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 Currently pursuing a PhD in business administration-strategic management, Phyllis Engefu Ombonyo, director for business development at the National Environment Trust Fund (NETFUND) in Kenya, has put her B.Sc. computer science and engineering and MBAstrategic management to good use in serving t . . .

 A shift to solar LED systems and away from fuel-based lighting in the developing world may spur economic development as well as environmental improvements, creating an estimated 2 million solar-based jobs in some of the world’s poorest regions.    A survey of major solar LED . . .

Deputy President William Ruto is in the coast region for a tour that includes launching of various projects including his trademark last mile project and opening the Law Society of Kenya conference.   Fresh from a trip to Rio de Janeiro where he cheered Team Kenya, the DP travelled down at th . . .

The expansion of roads and street lighting has breathed new life into Kisumu’s Kondele estate.   As a result, more entrepreneurs have set up retail stores, shopping malls, bars, hotels, and gyms in the area.   Previously feared for insecurity, Kondele is fast turning into an attr . . .

The Mombasa County government and Kenya Power have finished lighting up the town at a cost of Sh1.2 billion in an effort to woo investors and revitalise tourism industry through the Mwangaza Mtaani project.   Started in September last year, the street lighting programme, involved upgrading of . . .