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US Ambassador to Kenya Margaret Whitman led the launch. The project aims at infusing technology into businesses in Africa. It will be led by Lyndsay Handler. Other partners include tech-driven organizations. A new venture to transform the African startup ecosystem has been launched in Nairobi, Kenya. Dubbed Delta40, the new venture aims to increase income and tackle climate change in African nations by building...

As the world marked TB day on Friday, March 24, 2023, nations most affected by tuberculosis are now shifting focus to new efforts, research, tools, and innovations as the international community works towards ending tuberculosis (TB) by 2030.  During the World TB summit held on the same day in India, the Stop TB Partnership Board and partners called for high...

Global water strategy for Kenya launched earlier this week. USAID 2030 goal is to have three-quarters of the global population with access to safe drinking water. The agency works with Water Service Providers and private sanitation service providers in the country to help them access capital for sustainable, climate-resilient water and sanitation infrastructure The United States, through the US Agency for International...

At least 18.2 percent of new HIV infections recorded in 2022 were from men who have sex with other men (MSM), a new report by the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) has revealed. NSDCC is a State Corporation in Kenya tasked with managing syndemic diseases such as HIV/AIDS.  According to the NSDCC’s 2022 report, in the last decade, a total...

Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous delivery system, specializing in on-demand drone delivery and instant logistics, has unveiled its new platform that provides quiet, fast, and precise autonomous delivery directly to homes in cities and suburbs. The droid was revealed on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. The company’s next-generation home delivery platform is practically silent and is expected to deliver up to...

One year ago, James Nderitu, a farmer, would spend about KSh1300 as labor costs for irrigating his 5-acre farm where he grows vegetables. Nderitu says his farm would consume about 50,000 liters of irrigation water in a single day. “There are days during the dry season when I would fail to irrigate because of lack of money to pay farm hands...

In 2015, Brigit Atieno from Homabay county lost her two-year-old son, who succumbed to malaria.  For the 40-year-old mother of three, delay in seeking medical assistance for her late son cost his life. “It was late into the night when my son was overwhelmed. I did not have money to rush him to the nearest hospital which is 20 kilometers away...

The modern world majorly revolves around technology and technological advancements, and with the globe being a small digital village, there is no doubt that technology, albeit with its own shortcomings, has made life much easier. In a world that is becoming fast-paced and digitized, technology has become key to every sector of human engagement. There is no doubt that technological advancements...

With nearly everything in the modern world revolving around technology and its advancements, different innovations continue to emerge as innovators and scientists seek to provide solutions to different challenges across health, agriculture, transport, and many other sectors. A lingering problem Calvins Okello, an engineer by profession, was raised in an area with great agricultural potential.  But poor farming methods, minimal harvests, and...

Eyes will be riveted on Prof Isaac Ongubo Kibwage as he assumes the position of Vice Chancellor of Egerton University. The University Council appointed him Tuesday to steer the institution at a time a majority of institutions of higher learning have a myriad of challenges. Apart from insufficient funding from government, the collapse of self sponsored programmes which was a major...