Food security improves across eastern Africa: UN
Citing a report from the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group for the Eastern and Central Africa region, the UN's humanitarian agency OCHA said the number of food insecure people in eastern Africa has reduced from 14.9 million in December 2012 to 12.9 million as of June.
Kenya's Standard Group Doubles H1 Pretax Profit
Kenyan media company Standard Group says it doubled pretax profit in the first half of the year, with growth driven by advertising revenues.
According to Reuters, total revenue rose 31 percent to sh2.26 billion ($29.7 million) helped by the jump in earnings from television
China to Support Kenya Raise Rice Yield
China has offered to train Kenyan rice farmers in modern large-scale production techniques to raise their yield five-fold from the current paltry 50 tonnes per acre.
During President Uhuru Kenyatta's tour of the China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI) in the southern
SanDisk launches 4G SD cards, premium flash drives in Kenya
The new products are targeting the increasing smartphone penetration and smart camera and tablet users in the region who want more memory.
The new memory products includes include SanDisk Extreme microSDHC and microSDXC UHS-I memory cards, SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive,
