Lydia Irungu and Joseph Watoro are professionally trained Early Childhood teachers up to postgraduate levels. The couple have a postgraduate diploma in Montessori Pedagogy from Montessori Centre International and undergraduate degrees in education specialising in early childhood education. While Mr Watoro managed to score second honors upper, his spouse took home a first class honors. Immediately he graduated with postgraduate in Montessori in late 2013, he was lucky to be employed by one international bank here in Kenya thanks to being a bean counter – apart from being an educationist he is also a certified public accountant. His wife was…
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Ethiopian strategic partner, ASKY Airlines, has finalized preparations to resume services to and from the West African cities of Monrovia, Freetown and Banjul effective November 1, 2017. In addition to providing essential inter-Africa connectivity, the new routes also provide connectivity to many of Ethiopian Airline’s international flights including its services from/to London Heathrow with connections via Accra. “Air connectivity is a vital component and key driver of economic development. As an indigenous African Airline, we have always been committed to connect African states together and with the rest of the world through an efficient and seamless network. In line with…
The Esperanza, the largest ship in the Greenpeace fleet is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of its tour of the coasts of Central African countries with a message: “Give the Congo Basin forest a chance”. It is also the slogan of the ship tour that began in Cameroon on October 13 and will end in the Republic of Congo on November10. The Esperanza docked on Tuesday, 24 October at the port of Boma, in the Kongo Central province, traveled the waters of the Congo River to anchor at the port of Matadi for ten days. It…
Zambia has become the first Southern African member country of AfricaFinance Corporation (AFC), a leading development finance institution for infrastructure in Africa. The accession of Zambia to AFC membership marks a significant milestone in the Corporation’s mission to address Africa’s infrastructure needs and build the foundation for robust economic development across the continent. To date the Corporation has invested $4.5 billion in projects across 28 African countries and in a wide range of sectors including power, telecommunications, transport and logistics, natural resources, and heavy industries. Zambia’s membership accession supports AFC’s membership expansion strategy and the continued alignment of its country…
The African Development Bank has called for global support for Africa’s young farmers and “agripreneurs”, highlighting how agribusiness is the answer to the continent’s youth employment. In collaboration with the Initiative for Global Development, the Association of African Agricultural Professionals in the Diaspora (AAAPD), Michigan State University, Iowa State University, and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, the AfDB brought together stakeholders to discuss how to expand economic opportunities for Africa’s youth throughout the agricultural value chain, from lab to farm to fork. The session titled “Making Farming Cool: Investing in future African farmers and Agripreneurs” was held on the sideline…
Azur Drones, the French pioneer in civil professional UAVs, has carried out a fourth fund-raising exercise of €3.5 million. It has now raised more than €10 million in funds over the last 12 months and, with Skeyetech, completes its third defining acquisition in nine months. The company is the French leader in UAV video-protection solutions with its Drones’Guard offer, and is being deployed internationally. This Bordeaux gem, comprising 15 high-level engineers, has developed a system of standalone UAVs designed to secure industrial sites. The UAVs take off automatically when sensors detect possible intrusions, then carry out crosschecks to confirm and characterise…
The Kenya Private School Association (KPSA) recently came into an agreement with the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in a Sh60 billion deal that will see the latter provide digital learning devices to several private primary schools. In the deal, JKUAT will be expected to manufacture about four million devices in the next three years at the fixed price of Sh15, 000 per device. The association then plans on distributing the devices countrywide to over 11, 000 private schools, which will ensure that more than 1.8million students benefit from the project. The deal will now incorporate the…
Things are about to get much tougher for Kenyans as towards the end of last month the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) released the monthly maximum retail pump prices, showing that the prices of super petrol, kerosene and diesel would go up in the October-November period. Motorists in the capital city will now have to part with Sh3.37 more for a litre of super petrol, Sh1.85 more for a litre of diesel and Sh1.82 more for kerosene. According to the Energy Regulatory Commission Ag. director general, Robert Pavel Oimeke, the changes in prices is as a result of the average landed…
Naivas supermarket, one of the largest supermarket chains in Kenya, in partnership with Africa’s leading payment solutions provider, Interswitch Limited has launched its Digital Retail Strategy by rolling out its own payment network, Naivas Pay. The supermarket first introduced the service to its customers in its outlets in Westlands and Kiambu Rd. The payment network will enable customers to pay via several channels such as mobile, Internet or cards, which are connected to their bank accounts. This will be advantageous to the merchants who will not have to rely on the traditional point of sale devices anymore. In addition, it…
By David Wanjala In the past few months, Kenya has experienced one of its longest electioneering periods that has seen the economy almost come to a complete standstill. Since August 8, a lot has happened in the country, from the presidential elections being nullified by the Supreme Court to demonstrations happening all over the country. In the midst of all these activities, a number of people ended up losing their lives in the fracas while many others incurred injuries. In addition to these fatalities, the economy also took a heavy blow as many businesses all over the country recorded few…