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By Aimable Twahirwa; KIGALI: “I ride 10 km a day and I love it,” says Claver Kamana, a resident of Kicukiro, one of the suburbs of Rwanda’s Capital City Kigali. A few months ago, Kamana, a business operator decided to switch his car for a bike, but public sentiment towards bicycles in Kigali was still mixed, with some seeing them as a symbol of low socioeconomic status. Like Kamana, there is a growing number of residents in the Rwandan Capital relying on a bicycle sharing transport scheme using smart and green mode of mobility as municipality authorities emphasize to turn…

21 October 2021 By Aimable Twahirwa; KIGALI: “I ride 10 km a day and I love it,” says Claver Kamana, a resident of Kicukiro, one of the suburbs of Rwanda’s Capital City Kigali. A few months ago, Kamana, a business operator decided to switch his car for a bike, but public sentiment towards bicycles in Kigali was still mixed, with some seeing them as a symbol of low socioeconomic status. Like Kamana, there is a growing number of residents in the Rwandan Capital relying on a bicycle sharing transport scheme using smart and green mode of mobility as municipality authorities…

By Joseph Ojwang Women in the Nyanza region are taking the lead role to call for action for a sustainable future in the usage of clean energy. Homa Bay and Migori Counties are part of the seven counties where Practical Action, a non Governmental Organization, is empowering women to ensure the environment is preserved through use of clean energy. Millicent Odera, who hails from East Kamagambo in Migori County, is a model case in the region on how best to conserve the environment. Odera, in the company of 60 women received training on modeling of stoves and other energy products,…

By Angela Oketch In counties bordering Lake Victoria, where elderly men see it as a weakness to have their wives accompany them to events, health care systems are working hard to change perceptions. Homa Bay is one of these counties. Slowly catching on in the county is an initiative where the man, his wife and children are encouraged to work as a team in seeking HIV medication. This has helped to improve HIV statistics in the region. Listed as one of the 10 counties that contribute to high HIV prevalence in the country and doing dismally to prevent transmission from…

By Kioko Nyamasyo Kenya as a country largely depends on agriculture as its main economic activity. According to International Trade Administration, agriculture accounts for 40% of Kenya’s total workforce and 70% of rural workforce. Despite the key role agriculture plays in the country’s economy, most areas in the country cannot practice sustainable farming. This is because only 10% of arable land in Kenya receive high rainfalls. Less rainfall in most rural areas in Kenya makes farmers engage in subsistence farming. This has led to high poverty rate in Kenya with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimating…

To understand the new smart monitors and other pro devices of tech health, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Routinely evaluating your risk factors for various medical conditions, screening for cancer and other diseases, and assessing your lifestyle habits helps you stay healthy. It’s…

To understand the new smart monitors and other pro devices of tech health, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Routinely evaluating your risk factors for various medical conditions, screening for cancer and other diseases, and assessing your lifestyle habits helps you stay healthy. It’s…

Jungfrau A. Bietschhorn This region is a magnificent area with high mountain ranges, glaciers and is actually the most glaciated part of the European Alps. Visiting this area can be done relatively easy by car and if you want to go up, by train up to 3,400 metres above sea level, the highest train ride in Europe, the Jungfrau Railway is very impressive (and expensive!). The area is on the UNESCO World Heritage list because of its unique and wide range of flora and fauna and geological importance regarding the creating of the High Alps.