Water and energy solutions provider, Davis and Shirtliff, has commissioned its largest ever sea water reverse osmosis plant at the Shanzu Beach Resort on Mombasa’s north coast, to generate 3,000 litres an hour of pure water from raw sea water. The installation of the Sh11.8 million plant has been driven by the need to ensure a reliable water supply for the resort’s 46 luxury apartments in an area where the municipal water supply is irregular. “After drilling a borehole on the site on the coastline, we found that it was too saline for human consumption, and the only treatment available…
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BY DOMINIC OMONDI It is in the wee hours of the morning, and the small town of Ndakaini is already lit up by the big event that lies ahead of the day. By 7am, groups of villagers have already lined up along the road that leads to the starting line of what has been billed as one of the toughest cross-country races in Kenya. The town is hosting UAP Ndakaini Half Marathon, probably the best news most residents of the small town in Murang’a have woken up to in year 2015. Not all of the 10,000 people attracted to the…
After the successful chapter of The Chefs Delight Awards Programme which ran from 2012 to 2013, International Quality Awards Ltd and Go Places, hospitality and tourism-marketing brand, have announced the commencement of the long awaited 2nd chapter of the Chefs’ Delight Awards, the bar & mixology awards. For the next three months, the country’s leading restaurant and bar teams will be battling it out, for ultimate supremacy for the top most accolades as the best in their categories as voted by their own customers. The voting process will be carried out via IQAL mobile applications. Speaking at the Luis Leakey…
BY VICTOR ADAR International Green Structures’ revolutionary building technology is set to locally manufacture and position itself in Kenya by providing environmentally sustainable structures that will change lives of many. The multinational company offers alternative building material solution to traditional block & concrete, petroleum and wood-based building materials or methods and has the potential to add up to 90,000 square meters of low cost housing a year from durable materials derived from farmers’ waste from rice and wheat, aiming at 3,000 new low cost homes. The plan to use agricultural waste is expected to boost the earnings of most of…
By Lanji Ouko Over the past few years, women have transitioned from relaxed hair to what is popularly known as “going natural”, which loosely means putting an end to the use of heat straightners, relaxers and chemicals. You too may have spotted the recent craze on the streets of Nairobi – dreadlocks, twists, short Afros and close crops. The natural movement’s aim is to encourage African women to embrace their natural hair. It is a statement of self-love. The trend has led to speculation that there would be a decline in the hair industry, yet the opposite is, however, is…
BY Lynette Hundermark As a woman with more than 17 years of work experience in the challenging and constantly evolving tech industry, I have had my fair share of learning experiences over time. These are my top tips for women keen to survive and climb to the top in this exciting and dynamic environment: Follow your passion: I am truly passionate about what I do. The moment I stop feeling that excitement, I look for other areas in the field that are able to challenge me and keep my mind working. Learn to integrate your work and family…
BY PETER WANYONYI Kenya lacks a workable cyber-security strategy. Vision 2030, our much-touted strategic set of goals in various sectors that is supposed to foster economic growth and promote the country to middle-income status by the year 2030, has a section on cyber-security that is further expanded upon in the National ICT Master Plan, with specific goals and milestones to be achieved on the path to enhancing and then trying to achieve cybersecurity. The whole plan is a complete farce. This would be funny if it weren’t so tragic: just a couple months ago, the Cabinet Secretary for Devolution informed…
BY MARVIN SISSEY What does tobacco, lead and soda have in common? It is a question I would like us to answer at the end of this article. But first, allow me to digress and offer proof of my Kenyan-ness by engaging in a national pass time we all love to do – whine. We are a nation of single causes. The latest cause we embrace is determined by what makes more media-worthy attention and grabs headlines. Best headlines are made of bad news, preferably where multiple deaths are occasioned. But if we ever needed a cause, then it would…
By Kosta Kioleoglou In most countries, land is a very desirable commodity. Sprawling cities and expanding commercial developments bare witness to this assertion. Land is a limited non-renewable resource that plays a vital role in a country’s economy. Land resources and its management are of fundamental importance for sustainable, environmental, social and economic development. Open land is often consumed at a rapid rate by cities and developers hungry for space to build more housing, retail, industrial, and office space. In anticipation for future development, investors, as well as municipal or provincial governments, may purchase and hold land that is vacant,…
By Benard Ayieko Just like we evaluate personal growth using various personal parameters, so do countries measure their annual economic progress using designated parameters. Greatest of those indicators used to bellwether the progress of economies is the ‘mighty’ – Gross Domestic Product (and its various forms). World Bank defines GDP as the sum of gross values added by all resident producers in an economy plus any product taxes less any subsidies not included in the value of the products. GDP is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Therefore, it…