Kenya records 1.2pc growth in mobile subscribers
Kenya recorded a 1.2 percent growth in the number of mobile subscribers to 40.3 million in 2017. According to the Communications Authority Annual Report, this was supported by heightened competition...
View ArticleKenya ranked top five most innovative country in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya has been ranked among the top five most innovative countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2017, this is according to the Global Innovation Index (GII), which measures growth in the multi-faceted...
View ArticleWorld’s last male northern white rhino, Sudan dies
The world’s last surviving male northern white rhino, Sudan, has died at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy leaving only two females left to save the subspecies from extinction. The 45-year-old rhino had been...
View ArticleImproved sanitation a boost to schools in Homa Bay County
Improved sanitation, filling of leaking roofs of classrooms, clean water, provision of toilets and textbooks have radically improved the learning environments of children in 131 public primary schools...
View ArticleMeat exporters advised to know standardization codes
Meat exporters in the country have been urged to familiarize themselves with international livestock products standardization codes to effectively compete in the global market. The World Organization...
View ArticleNorth Korea says sanctions did not push it to seek US talks
North Korean state media has said it was “self-confidence” and not sanctions that drove it to seek talks with South Korea and the US. The commentary in KCNA comes after US President Donald Trump...
View ArticlePsychology academic claims Facebook, Cambridge Analytica used him
An academic who created an app which harvested data from 50 million users says he has been made “a scapegoat” for Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. Dr Aleksandr Kogan completed work for Cambridge...
View ArticleUrithi Housing Coop to put up affordable housing
Urithi Housing Cooperative Society Limited it is set to put affordable housing in Kiambu County dubbed Birmingham Green City. Features of the city will include two and three bedroom apartments (512)...
View ArticleCAK expands mobile telephony to 71 sub-locations
Decentralization of the Communication Authority of Kenya’s operations to the counties has been tipped to enhance the regulator’s capacity to among others monitor license compliance and address...
View ArticleKALRO sensitises farmers on adopting soil fertility management
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Organization (KALRO) have embarked on sensitizing farmers to adopt Integrated Soil Fertility Management Technologies (ISFM) that will see farmers from Eastern Kenya...
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