, Migori County, young Tony Kisasati has managed to turn life's adversities into opportunities. At his farm, an uncountable number of chickens cluck within the compound. The 28-year-old graduate attended the Kabete National Polytechnic, studying for...

Measures by Ministry, stakeholders to assist farmers with milk costs

The high cost of milk production in Kenya remains unbearable to dairy farmers a situation mainly driven by the increased price of feeds. At the moment, it costs between Sh. 37 and Sh. 47 to produce a litre of milk,...

State’s plan to improve irrigation sector, produce more food, create jobs

The National Irrigation Authority targets increasing the net area under irrigation within five years. Irrigation PS Ephantus Kimotho said there are plans to increase acreage under irrigation from the current 711,993 acres to 1.2 million acres by 2027 All this is...

TVs, soaps among goods Kenya set to increase taxes from Tanzania

The East African Community announced new rates of duty for manufacturing and industrial inputs imported by Tanzanian firms and industries on Tuesday, July 16. The EAC has noted in a Gazette notice that despite the EAC common tariff, some of...

Fuel prices drop by Sh. 1 in July EPRA pump price review

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority, EPRA, has released fuel prices that are to take effect from midnight of July 15 to August 14, 2024. In the latest review announced on Sunday, July 14, EPRA reduced Super Petrol by Sh1....

Businesses anticipate price drop in cost of raw materials

According to the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce, most business owners anticipate a drop in the price of raw materials during the second half of the year once supply channels improve. In the chamber's Quarter Two Business Barometer Report for...

Unlocking Opportunities: The Crucial Role of Leverage in Forex Trading in Kenya

Forex has proved quite popular in participating in the global financial markets among Kenyan investors, where it is applied as an avenue of dominant nature. The concept that sits at the core of the dynamics involved with forex trading...

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NCBA, LVNWWDA and Water.org empower WASH contractors with financing solutions

NCBA Bank, in partnership with Lake Victoria North Water Works Development Agency (LVNWWDA) and Water.org, convened more than 100 contractors...