UNEP rolls out electric bikes project in Nairobi’s Karura forest

By Citizen Reporter,

49 motorcycles made little noise but raised much interest in Nairobi’s Karura Forest on Tuesday morning, as the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) laun...

electric bikes , UNEP

Data is key to closing gender gaps in energy access in Kenya: AfDB

By Citizen Reporter,

Gender-specific data, especially detailed information on how women and men use financial resources, is needed to improve interventions geared to closi...

AfDB , energy access , Energy and Mineral Development Minister Irene Muloni

OPINION: Slum upgrading in Kenya – what are the conditions for success?

By Reuters,

By Jane Weru and William Cobbett Earlier this month, the Canadian High Commissioner hosted a roundtable to showcase the upgrading of Mukuru. The...

mukuru , slum upgrading

KenGen half year profit down by 38 per cent to Ksh.5.1 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

Electricity generating firm KenGen has reported a 37.8 per cent profit decline in six months of operations to December 31, 2020 with earnings falling ...

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Kenya Power half-year profit sinks by 80% on bloated financing costs

By Kepha Muiruri,

Utility Company Kenya Power has seen its half year earnings across six months to December 31, 2020 slump by 80.1 per cent to Ksh.138 million from Ksh....

KENYA POWER

Kenya Power expresses regret over Soysambu giraffe deaths

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Power has expressed regret following the death of three Rothschild giraffes after they were electrocuted by low hanging power lines. One of t...

giraffe , KENYA POWER , kws , Soysambu

Kenya Power on the spot after giraffes electrocuted to death

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Power has come under fire after two giraffes were electrocuted to death at Soysambu Conservancy in Nakuru over the weekend. Also Read: Endang...

Giraffes , Soysambu

Kenya to complete grid connection to Ethiopia by June

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya is expected to complete the connection of its national grid with Ethiopia’s by June this year. Speaking during a tour to inspect various de...

Energy CS Charles Keter , Ethiopia-Kenya Inter-connector , KETRACO

Moi Girls Eldoret shut down indefinitely following students strike

By Ian Omondi,

Moi Girls High School in Eldoret was on Wednesday shut down indefinitely after the students went on strike over alleged high-handedness. The learne...

eldoret , Moi Girls High School , students strike

Global data centre market size poised to hit USD 200 billion by 2021

By Agencies,

Data centers are the heart of our online world. They store the data and increasingly they host the applications that we use to work, shop, bank, and e...

Waiguru launches two markets along the upcoming Kenol-Sagana-Marua dual carriage

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru on Thursday launched two markets along the upcoming Kenol-Sagana- Marua dual carriage. The two markets -- Kibingoti...

ANNE WAIGURU , Kirinyaga

KenGen clinches Ksh.709M deal to drill geothermal wells in Djibouti

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) PLC has won yet another international contract to drill three geothermal wells in Djibouti. The company...

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Kengen pays Ksh1.15B to National Treasury as 2019 dividend

By Citizen Reporter,

Leading power producer Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) on Tuesday paid the National Government Ksh. 1,153,856,022 in dividends for t...

kengen

President Kenyatta says he is determined to fulfill election pledges

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has restated his commitment to fulfill his election pledges key among them being the expansion of electricity connectivity, o...

sagana , Uhuru

DP Ruto says hustler movement not an enemy of anyone

By DPPS,

Deputy President William Ruto has cautioned leaders against misusing youths to cause chaos to achieve their selfish ends. Dr Ruto said it was wrong...

ruto

January inflation rises to 5.69pc as Kenyans brace for tough times

By Kepha Muiruri,

The rate of inflation has soared again in January to reach 5.69 per cent from 5.62 per cent in December as the pressure piles on consumer spending. ...

Inflation

KenGen doubles profit to Ksh.18.4B on tax credits, flat costs

By Kepha Muiruri,

Electricity generating company KenGen has announced a Ksh.18.4 billion profit for the year ending in June 2020 having more than doubled earnings fron ...

kengen , Rebecca Miano

From 64 branches to just 5: Retailer Tuskys nears its last breath

By Kepha Muiruri,

Troubled retailer Tuskys is nearing its last breath with its branch count having fallen to just five from a high of 64 in a little over 12 months. ...

liquidation , nakumatt , Tuskys

Kenya Power targets 55,000 SME customers with smart meters

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Power has rolled out a smart metering project that will benefit 55,000 customers in the Small and Medium Enterprise sector across the country. ...

KENYA POWER

Kenya Breweries Limited turns to self-electricity generation to cushion against blackouts

By Kepha Muiruri,

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) subsidiary Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has sought regulatory approval for self-electricity generation. A se...

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL