Solar powered unit launched in JKIA
Swissport Kenya Limited has unveiled Kenya’s first solar-powered cargo facility at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi aimed at meeting 30 per cent of the facility’s energy demand. The 104KWp
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Maize yield to fall by 25% due to invading armyworm and drought, says CS Bett
Kenya’s maize harvest is expected fall by a drastic 25 per cent this year, Agriculture CS Willy Bett said yesterday. He said the expected 37 million bags of maize will be slashed, forcing imports from
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Kenya, Israel partner to protect forests
The Environment ministry has signed an MoU with the Jewish National Fund to share knowledge and expertise on planting forests in dry climates. Speaking in Jerusalem last week during the signing ceremony,
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Baringo poor call for food help amid rising hunger — thousands helpless
Baringo residents have pleaded for relief food as the drought persists. They have requested the government to help as thousands starve. The residents yesterday said the problem might worsen if no action
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Swazuri in row over land for Lamu wind project
US sponsored Cordisons International (K) Limited has served the National Land Commission chairman Muhammad Swazuri, and the NLC with court restraining orders against interference with a wind power project
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Task force to probe cholera outbreak at Weston Hotel
Nairobi county health officers yesterday failed to release results of an investigation into an incident in which 50 people last week contracted cholera at Weston Hotel. Instead, it formed a task force
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Zimbabwe secures $478 million funding for agriculture
Zimbabwe's government has signed a $478 million agreement with an energy company and three banks to finance the 2017/18 summer farming season in a push to improve food security, a state-owned newspaper
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Paints laden with lead flood the market- study
If you painted your house between July last year and now, there is a high chance it has high levels of lead. According to a new study released yesterday, 35 out of 51 samples of solvent-based paints
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Mother-to-child HIV infection in Kenya reduces by 58.67%
Only about 6,200 children were born with HIV in Kenya last year, down from a high of 15,000 in 2012. This is a reduction of 58.67 per cent. The new data means the country is on course to eliminate mother-to-child
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Invasive plants hurt wildlife, ecosystem
A new research shows that invasive alien plant species introduced as ornamental plants at tourism facilities are spreading rapidly throughout the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, posing a major threat to plant