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Kenya Power Bounces Back To Post Sh8.2B Pre-Tax Profit
The strong performance was mainly driven by growth in sales and revenue, as well as a double digit reduction in costs and expenses. Unit sales for the year under review recorded a 5% growth from 8,171 GWh to 8,571 GWh which was mainly driven by 716,206 new customer connections who contributed an additional 400 GWh, and a rebound of the economy from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Solar Energy Firm Rolls Out Lighting Project For Rural Schools
Pupils from rural schools in Machakos County not connected to the national power grid have reason to smile after solar energy company d.light Kenya...
Schneider Electric Pioneers Manufacture of Electric Switchboards in Kenya
Prisma iPM is an electrical switchboard used to manage the electrical distribution system in large and commercial scale buildings. Schneider Electric will manufacture the enclosures at its local manufacturing facility in Kenya. Schneider Electric’s partners will assemble the final product. Local manufacture of enclosures will mark the beginning point in the localization of the IPM electrical switchboard.
Regulator Denies Increase in Electricity Prices
Base energy charge rates revised in July 2018 and the rates have remained grounded since then.
What to Look for When Moving House
It is that
time of the year when we check our to-do lists in terms of resolutions and probably
celebrate what we have achieved in the...
Shake-up at Newly Created Energy Agency to Improve Service Delivery
The board, led by its chairman, Dr Simon Gicharu, has approved a new human resource structure for the organisation.
State agency rejects sub-standard power poles
Suppliers who have delivered substandard poles to be used for power distribution have been ordered to ensure they meet the set requirements. It is...
Government launches ambitious plan to provide electricity to all Kenyans by 2022
World Bank research shows that one billion people in the world lack access to electricity
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Whipped and Stripped! A Survivor’s Tale of Harrowing Brutality in a Mental Hospital
The lack of a long-term vision and inadequate resourcing of mental hospital infrastructures continues to take a toll on Kenya’s mentally ill patients.
BUSINESS
Dubai Agency Picks Top Influencer Marketers to Lead Kenyan Operation
This strategic move is in line with indaHash vision to cement its presence in Africa, following its impactful footprint in South Africa since 2017 and successful collaborations with clients like the South African Tourism Board.
SPORT
SportPesa to reward Customers in Cash-Filled Festive Promotion
Running from December 4th to 25th, the SportPesa campaign promises daily excitement with six lucky winners expected to walk away with Ksh5,000 daily.
PERSON OF INTEREST
Captain William Ruto: President’s Namesake With a Decorated Career
Captain William Kipkemboi Ruto is officially known by the name William Ruto, which also happens to be President William Samoei Ruto’s official name.
SMART MONEY
Amazing Origin of ‘Pesa’ and How Shilling Overtook Foreign Currencies
With the establishment of individual Central Banks for the three East African countries, Kenya began printing and minting its own shilling currency notes under the mandate given to the Central Bank of Kenya in 19676.