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Koko Networks CEO's vision of clean fuel for Kenya's low-income homes ends

Nairobi, Feb. 8 -- Koko Networks Chief Executive and Co-Founder Greg Murray has spent much of his time pursuing innovations on clean energy in a bid to reduce the environmental pollution from fossil f... Read More


PwC takes control of troubled clean energy start-up Koko Networks

Nairobi, Feb. 5 -- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has taken over the operations of clean energy startup Koko Networks, which has been placed under administration amid hopes of a possible revival of the ... Read More


Uganda pays KPC Sh1.2bn for fuel piped through Kenya

Nairobi, Jan. 24 -- The State-owned Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc) paid the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Sh1.2 billion in the first year of a deal in which it directly imports petroleum products t... Read More


Subsidy, lower global prices help cut local fuel prices

Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- A subsidy deployed by the State and a fall in the global prices and shipment costs of petrol, diesel, and kerosene have helped to lower local pump prices marginally, offering relie... Read More


Treasury pushes to let sacked public servants keep cheap car loans

Nairobi, Jan. 14 -- Fired State officers and public servants look set to continue enjoying cheap repayment of car loans in a controversial move aimed at spurring uptake of the State Officers and Publi... Read More


Kenya bets on Ethiopia imports, three new plants to avert power rationing

Nairobi, Jan. 12 -- Kenya is banking on three power plants and increased supply from Ethiopia this year to boost its unused electricity capacity, commonly known as the spinning reserves, and avert wid... Read More


Kenya Power seeks transformers for big consumers

Nairobi, Jan. 11 -- Kenya Power will buy 14,500 meters and transformers for industries and large businesses as the utility races to protect revenues and reduce billing disputes amid a steady growth in... Read More


State sets Sh2bn least premium for insurers eyeing cover for foreigners

Nairobi, Jan. 8 -- Local insurers seeking to provide medical cover to foreigners entering Kenya must have minimum gross premium collections of Sh2 billion annually, among other conditions that the sta... Read More


Nearly a quarter of Safaricom customers do not trust data, SMS charges

Nairobi, Jan. 5 -- Nearly a quarter (23 percent) of Safaricom customers doubt the accuracy of what they are charged for mobile data and text messages, according to a regulatory survey that has put the... Read More


10 of Kenya's fastest growing companies as electric mobility firms dictate pace

Nairobi, Dec. 31 -- Some 10 Kenyan firms, led by electric mobility company Roam, are in the list of Africa's 130 fastest-growing, even as the country trails two of the continent's biggest economies, N... Read More