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  • Kenya orders oil firms to cut petroleum prices 14 Oct 2008 01:50 GMT
    ... The Kenyan government on Monday ordered an immediate reduction ... double digit range, thus eroding the purchasing power of the shilling. "Moreover, the high fuel ... the energy and finance ministries to lower electricity tariffs in response to high costs that ...

  • Obituaries 12 Oct 2008 22:31 GMT
    ... Class electricians mate. He graduated from Coyne Electrical School in Chicago as a general electrical ... training programs in pneumatics, hydraulics, machine controls, electricity, electronics, air oil systems, industrial controls and ... Kamanja Kimani, 55, Kokomo, a citizen of Kenya, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. Peter was ...

  • Invest more in energy sector 12 Oct 2008 16:30 GMT
    ... dominated debate in the public domain in Kenya more than the runaway cost of energy. ... the near tripling in the cost of electricity, the consumer has been feeling the pinch. ... has left the entire economy dependent on hydro-power that is largely dependent on rainfall. This ...

  • We're all sinners 12 Oct 2008 15:50 GMT
    ... being environmentally unfriendly. But after meeting a Kenyan farmer who grows and supplies Britain with ... to keep the mine cool, plus enough electricity to run a large house for several days ...

  • Out of the ashes 11 Oct 2008 23:50 GMT
    ... straw avocet bought on a trip to Kenya to a clock that had come down ... the fire is thought to have been electrical – with the fridge/freezer and wiring the ... with a mixture of water and antifreeze. Electricity would be needed to drive the system, ...

  • The big names that rose, fell and rose again under Moi 11 Oct 2008 20:02 GMT
    ... when Moi picked his preferred successor, Uhuru Kenyatta at the infamous Kasarani meeting, dubbed by ... despite his proximity to the seat of power, after the 1990 murder of Foreign Affairs ... government operatives camped at his offices at Electricity House, waiting for him with a signed ...

  • Children queueing up to help Africans 11 Oct 2008 16:17 GMT
    ... Hundreds of children in Kenya will receive their first Christmas presents this ... each child at Chemwa Primary School. Several companies in Northampton have already agreed to sponsor ... it would be like to live without electricity and a Nintendo DS, and are learning ...

  • Producers nod Kibaki power bid 11 Oct 2008 11:30 GMT
    ... Nairobi, Kenya — The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) ... Tax (VAT) on bulk fuel used for power generation. A press statement said the removal ... that this directive will result in the electricity costs reducing by a great percentage is ...

  • Tribune Editor Nancy Conway: My journey to Uganda 10 Oct 2008 23:26 GMT
    ... harbor thousands of refugees from Somalia, Rwanda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan ... nine years - but still has no electricity or running water. It seems to embody ... not had a single peaceful transfer of power since its independence from Great Britain in ...

  • Power - It's Time to Go Nuclear, But We Must Do It Right 10 Oct 2008 19:28 GMT
    ... It is said that the amount of electricity you consume shows your standard of living. ... nine times more electricity per person than Kenya, while its per capita gross domestic product ... even more bluntly: "There is a looming power supply crisis in the country. We have ...

  • Nancy Conway: My journey to Uganda 10 Oct 2008 17:28 GMT
    ... harbor thousands of refugees from Somalia, Rwanda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan ... nine years - but still has no electricity or running water. It seems to embody ... not had a single peaceful transfer of power since its independence from Great Britain in ...

  • Freeplay, Zinox to Set Up Assembly Plant for Energy 10 Oct 2008 10:30 GMT
    ... reduce the dependence of Nigerians on electric power. The assembly plant would produce essential communications ... million people don't have access to stable electricity. David Floyd the CEO of the Freeplay ... most recent include: rural communities in Nairobi, Kenya and New Delhi in India. He said ...

  • Industry welcomes President's directive on power 10 Oct 2008 04:41 GMT
    ... , Posted: Thu, Oct 09, 2008 The Kenya Association of Manufacturers-KAM- have welcomed the president's ... Manufacturers-KAM- have welcomed the president's directive on power saying his decision was timely at a ... that this directive will result in the electricity costs reducing by a great percentage is ...

  • Firm seeks approval to generate wind and solar power 9 Oct 2008 23:25 GMT
    ... set up, the new generator could reduce Kenya’s strained energy capacity. October 10, 2008: Following ... by households and Kenya’s manufacturers over high electricity costs, a local firm wants approval to produce power from solar and wind and deliver it ...

  • Power sector rescue plan in danger 9 Oct 2008 21:59 GMT
    ... The Masinga water catchment, which serves three power stations in Machakos District. October 10, 2008: Kenya’s wavering energy sector may find it harder ... in the domestic economy. The cost of electricity, which has more than doubled since June, ...


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