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Kenya Power Prepares $2 Billion Budget for Upcoming Mega Projects

Electricity distributor Kenya Power has prepared a $2.17 billion (Sh219.1 billion) budget for the implementation of capital intensive projects in the next five years.   The utility firm, in its blueprint, states that the funds will be used to adequately supply power to 10.8 million customers by 2021, more than double the 4.8 million clients currently connected to the national grid.   Kenya Power's plan covers five key projects --.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 12th December 2016

Tanzania: World's Largest Solar Pumping Project to Aid Refugees

Dar es Salaam — At least 250,000 displaced Congolese and Burundians living in three refugee camps in Western Tanzania expect to benefit from a largest solar-powered water treatment project.   According to a press statement, Water Mission and Poul Due Jensen Foundation (the Grundfos Foundation) are partnering to deliver safe and clean water to refugees coordinated by the Tanzanian Government and the United Nations High Commissioner.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 9th December 2016

Kenya: Solar Lights at Night Helping Locals With Increased Income

Embu — With solar lights in the market, farmers can grow by day and sell by night   Violet Karimi spends her days as she always has, attending to household chores and working on her farm.   But when the sun goes down, she now has a second job, thanks to the arrival of solar lights in this town in eastern Kenya.   Each evening the widow leaves her three children studying at home by the light of a solar lantern and takes.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 9th December 2016

MOKKA X in SA market for pre-christmas unwrapping

 Opel is stepping up its onslaught on the local compact SUV market with the pre-Christmas unwrapping of the latest version of its popular Mokka that has undergone a nifty make-over which includes a new uppercase name of MOKKA X. The jazzed up MOKKA X now brags with new daytime running LED headlight clusters, smart new upholstery and a high-end infotainment system with R4.0 IntelliLink and a driver display which is an optional extra on the.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 9th December 2016

Crops in Rwanda monitored by a drone

 An aerial drone to monitor crops for Irish potato farmers in Northern Province was launched, yesterday, in Musanze District. The US Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Private Sector Driven Agricultural Growth Project (PSDAG), is partnering with AgriLift to pilot the drone-based crop monitoring technology. It will serve 2,000 potato farmers affiliated with 20 potato cooperatives in the Imbaraga Cooperative.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 9th December 2016

Kenya: Govt to Subsidize LPG for Promotion of Safe Energy

Kenya plans to subsidise the cost of cooking gas cylinders to promote safer sources of energy to households.   The government says it intends to promote liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as the preferred alternative source of energy for cooking, replacing kerosene, charcoal and firewood, which are used by 87 per cent of Kenyans.   The Treasury has provided $200 million in this year's budget to roll out the subsidies and the Ministry of.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 8th December 2016

Tanzania: African Relief Organisation To Invest Sh3 Billion For Irrigation Project

Dar es Salaam — The African Relief Organisation is investing Sh3 billion on the first phase of its irrigation project on the Rufiji Basin, the company announced yesterday.   The organisation is discussing with the Rufiji Basin Development Authority (Rubada) to implement the project which is scheduled to start this farming season, according to the chairman for the organisation's board of trustees, Sheikh Abdallah Ndauga.   The.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 8th December 2016

Tea Auction to be automated in East Africa

The East Africa Tea Trade Association (EATTA) has signed a financing agreement with TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) that will enable automation of the tea auction in Mombasa. TMEA will provide financing of US$ 1.5 million.   The automation is expected to reduce the tea trading cycle by about 65% from the current 45 – 60 days to less than one month.   Reduced delays will ensure that farmers receive timely payments negating need.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 8th December 2016

Top officials from Kenya and Uganda scheduled to sign Joint SGR Financing Pact In Beijing

 IN SUMMARY   Top officials from the two countries have already scheduled a trip to Beijing early next year. Kenya is seeking funds for the Naivasha to Malaba section of the SGR while Uganda plans to build the link to Kampala under a bilateral agreement signed between the two countries. Kenya and Uganda are set to sign a joint financing deal for building the second phase of the standard gauge railway (SGR).   Top officials.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 8th December 2016

Ethiopia Secures U.S.$114 Million Funding for Small-Scale Irrigation Program

Ethiopia has secured a 114.5 million dollars loan agreement from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The money will be spent on developing small-scale irrigation systems in rural Ethiopia. The project is expected to impact 108, 170 households. Kanayo F. Nwanze, president of IFAD, and Mulugeta Alemseged, Ethiopian Ambassador to Italy, signed the loan agreement in Rome, Italy.   The money will be used for the.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 8th December 2016

Technician Training Centre in Cape Town for young South African's

German sports car manufacturer Porsche will, from the middle of next year, train 75 young South Africans from disadvantaged backgrounds as service technicians at its new Porsche Training and Recruitment Centre, in Cape Town. The course has a duration of three years. Those who complete the course may have the opportunity to work at Porsche South Africa (SA), or at one of its sister brands within.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 8th December 2016

More Pulse Crop As Dar Eyes Ready Indian Market

 Tanzania plans to use the National Service, JKT and Prisons Department to increase agricultural production, notably in leguminous crops, as it eyes exporting six million metric tonnes of pulses to Indian markets. India, the world largest consumer of pulses, takes about 50 per cent out of the 13.6 million tonnes produced annually, with Tanzania contributing only 2.5 per cent. According to Indian Deputy High Commissioner to Tanzania,.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 8th December 2016



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