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How London charity is helping Kenyan energy entrepreneurs break distribution barriers
Kenyan businesses, like in most of sub-Saharan Africa, face numerous roadblocks on the way to delivering clean energy products to ‘hard-to-reach’, low-income customers in rural regions.
By Jerry Abuga 9 years ago
How London charity is helping Kenyan energy entrepreneurs break distribution barriers
Business mentoring bringing solar to more off-grid customers in Rwanda
27-year-old Mbacyenge Jean Bosco dropped out of high school in 2003 to let his younger sister acquire an education, as his parents could not afford the school fees for the two of them.
By Jerry Abuga 10 years ago
Business mentoring bringing solar to more off-grid customers in Rwanda
Clean technology innovator powering off-grid lake island
Award-winning renewable energy company PowerGen is providing distributed energy services to yet another remote community through a 1.5kW solar mini-grid.
By Jerry Abuga 10 years ago
Clean technology innovator powering off-grid lake island
Can financial rewards induce new and effective means of getting transformative development solutions to scale?
There has been renewed interest in challenge prizes over recent years, as a tool to drive development through innovation.
By Jerry Abuga 10 years ago
Can financial rewards induce new and effective means of getting transformative development solutions to scale?
Gatekeeping the struggle: The quiet tragedy of activism in Kenya
Columnists
By Herman Manyora
3 hrs ago
Israel seeks greater Zionist State in Somaliland gambit
Africa
By Biketi Kikechi
3 hrs ago
Cash, bullying and betrayal drive exodus from Gachagua's DCP
Politics
By Ndung’u Gachane
3 hrs ago
How Oburu is driving Raila's dying party to its grave
Barrack Muluka
By Barrack Muluka
3 hrs ago
UDA grassroots polls: Can party break jinx, hold credible vote?
Politics
By Josphat Thiong’o
3 hrs ago
Bloodshed and repression as Museveni wins
Africa
By David Odongo
3 hrs ago