Chinese firm wins KenGen’s geothermal plant upgrade job. | #chinese firm wins KenGen’s geothermal plant upgrade job.

Economics and Trade

Chinese firm wins KenGen’s geothermal plant upgrade job.

Chinese firm SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Co. Ltd has won a multi-billion-shilling job to upgrade Kenya’s oldest geothermal power plant.

10 African countries with the largest military aircraft fleets in 2024. | #10 African countries

Science and Technology

10 African countries with the largest military aircraft fleets in 2024.

Military aircraft have been a fundamental part of military power since the mid-20th century. In Africa, these aircraft have become indispensable assets for the continent's security architecture, providing essential capabilities for defence, peacekeeping, surveillance, and humanitaria

Container Of Sand Disguised As Tantalum Minerals Seized In Mombasa After Chinese Businessman Paid Ksh.150M | #sand Disguised As Tantalum

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Container Of Sand Disguised As Tantalum Minerals Seized In Mombasa After Chinese Businessman Paid Ksh.150M

After two months of investigations and trailing of one of the three containers that went missing declared as tantalum minerals from Congo, the container was intercepted by a multi-agency team probing how a Chinese national was conned Ksh.150 million.

Video of Hawkers Preparing Coffee Sold on Nairobi Streets Sparks Reactions | #hawkers Preparing Coffee

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Video of Hawkers Preparing Coffee Sold on Nairobi Streets Sparks Reactions

A viral video of street hawkers preparing coffee in Nairobi has sparked widespread reactions on social media.

The Missing Link Between Strategy and Innovation. | #missing Link Between Strategy and Innovation.

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The Missing Link Between Strategy and Innovation.

In too many companies, an innovation team is allowed to pursue its own agenda and imagine itself to be a separate island from the rest of the company. The results are always disappointing: a lot of creative ideas, but a failure to deliver meaningful growth.

Kenya Airways resumes Nairobi-Eldoret flights on Monday. | #kenya Airways resumes Nairobi-Eldoret flights on Monday.

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Kenya Airways resumes Nairobi-Eldoret flights on Monday.

A Kenya Airways passenger plane takes off from Eldoret International Airport.

Anti-oral cancer properties of potential probiotic lactobacilli isolated from traditional milk, cheese, and yogurt.

A Nature study explored the potential of Lactobacillus strains, isolated from traditional dairy products like cheese, milk, and yogurt in Iran, as probiotics with anti-cancer properties against oral cancer. Researchers tested 21 Lactobacillus strains on oral cancer cell lines and identified four (Y33, M45, C5, C28) with promising probiotic characteristics, including good viability, antibiotic resistance, and strong adhesion to human intestinal cells.

Nigeria’s Access Bank acquires National Bank of Kenya in its second Kenyan acquisition | #nigeria’s Access Bank

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Nigeria’s Access Bank acquires National Bank of Kenya in its second Kenyan acquisition

Access Bank will acquire the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) from the KCB Group, its second acquisition of a Kenyan bank in under five years. The acquisition comes after a move to acquire Sidian Bank fell through in 2023.

Banks face steep fines in terror financing war. | #banks face steep fines

Economics and Trade

Banks face steep fines in terror financing war.

Kenya has been found to have little understanding of terrorism financing, many times confusing it with terrorism.

CaskX Founder Jeremy Kasler On The Future Of Bourbon Investing. | #bourbon Investing.

Science and Technology

CaskX Founder Jeremy Kasler On The Future Of Bourbon Investing.

Everyone is bullish on bourbon these days. Largely ignored and forgotten a few decades ago, America’s homegrown spirit is heralded nowadays as one of the leaders in the premiumization movement transforming the spirits industry