| Big Milk Cheese |
 | Big milk cheese
With a dairy cattle population estimated at nearly
7million, the largest such herd in Africa and more than the rest of the
countries in East and Southern Africa combined, Kenya is the
third-largest milk producer in Africa, behind Sudan and Egypt.
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| What if it Happened Here? |
 | What if it Happened Here?
The 7.0 magnitude quake that has flattened the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, should give East Africans pause for thought. What if a similar quake hit here? How prepared are we? As it turns out, not very. And such an event is not as rare around these parts as some would like to think. According to Professor Chris Hartnady, a former Associate Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Cape Town, “Large areas of the African continent are in an unstable, tectoni...
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| Massive crop failure in 'grain basket' |
 | Massive crop failure in "grain basket"
Two months before harvest time, the maize in Kenya's Rift Valley should be tall, lush and green, bursting with life. Instead, crops in the province's Lare division are stunted, barren fields of parched browns and pallid yellows.
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| Obama Calls for Agricultural Development, Not Aid |
 | Obama Calls for Agricultural Development, Not Aid
American president Barack Obama wants the United States, the world's largest provider of food aid, to focus on agricultural development in the countries it helps support, rather than having them remain recipients.
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| Helping Kenyan farmers at the touch of a button |
 | Helping Kenyan farmers at the touch of a button
The ability to correctly diagnose and treat crop diseases such as banana wilt via mobile phone is just one of endless possibilities for smallholder farmers if location-specific (geospatial) information were available, according to researchers.
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| The Grassroots Mobile Revolution in Africa |
 | The Grassroots Mobile Revolution in Africa
It didn't take us long to find it. After all, mobile phone masts aren't
that easy to hide, and Masindi is a tightly-knit, flat little west
Ugandan town. After a few short minutes, driving past countless mobile
phone dealerships, internet cafes and village phone operators, there it
was.
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| Part 2: Uganda's Aloe Vera Industry |
 | Part 2: Uganda's Aloe Vera Industry
This is the second of a series on Aloe Vera farming in Masindi District, in Uganda. In this part, we will address Hajji Ali Sessanga, the man who made a questionable salespitch to farmers.
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| Part 1: Uganda's Aloe Vera Industry |
 | Part 1: Uganda's Aloe Vera Industry
This is the first of a series on Aloe Vera farming in Masindi District, in Uganda. Aloe Vera is a succulent plant that is mostly used for medicinal, and cosmetic purposes.
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South Africa's Power Crisis
As a Kenyan who lived through the good old power rationing days where we experienced power outages for up to 12 hour blocks at a time, I struggled, initially, to understand what the big deal about 2 hour power cuts here in South Africa was.
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| Jua Kali on the Net |
Jua Kali on the Net
I consider the use of blogging one of my top ten strategies for the growth of small businesses ;a strategy one can take up without incurring huge marketing and advertising costs.
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| Kenya Tourist Board Statement |
Kenya Tourist Board Statement -video
Published below is a press statement from the Kenya Tourism Board on the state of the country's tourism industry and the security situation for visitors to the country.
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| CCK, regulation and consumer costs |
CCK, regulation and the cost to the consumer
When the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) board was disbanded by former Information and Communication Minister Raphael Tuju, there was an outcry from the local and international Information Society.
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| M-Pesa |
m-pesa
I watched as a queue snaked outside the Kenya Revenue Authority and banks. What a waste of precious labor time, I thought to myself.
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| Kenya Tourist Board Statement |
Kenya Tourist Board Statement -video
Published below is a press statement from the Kenya Tourism Board on the state of the country's tourism industry and the security situation for visitors to the country.
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