How MSMEs are transforming food systems in Africa
Africa’s agricultural industry, which accounts for between 35 percent of the continent’s GDP, is going through a notable transformation with
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How Mobius Motors’ bold vision met a harsh reality
After just over 10 years in Kenya’s nascent car assembly business, Mobius Motors, a Kenyan company famous for its rugged
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Blue economy plan targets 50,000 fisher folk
Over 50,000 people who earn their living from fishing activities at the Coast and the Nyanza region are set to
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Kakuzi’s bold plan to boost shareholder value
Fruit exporter Kakuzi Plc has unveiled an ambitious plan to double both avocado and macadamia production in the next ten
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KAM’s plan to reboot manufacturing sector
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has identified several pressing issues affecting the economic landscape of Kenya, ranging from delayed
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The rise of African startups in the face of adversity
Africa, with its vibrant cultures and emerging economies, is experiencing a new wave marked by a rise in startups, a
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Against working from the office
I’m worn out from work, particularly the office grind and the entire LinkedIn process—updating my resume and engaging in ‘networking.’
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SHE Leads at the heart of Kisumu’s resurgence
A Seamless Frames Production for Pamoja CBO and Plan International Scribe: Otiato Guguyu Photography Billy Matimbayi Audio storyteller: Leonida Owaga Have you ever sat on the shores of Lake Victoria at dusk? It’s a moment when nature herself seems to blush, casting the heavens in shades of crimson as the sun dips below the horizon. As the day’s warmth gently recedes, the lake undergoes a breathtaking transformation. It becomes a shimmering silver mirror, reflecting the sky’s fiery palette. In this tranquil twilight hour, it’s as if God Himself gazes upon His creation. His eyes wander across the lake’s surface, where life thrives in a myriad
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The cost of ‘fotomoto’, the most valuable thing today
The first time I did street photography I only managed to sell one; for Kes100, after a lot of coaxing and begging, but it felt so good to finally earn something from my skills. It was getting dark, and my batteries were about to die, but on the positive side, I had taken my best photos and I was happy with my job. As I was making my way back to the CBD, just before the GPO roundabout happily squeezing the worn-out Kes100 note in my watch pocket, mean agents of the government came for it. “Simameni hapo nyinyi!” a man with blood-flecked eyes and a…
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Café Deli’s chicken sparks economic renaissance in Busia
Kenya’s hotel industry has been a darling of private equity investors who believed East Africa’s largest economy had a sizable middle class, who could drink more cups of coffee and get cultured into a pallet for the American burger. American chains such as Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) landed in Nairobi in 2011 and was quickly followed by Subway three years later, Cold Stone Creamery and Domino’s Pizza the following year then Pizza Hut and Burger King, in 2015 and 2016 respectively. The popular brand following on the footsteps of South African chains Debonairs and Steers soon spread fast among young urban social media savvy youth against…
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