Bukura Agricultural College in western Kenya processes 1,000 litres of milk daily that it supplies in the region, formulates dairy feeds and has trained over 1,000 farmers. By Nathan Ombuni, bird story agency In 2017, students at Bukura Agricultural College in western Kenya proposed a business idea to their school. Final-year students studying for the college’s Diploma in Animal Production conducted a survey and found that the milk consumed in the region was being transported all the way from the Rift Valley. Some milk products were even imported from Uganda. “This area has the potential for dairy farming, but few…
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Lack of local manufacturing and assembly plants, inadequate funding and poor investment had also limited the continent’s ability towards embracing clean energy. Governments in Africa have been asked to remove barriers that have hindered the continent from transitioning to renewable energy and addressing the crisis of climate change. Climate activists across the continent said that barriers such as lack of awareness, limited technical skills, lack of tax incentives as well as insufficient policies, were some of the leading obstacles towards the adoption of renewable energy. The experts have also argued that lack of local manufacturing and assembly plants, inadequate funding…
By Somesh Adukia Digitization is revolutionizing the way businesses operate across the globe, and Africa is no exception. Over the past two years, remote and hybrid arrangements have become the norm in the workplace. We have seen the proliferation of new digital tools and platforms to support hybrid work, such as video conferencing, cloud-based software, and collaboration platforms like Teams and Zoom. IT teams have had to support this transition by providing technical support for these new digital tools and platforms, all the while ensuring cybersecurity and data protection, and managing remote access to company systems and applications. The challenges…
A lack of adequate financing for tackling climate change in Africa has become dire and is “choking” the continent, African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said. While addressing journalists at a media lunch at a media lunch organized to kick off its 2023 Annual Meetings, Dr Akiwnwumi called out developed nations for not honoring the $100 billion-a-year climate finance pledge they made to developing countries. “Africa is being short-changed in climate finance. Africa is choking,” he told the journalists. “Your role as the media is very important to help carry the news – the news of efforts…
Nancy Karigithu is one of seven contenders pitching for the top job at the International Maritime Organization. If successful in the July elections, Karigithu would be the first African and first female elected in IMO’s 75-year history. Thuku Kariuki (Bird Story Agency) Nancy Karigithu, a globally recognised maritime expert with 38 years of experience, began her journey playing with paper boats on puddles in Mwea, a rice-growing region in Kenya. “My dad’s teaching fellow, Edna Oxtoby, introduced me to paper boats that I loved floating on the water puddles. Along with the paper boats came the gift of a cowrie…
with Prof. John Harbeson Freedom House recently published its findings on the state of democracy in the world in 2022 together with detailed scores on each of over 200 countries. This year, for the first time since about 2005, Freedom House found some evidence to suggest that perhaps the gradual decline of democracy may have begun to bottom out. On the one hand, it noted that freedom declined for the 17th consecutive year: it found that 35 countries experienced declines in their observance of political rights and civil liberties, while 34 countries witnessed improved scores. On the other hand, it…
An Anti-Corruption Court sitting in Nairobi recently convicted immediate former Member of Parliament for Bonchari, Mr. Robert Oimeke for receiving a bribe of Sh200, 000 when he served as director of Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA). The former director of EPRA had faced two counts of requesting for a bribe of Sh500, 000 and receiving a bribe of Sh200, 000. It was alleged that he leveraged his position as EPRA boss to frustrate reopening of a petrol station in Nyanza whose license had been reinstated after fulfilling the requisite requirements. The Court, however, acquitted him on the first count…
Fewer than half (46%) of Africans say their country is a full democracy or a democracy with minor problems By Joseph Asunka Afrobarometer reports that as the winds of democratic decline make headway in Africa, some of the continent’s long-standing democracies appear to be under pressure. Insights from Afrobarometer surveys conducted in 28 countries in 2021/2022 show that fewer than half (46%) of Africans say their country is a full democracy or a democracy with minor problems, and even fewer (38%) say they are satisfied with the way democracy works in their country. Both ratings have declined since 2014/2015: The…
By Warren Brett Activations are the key that unlocks the connection between brands and consumers as they drive to incite trial and drive conversion, selling benefits over features and affecting behavioural changes The digital era is on us with the pandemic sealing the deal as tech and ecommerce stepped up and on parade. Tantalising us with seamless, effortless shopping, even at 3am when sleep just won’t play the game – essentially reprogramming our DNA. In the bigger picture looking well beyond the horizon (or is it just around the corner?), we are ultimately gearing up to be humanoids where our…
By Jacob Oketch Boniface Nyamweya’s PEELING THE COWEBS is a story about what has been deeply inculcated in our communities – negative ethnicity. In its simple plot, four neighbouring tribes have stereotypical biases towards each other to the point that it now affects the well-being of the residents. This novel zeroes in on a theme mainly glossed over because it isn’t a subject that most writers are comfortable tackling. The author demonstrates how younger members of the society can step up and eradicate some of the outdated practices in the community – Nyorita and Uturoho’s relentless pursuit of unity at…