Day: September 18, 2024

The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has rolled out a literacy program targeting creatives in arts and film to promote production of clean content.

Through the initiative, the state agency seeks to empower creatives to generate content that upholds Kenya’s cultural and moral values while safeguarding children from exposure to inappropriate media content.

This comes amidst a rise in production of local content across all digital platforms with various stakeholders raising concerns about the quality and content of the productions.

KFCB Acting Manager in charge of Licensing Marcus Alexander said the initiative targets to create awareness of the legal framework and licensing procedures to ensure production of clean content and ensure sustainable growth of the sector.

Lack of knowledge amongst creatives, he said, was the biggest challenge adding that through the stakeholder engagement, KFCB aims to create awareness on the licensing regime and other factors to consider before venturing out to film to ens
ure that creatives take advantage of the digital space to empower themselves economically.

Besides the film license issued by KFCB, he said creatives must be aware of other factors, among them seeking consent where necessary and securing the relevant permits from other government agencies.

The local film industry, he said, has registered tremendous growth, with the number of local productions licensed outnumbering foreign productions.

‘In 2018 the number of foreign productions was higher than local productions. However, in 2024, three quarters of the productions licensed by KFCB in the country are local,’ he said.

Speaking during a stakeholder engagement forum in Kisumu, Alexander disclosed that KFCB was developing a number of policies to create a friendly regulatory environment for film makers and creatives.

These, he said, include user generated content policy and self-classification policy which once passed will make the licensing and regulation processes faster and friendlier.

KFCB Acting Chief Mana
ger in Charge of Communications Nelly Muluka said the forums target creatives in all genres in the audio visual space to build their capacity and understanding of the regulatory environment.

This, he said, was in line with the government’s agenda to exploit the digital economy with the creatives and film makers expected to play a big role.

The sector, she added, has a lot of potential in addressing unemployment among the youth, calling on all creatives to take advantage of the high internet connectivity and mobile phone technology penetration in the country to generate content.

‘For us to regulate, we need people to create content. If they don’t, then we shall not have anything to regulate,’ she said.

KFCB, she added, has organised similar engagements in Nakuru, Embu and Mombasa to reach out to more creatives and content creators.

Kisumu County Executive Committee Member (CECM) in charge of Sports, Youth, Culture and Heritage Beatrice Adongo said the forums were critical to support upcoming content creat
ors to operate within the confines of the law while exploiting their talents.

‘We appreciate the efforts KFCB is making to build capacity for our artistes. This will go a long way in ensuring they monetise their content and earn a living from it,’ she said.

The County Government, he said will continue to partner with KFCB and other organisations to ensure that creative maximise on the existing opportunities within the digital space.

She added that the devolved unit has developed a culture policy and was working with partners to develop a culture bill which once passed will open up opportunities for artists and creatives in the area.

Source: Kenya News Agency

Top officials from New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and other key government agencies have expressed optimism that the LAPSSET Corridor project will ease connectivity between East African Countries.

The team on Tuesday visited Turkana County to monitor and evaluate the progress of the project.

Speaking at the County Commissioner’s office in Lodwar, Chief Executive Officer-NEPAD/APRM Kenya Secretariat, Dr. Samori Okwiya, highlighted that with security concerns addressed, the corridor is now ready for full activation.

Insecurity has been a challenge derailing the completion of the project especially near the Kenya-South Sudan border.

‘Now that we are assured of security, we can actually say this corridor is ready to come into live,’ he stated.

He challenged the private sector and the business community to consider putting business activities into this corridor to actualize the life of the projects installed.

He further stated that the government and other stakeholders have invested heavil
y in setting up and preparing the development along the corridor right from the port of Lamu.

He urged Turkana residents to take advantage of the process and be part of the development agenda to uplift the living standards of the people who live along the corridor.

The County Commissioner Julius Kavita assured of continued security and support for the ongoing projects.

He emphasized the need for Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives to benefit local communities. among the projects expected to be handed over to the community include, police stations, schools, slaughter houses, livestock yards.

Kavita said the project will provide employment opportunities for youths.

Engineer Erick Wambua, Director for East Africa Regional Trade Development Facilitation Project at KeNHA, said that they have constructed the road from Lokichar to Nadapal which is about 327 kilometres.

In addition, a fibre optic from Eldoret to Nadapal with ICT Authority which is a length of about 600 kilometres has been laid.

He furt
her stated that the ongoing social economic infrastructure projects are expected to be complete by December this year.

He urged the local community to support the government in maintenance and operation of these facilities by ensuring that the infrastructure that has been put in place is safe so as to benefit the community and also to achieve other objectives of regional integration.

Moses Muiya, Regional Coordinator KRA in the North Rift region also stated that as core partners they play a very vital role in the economic development of the country.

He assured that trade along the corridor will be done within the regulations of Kenya Revenue Authority.

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As you approach Homa Bay town from the direction of Kendu Bay, a foul stench hits you badly. The stench is from the local sewerage treatment plant which is poorly maintained.

Local residents have lodged numerous complaints about failure by the county government to address the poor state of the sewerage plant. For many months, the plant has been producing bad odour which makes it difficult for the locals to breathe comfortably.

The sewerage treatment plant is located on the shores of Lake Victoria in Makongeni Estate, adjacent to the Department of Transport and Public Works. The national housing corporation is also undertaking the construction of affordable houses just opposite the plant. Also neighboring the sewerage plant are juakali artisan shades producing furniture.

Despite all the activities going on, little has been done to address the bad smell. Contacted, the management of Homa Bay Water and Sewerage Company (Homawasco) acknowledged the problem and promised to address the matter.

Thomas Opyo, a r
esident of Makongeni Estate said the bad smell taints the image of the town. ‘The stench greets you when you approach the town. It creates a bad impression especially for both domestic and foreign tourists visiting the area.’

He urged the county government to speed up the plans to relocate the plant for air quality around the place to improve. Traders too complained that the unpleasant smell affects their business.

Mr Felix Omondi and Ms Emilly Atieno who both sell tree seedlings by the road side in Makongeni Estate lamented that they have lost business because motorists no longer make stop overs in the area to buy trees.

‘As we walk customers around to check on the seedlings, they get disgusted by the stench and some leave hurriedly without purchasing seedlings. Ms Atieno told the county government to urgently address the problem. ‘The bad smell may lead to health complications especially for people who stay in the area for long hours,’ she said.

Trucks carrying raw sewage can be seen depositing waste at
the plant on a daily basis. The infrastructure at the plant has deteriorated with part of the perimeter wall having collapsed several months ago.

Homawasco Managing Director Tom Nyonje said the wall collapsed during El-Nino rains saying the water company was in the process of rehabilitating the plant.

‘A short-term solution will be to rebuild the walls and address the smell. But we have long term plans of relocating the treatment plant to a new location,’ he said.

He said that they have secured a piece of land where the plant will be moved to and a robust public participation will be conducted.

‘Governor Gladys Wanga has sought funding for the project from the African Development Bank,’ Mr Njonje said.

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Kenyan Maritime Affairs in collaboration with Kenya’s Bandari Maritime Academy is set to train 10 cadets through a new program by Maersk Ltd with an aim of strengthening maritime education.

The training opportunities for the 10 cadets were secured by The Principal Secretary (PS) Shipping and Maritime Affairs, Geoffrey Kaituko during his visit to Copenhagen Denmark recently, and will be done yearly onboard the Maersk Vessels for a period of 12 months

Kaituko stated that the bilateral relationship with Denmark has been strengthened since it is one of the positive outcomes from the 2021 MoU

The PS added that the MoU awaits implementation, making the agreement with Bandari Maritime Academy, to strengthen maritime education and training.

He stressed that Kenya’s Maritime cadets will benefit from a Sea-Time training that is set to equip them with vital skills ahead of their employment in one of the prime shipping companies in the world.

‘Sea time is one of the Mandatory requirements for cadets before gaining
employment on the vessel and has proven to be a challenge for cadets in the country since Kenya lacks national merchant vessel fleets,’ he said.

The PS made the remarks on Tuesday during a press briefing on Acquired Sea-Time Training by Maersk Ltd for Kenya Cadets in Nairobi where he insisted that it is an opportunity for Kenyans to be trained at sea and be absorbed by the shipping line and other companies which will open up opportunities as the programme will be handled on an annual basis.

He noted that the blue economy is among the key emerging sectors that will grow the Country’s economy.

The main objectives of the visit according to Kaituko will include participating in a high level green shipping and de-carbonization conference, a visit to the Danish Maritime Authority, a visit to the Maersk headquarters and a visit to maritime institutions for collaboration with Kenyan Institutions.

Kaituko disclosed that they have identified the area of Danish Maritime Authority which will work with Kenya Maritime
Authority to strengthen the dual mandate on flag state and port state control, through the improved service and inspection of Vessels from Kenyan ship surveyors to enhance the capacity of Kenya Ship surveyors and Inspection.

‘Inspection is the cornerstone of safety at sea,’ he proclaimed, adding that when there is strong inspection, the vessels will eliminate the unworthy vessels, and will be removed from the waters.

Other areas of focus include green shipping and de-carbonization where Kenya and Denmark have agreed to reduce the Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) so as to achieve the 5 per cent to zero emissions of GHG.

He cited the reason being climate change which is a major problem and ships have been identified as emitters of carbon dioxide that are responsible for global warming and climate change.

The PS mentioned that the green-shipping and de-carbonization conference will focus on the implementation and adoption of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) strategy and regulation on the greenhous
e effect in the shipping industry to reduce carbon emissions.

Further, Kaituko announced that the country will partner with IMO and Denmark to host the 2nd African Region Conference on Green shipping on 6th and 7th of February, 2025 since Kenya has been a leading voice on matters on climate change and its effect on African countries.

He noted the importance of his visit to SIMAC, a Danish Maritime institution in southern Denmark that offers all types of training programs in the maritime sector, and the resultant knowledge he believes will help training institutions in Kenya to level up.

The PS added that the SIMAC instructor has been supporting the Kenya Navy Training College with training on various maritime courses and discussed a possibility of them entering a formal agreement with the Bandari Maritime Academy for certain advanced courses.

‘Kenyans currently in the maritime sectors are forced to go to other countries to train in particular courses. It is our wish and hope that the country will be able
to develop the capacity required for the courses to be offered locally,’ expressed Kaituko.

He noted that the discussion between SIMAC and Bandari Academy has begun and it will be a game changer for Bandari.

Source: Kenya News Agency

In a sting operation acting on intelligence information, the Police on Tuesday arrested two villains who were captured on Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) violently robbing in broad daylight at their hideout in Utange, Sub-County.

On Saturday, three Panga-wielding criminals on a motorcycle were captured on CCTV in Majengo, Makupa, and Tononoka robbing and inflicting injuries to people unabated.

The suspects Mohammed Ibrahim Shaban, 22 years and Abdulaziz Ali Ogutu, 19 years were arrested with one Panga, three knives, two assorted mobile phones, and two backpacks. They are being processed before they are arraigned in Court.

Mombasa Sub-County Police Commander (SCPC) Maxwell Agoro said the criminals aged between 17 and 28 years, have been engaging in criminal activities since 2022. After they conduct a criminal activity they bolt to another county.

In Zamaria in Majengo location the criminals violently attacked a pedestrian and robbed his phone and other belongings, after they had inflicted an injury on hi
s forehead and his left eye.

‘A manhunt was launched and today acting on credible intelligence information we managed to catch up with them at the Utange area within Kisauni. This is a group that operates in Mombasa and then they run away in their neighbourhood,’ said the SCPC Agoro.

He went on: ‘The Police managed to arrest them and escorted them to Makupa Police Station where they are being processed and further Police action to follow’.

The duo is among the most wanted criminals and the Police are burning the midnight oil to arrest the rest.

‘We are sounding a warning to those who have got such kind of intention that the National Police Service (NPS) will not relent until we catch up with them,’ said the Police boss.

He further revealed that the NPS has formed multi-agency teams in uniform and civilians to nab criminals. Structures have been put up with the National Transport Authority (NTSA) to identify the owners of motorcycles used by the miscreants to flee.

‘We have put up the traps so that we ca
n nab them all,’ stated Agoro, adding that so far 13 notorious have been apprehended.

The residents were assured of heightened security amid a surge in criminal cases. They were urged to give information that will assist the Police to arrest the criminals.

Source: Kenya News Agency

Over a hundred acres of public wetland once used as a private area have been reclaimed in Nandi through an elaborate government multi-sectoral approach.

The campaign to repossess the wetlands peaked when President William Ruto ordered the aggressive national tree planting exercise of 15 billion trees in the next ten years.

Leaders who spoke on Tuesday during the National Tree Growing exercise in Aldai praised the Nandi community for accepting to surrender public wetlands for conservation measures.

Nandi South Deputy County Commissioner Mokin Ptanguny hailed successful public participation that ensured locals surrendered wetlands and other public spaces.

‘We have engaged the members of the public through participatory engagement. We are still asking them to let spaces go once occupied for long,’ Mokin insisted.

He praised Kipsiorori residents in Aldai for accepting a stretch of 58 acres of Matambaach Wetland as a public conservation area.

‘We are asking the members of the public across the board to vaca
te public spaces because we have the intention to put in programmatic interventions that are of national benefit,’ he added.

The DCC maintained that public land or space grabbed before should be surrendered for the government initiative interventions for public interest.

He said accumulative tree growing effort that is being done nationally is part of climate adaptation strategies.

‘Strategy of planting trees is one of the ways of mitigating global warming effects that is cutting across all nations in Africa, across the world, Kenya being one of them,’ he noted.

Jonah Tireito, Chief Officer in charge of Lands, Water, Environment and Climate Change also insisted that the County Government of Nandi with the help of Kenya Forest Service has reclaimed 150 acres of wetlands in Tinderet, Chesumei, Aldai, Emgwen and Aldai.

Tireito said that it was an elaborate plan to ensure all the wetlands that cover Nandi County, restored and put under conservation care.

‘If we suffocate wetlands in Nandi, we will be destro
ying the livelihoods of people who are living down the stream,’ he said.

He thanked the well-wishers who are funding the fencing of the reclaimed wetlands in Nandi and promised to ensure all planted trees are secure.

‘We are asking our people to vacate all wetlands without interfering so that the ecosystem can take its own course,’ said the county chief officer.

Tireito thanked the communities around wetlands who have ventured into alternative livelihoods and allow the government to reclaim these conservation points.

On his part, Nandi County Forest Conservator Dennis Kerengo said the government wasn’t encouraging agroforestry but asked them to embrace cut and carry of the grass which will grow alongside trees in conservation areas.

‘So, it is win-win and we encourage that once these trees grow, local farmers can put in their beehives. We have talked to some NGOs around here and they have accepted to help interested farmers with bee hives,’ he revealed.

He however urged the community to replace blue gum
along the rivers with indigenous trees, bamboos and also fruit trees.

‘Our target is 40 percent tree cover area but we are at 26 percent so we have a mammoth task as a community to achieve the target,’ Kerengo said.

He also appealed to residents to surrender public lands within the conservation sites, riparian, wetland and also degraded hill slopes especially in Tinderet

‘Let us stop cultivating slopes which are below 40 degrees and always follow the conservation advisories,’ he added.

The County Conservator revealed that the number of trees grown in Nandi since the campaign began is approaching ten million and promised to achieve a 17 million target before the end of this year.

He committed that over 170 million trees in the ten years will be planted through an elaborate well laid plan.

Kerengo reiterated that farmers should plant trees in every free space with unlimited options like avocados, macadamia and many other environmentally friendly trees.

Kenya Forest Service, National Government Administra
tive Officers, the County Government of Nandi, the Ministry of Information, Communications and Digital Economy and many other stakeholders are ensuring Nandi reaches its yearly target of 17 million trees Kerengo said.

During the exercise close to 4000 indigenous trees were planted in an exercise attended by Nandi County Wardend Augustine Langat who insisted that indigenous trees should be planted in all wetlands and public forests to encourage a variety of bird species and animals which will attract tourists in the county.

The locals agreed to support the conserved wetland and praised the public participation forums on the use of public wetlands which bore fruits as it resulted in a win-win arrangement.

Source: Kenya News Agency

Farmers in Siaya and Busia counties are smiling all the way to the bank following the introduction of technologies to cushion them against the effects of climate change.

This comes after a study conducted by the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) which identified the two counties as the most vulnerable to climate change in the lake basin.

According to Siaya County Director of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources Mr. Gabriel Ogot, three groups in the area have benefited from the programme where they have deployed different farming technologies to build resilience and eke a living amidst changing weather patterns.

Ogot said through support from United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Adaptation Fund, Weseso Women Group which is one of the beneficiaries has ventured into soya beans farming using solar powered irrigation.

He said through the use of a solar wheelbarrow which is locally fabricated, the group has rolled out commercial soya beans farming which is slowly transforming their l
ives.

He said that during the pilot, the farmers produced soya beans worth Sh970,000 and the earnings were set to grow tenfold with the expansion of land under the crop.

To maximise earnings, the farmers have ventured into value addition where they use soya beans flour to make chapati and mandazi, Ogot noted.

He said in Bondo Sub- County, the solar wheelbarrows have transformed the nutritional needs of the community through supporting the production of traditional African green-leaf vegetables.

Seven solar wheelbarrows have been deployed in the area, with a group named Dala Rieko spearheading the use of the technology in the area, he said.

‘The community learnt this technology from a tourist who visited this area and encouraged them to make use of solar to pump water from Lake Victoria for Irrigation,’ Ogot said.

Through capacity building and training by LVBC through the Adapting to Climate Change in Lake Victoria Basin (ACC-LVB) project, the farmers are now able to fabricated the solar wheelbarrow for
irrigation in the area.

This, he said, was now supporting communities on the shores of Lake Victoria to diversify crop production to meet their nutritional needs.

Another beneficiary, Pambazuko women group, has ventured into poultry farming through use of solar energy.

The group has installed 10 solar powered hatcheries with a capacity of 450 eggs.

The intervention has come in handy to expand poultry farming with farmers who were struggling now reaping the benefits.

‘The group is receiving eggs from Kisumu and other neighbouring counties where they charge Sh30 per egg to hatch,’ he said.

In Busia County, the project supported apiary development, solar water drilling and nursery development.

The Director of Climate Change Dan Opilio said 42 farmers have been enlisted in a bee keeping programme and that so far, 80 beehives have been installed with the farmers realizing 15kgs of honey during the first harvest.

The farmers at Odiado in Funyula, target to upscale the bee hives having seen the benefits with
one kilogramme of honey going at Sh1,000.

Adapting to Climate Change in Lake Victoria Basin (ACC-LVB) project was developed to increase climate resilience in the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) through implementation of both regional and community-based climate change adaptation interventions and technologies.

The regional project is executed by Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) and implemented by five EAC partner states (Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya).

The project is financed by Adaptation Fund through UN Environment (UNEP) and has overall objective of reducing vulnerability to the negative effects of climate change in the Lake Victoria Basin.

Source: Kenya News Agency

The widespread use of wood-based charcoal and firewood for cooking among rural communities around the Lake Victoria region poses serious consequences for both the environment and public health.

As floods and drought are becoming more frequent and intense, affecting livelihoods, local communities are being encouraged to transition to clean energy sources as a proactive measure to combat climate change, air pollution, and health risks.

Traditional cooking methods using inefficient stoves emits soot (black carbon) and other harmful pollutants into the atmosphere, contributing significantly to the deterioration of the environment.

According to the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA), approximately 1 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent is produced annually from burning wood fuels, accounting for about 2% of global CO2 emissions.

Globally, nearly 2.3 billion people still rely on kerosene, firewood and charcoal for cooking contributing significantly to environmental pollution. Household cooking, h
eating, and lighting are responsible for up to 25% of black carbon emissions, and in countries like Kenya, cooking alone contributes 60% to 80% of these emissions.

The health implications of using traditional cooking methods are severe, particularly for women and children. The CCA estimates that nearly half a million premature deaths occur annually in Africa due to household air pollution.

Transitioning to cleaner stoves and fuels could reduce energy consumption by 30% to 60%, thereby lowering climate-harming emissions.

To address this, Nyalore Impact Enterprise, based in Homa Bay County, is providing clean energy solutions like the electric pressure cooker (Quooker Digi) and modern biomass stoves.

These innovations are helping reduce deforestation and carbon emissions in the Lake Victoria region.

Since its establishment in 2016, Nyalore Imapct has been at the forefront of advocating for clean cooking solutions for rural populations, aligning with Kenya’s ambitious targets of generating 100% of its elect
ricity from clean energy sources by 2030 and achieving 100% clean cooking by 2028.

Benter Akinyi, a 37-year-old resident of Abouro village in Ndhiwa, Homa Bay County, has experienced significant improvements in her life since adopting the Quooker Digi appliance in 2021.

Previously, Akinyi relied on charcoal and firewood, which not only endangered her family’s health but also contributed to environmental degradation.

‘My kitchen walls were covered in soot, and the smoke from burning firewood caused constant coughing and chest pain for my family,’ Akinyi recalled.

Since switching to the cleaner cooking option, Akinyi’s family well-being has improved while also significantly reducing household energy costs.

Initially, she used to spend about Sh.7,400 weekly on charcoal. Now, with the energy-efficient cooker, she saves up to 70% of that amount, freeing up funds for other family needs.

Similarly, Mary Ouma, a 43-year-old mother of five from Thuon Gweno Village, Ndhiwa, Homa Bay County, discarded the traditio
nal three stones fireplace in 2018 for biomass cook stove that uses charcoal briquettes and pellets.

The high cost of traditional fuels and health concerns drove her family to seek alternatives, with charcoal briquettes proving to be a cost-effective and clean energy source.

‘We buy the briquettes from Nyalore Impact distributors, and they’re very affordable,’ Ouma explained. A traditional meal of maize and beans for a household of five now costs about Sh.13 using briquettes, which is nine times cheaper when cooking the same meal using wood charcoal or kerosene costing Sh85 and Sh125 respectively.

Dorothy Otieno, founder and CEO of Nyalore Impact, shared that they have sold over 500 units of electric pressure cookers and 5,000 units of biomass cookstoves to underprivileged communities, reducing carbon emissions by over 1,000 tons annually.

Currently, the cookstoves are available for retail at a cost ranging between Sh2500 to Sh.11,000. However, to make the appliances affordable Nyalore Impact is offering
installment payment choices to enable low-income households and small businesses overcome the upfront cost barrier.

‘We target majorly households in Kenya’s rural and peri-urban areas and also the small businesses, which many ordinary Kenyans depend on as their main economic activity. So to make it more affordable, we introduced a pay-go model where locals can pay a deposit and the remaining balance can be paid over a period of time as they continue using the product,’ Otieno says.

She reports that households have saved by about 50% on the cost of fuel they currently use in cooking after shifting to biomass cook stoves.

Environment experts emphasize the importance of transitioning to cleaner cooking methods to address both environmental and health challenges. Kenya continues to lose vast areas of forest due to the production of wood fuel, exacerbating climate impacts like floods, air pollution, and droughts.

Clean cooking solutions are a key part of Kenya’s Energy Transition and Investment Plan (2023-2050
), which aims to phase out traditional cooking methods and promote efficient stoves and appliances to all rural inhabitants by 2030.

Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), underscored the urgency of these efforts at the IEA’s 9th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency in Nairobi.

Dr. Birol urged world policymakers and governments to hasten adoption of energy-efficient policies as enshrined in the new IEA 2024 Energy Efficiency Policy Toolkit. This policy seeks to double energy efficiency progress globally by 2030.

‘Despite the ambition demonstrated at COP28, and good progress in many countries and regions, we are not yet seeing the necessary progress on energy efficiency globally. Governments must speed up action, and the private sector must also play its part. We have seen strong progress, including from countries like Kenya,’ Dr Birol said.

To augment these efforts, the African Development Bank group (AFDB) committed to channel over Sh.258 billion (USD 2 bil
lion) for advancing clean cooking solutions in the continent over the next decade.

The AFDB President of Dr. Akinwumi Adesina speaking during the International Energy Agency’s Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa held in Paris, France in May 2024, said they will create a dedicated Africa Clean Cooking Programme through the Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to provide blended finance for clean cooking projects.

The substantial support signifies the importance of clean cooking and its potential in addressing pressing challenges like environmental sustainability.

Source: Kenya News Agency