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06 Sep 21

YouthADAPT Challenge launches in Africa

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have launched a call for applications for the first African Youth Adaptation

03 Sep 21

Conducting integrated investment assessments will lead to better, affordable projects

The recent reports that Kenya is using more than one billion shillings to construct a kilometer of road has not only raised eyebrows among many but has also left Kenyans wondering whether such projects are worth the investment cost. Although the roads are likely to ease traffic and enhance transport,…

24 Aug 21

Ruiru offers lessons on developing tech cities

An oblique aerial view of the once dejected Ruiru town will give you a view of an upcoming tech city if the growing population density, number of industries and other economic activities is anything to go by. Ruiru is currently the sixth largest urban center in Kenya according to the…

24 Aug 21

You can now make money grow in trees

The old adage that money does not grow in trees is in the contemporary world devalued, noting the numerous opportunities that trees offer for income generation. Globally, commercial forestry and investment in different stages of the forests value chain has proved to be a reliable source of income that can…

24 Aug 21

How PalsAgri is empowering farmers in Uasin Gishu

A Uasin Gishu-based enterprise is helping farmers attain optimum produce by supporting them with tailored agronomical support, access to post harvest processing

20 Aug 21

Divert development to other towns

The agglomeration of major skyscrapers in the Upper Hill part of Nairobi is worth some celebration especially as Kenya aims at becoming an industrialized, middle-income economy. It is however also a reason to send a shiver down the spines of the city’s frequent users because the limited resources available may…

19 Aug 21

KCIC, AMREF Partner to Address Impact of Climate Change On Health

The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Amref Health Africa in Kenya (Amref) aimed at promoting health resilience due to

18 Aug 21

Kenya develops climate change – health nexus partnership

The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Amref Health Africa in Kenya (Amref) aimed at promoting health resilience due to the potential negative effects of climate change on the health of our communities. Speaking during the signing ceremony, KCIC Group Corporate Services Director Ruth…

13 Aug 21

Media freedom should not be curtailed

The media in Kenya has been handcuffed and is being controlled; the public is being denied their fundamental right of access to information and is being subjected to viewing only what the Kenyan overbearing government wants it to. This is a dark time for the country, literally. This is an…

11 Aug 21

Building resilience and sustainability among MSMEs is key to their survival

Medium and Small Market Enterprises (MSMEs) have for the last one year been surviving the unprecedented times when the world has been grappling with probably one of the largest post-cold-war pandemics, the Covid-19. The worldwide pandemic and lockdowns have challenged numerous if not all MSMEs with hiked cost of production…