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Kenya Power half year net profit dips again
By Citizen Reporter,
1121, February 22, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya Power has recorded Ksh.2.5billion in net profit for the half year period to December 31, 2018. This is a 16percent drop as compared to Ksh.2....
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Senegal’s modernizing president leads field in upcoming election
By Reuters,
2002, February 19, 2019 (EAT)
President Macky Sall is the strong favorite to win Senegal’s election on Sunday, boosted by a modernizing first term that propelled economic growth ...
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North Korea looking for home-grown, sanctions-proof energy
By VOA,
1601, February 15, 2019 (EAT)
Power-strapped North Korea is exploring two ambitious alternative energy sources, tidal power and coal-based synthetic fuels, that could greatly impro...
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Two accused of stealing Ksh.1M electricity materials in Gatundu North
By Wanja Mbugua,
1114, February 13, 2019 (EAT)
Two contractors were arraigned at a Gatundu Law Court after being accused of stealing materials worth Ksh.1million for electricity connection. Wick...
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19 unclaimed bodies disposed off from Isiolo hospital mortuary to ease congestion
By Mbugua John,
1416, February 10, 2019 (EAT)
Nineteen unclaimed bodies were Saturday disposed off from the Isiolo Referral Hospital Mortuary to ease congestion and reduce cost of operations at th...
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Cabinet Secretaries defend gov’t service delivery
By Citizen Reporter,
1540, February 9, 2019 (EAT)
Three Cabinet Secretaries have defended President Uhuru Kenyatta’s development record, amid accusations of neglecting his Mt. Kenya political bedroc...
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Death toll rises to six at South Africa coal mine gas explosion
By Reuters,
1718, February 8, 2019 (EAT)
The number of people killed by a gas explosion in an unused coal mine in South Africa’s eastern province of Mpumalanga has risen to six, and several...
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From Kibera slums to sevens, Kenya rugby Lionesses defy odds
By CNN,
353, February 9, 2019 (EAT)
Kibera slum in Nairobi seems an unlikely place to find an international athlete, but for Kenya rugby sevens star Diana Awino it's the place she calls ...
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Death toll rises to six at South Africa coal mine gas explosion
By Reuters,
2111, February 7, 2019 (EAT)
The number of people killed by a gas explosion in an unused coal mine in South Africa’s eastern province of Mpumalanga has risen to six, and several...
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Rwanda signs $400M deal to produce methane gas from ‘killer lake’
By VOA,
1620, February 6, 2019 (EAT)
Rwanda said on Tuesday it had signed a $400 million deal to produce bottled gas from Lake Kivu, which emits such dense clouds of methane it is known a...
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Woman wants Kenya Power compensation after fire guts down her houses
By Evans Chuma,
1347, February 3, 2019 (EAT)
Property of unknown value was Saturday evening destroyed after a fire burnt down two houses in Kapkiamu village, Baringo North. According to report...
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Kajiado County to host this year’s Madaraka Day celebrations
By PSCU,
1152, February 3, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday announced that this year's Madaraka Day celebrations will be held in Kajiado County. He spoke when he arrived ...
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Owner of biggest U.S. power utility, files for bankruptcy
By Reuters,
2130, January 29, 2019 (EAT)
Power provider PG&E Corp filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, succumbing to liabilities stemming from wildfires in Nor...
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CBK holds key lending rate at 9 percent
By Kepha Muiruri,
2036, January 28, 2019 (EAT)
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has for the third consecutive time held its benchmark interest rate at 9 percent as it attributes the stay on the Cent...
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Melbourne, Australia, set to roast on hottest day in decade
By VOA,
1138, January 25, 2019 (EAT)
(VOA) Tens of thousands of Melbourne homes and businesses lost power Friday as air-conditioners taxed the power supply on what was forecast to be the ...
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Agency: deadly California fire caused by homeowner equipment
By VOA,
1138, January 25, 2019 (EAT)
In a long-awaited report, state investigators said Thursday that a 2017 wildfire that killed 22 people in Northern California wine country was caused ...
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The top 26 billionaires own as much as 3.8 billion other people
By CNN,
1123, January 21, 2019 (EAT)
The world's billionaires are growing $2.5 billion richer every day, while the poorest half of the global population is seeing its net worth dwindle. ...
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At least 73 people killed, dozens injured in Mexico gasoline pipeline explosion
By CNN,
1237, January 20, 2019 (EAT)
At least 73 people were killed in central Mexico after a ruptured gasoline pipeline exploded Friday evening, the governor of the State of Hidalgo, Oma...
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Good news as L.Turkana wind power project hits 307 MW in generation
By Kepha Muiruri,
1930, January 14, 2019 (EAT)
The Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) farm hit 307 megawatts (MW) in power injection to the national grid on Monday morning ending queries to the project...
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Twalib Mbarak sworn in as new EACC boss
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1411, January 14, 2019 (EAT)
Twalib Abdallah Mbarak was on Monday sworn in as Chief Executive Officer of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). Mr. Mbarak, who takes...
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