East Africa: An investigation on toxic dumping in East Africa
These are obsolete pesticides which are defined as “stocked pesticides that can no longer be used for their original purpose or any other purpose and....
Kenya
Kenya: Two thirds of Kenyan households use M-Pesa
Cambridge, Mass., March 2, 2011 – As the developed world begins its recovery from the global economic meltdown, the financial architecture in parts of the developing world is being rapidly transformed by a mobile payment system that enables people to deposit, send, and withdraw money with a push of a few buttons. Established in 2007, the SMS-based service, known as M-PESA, (Swahili for Mobile Money) has enabled Kenyans to both save money and better withstand serious blows to their personal finances, according to new research by Tavneet Suri, a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Suri and her colleague... Continue Reading
Africa’s ICT Icon: Lady Aidah
It all began in the Ashanti region, Kumasi in 1957. Little did the little girl then know that she would end up one day effecting major policy changes...
Kenya: Going back to the roots – Old girls reunion
By Sophie Ngugi – Kenya –I recall that day very vividly like it was yesterday. I was sitting outside our house in rural Thika District of Central province, bored after finishing the afternoon house chores. I don’t remember much anxiety apart from wondering if I had performed well enough in my Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) Exams. These are the final exams after primary school education in Kenya in the 8-4-4 system. I sat for the KCPE exams in a local public school, Mang’u Primary School. My family members kept assuring me that I had done quite well. The... Continue Reading
Ghana: Senior Black Star team to camp in Kenya
By Peterking Quaye – Reliable information gathered by your truly www.shout-africa.com correspondent in the Ghana’s capital have that the senior Black Star team are expected to camp in Kenya. The Black Stars of Ghana will train in Kenya ahead of their crunch tie with DR Congo. The difficult contest, which is an Africa Nations Cup qualifier, is taking place in DR Congo on March 26, 2010. Ghana is confronting the match with the seriousness that it deserves, hence the decision to ferry the team to Kenya. A GFA source said the Kenyan trip is very important for the Black Stars,... Continue Reading