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Tea has long been one of Kenya's economic success stories. As the leading agricultural export and the country's second-largest foreign exchange earner, the tea industry supports millions of livelihoods, including smallholder farmers, factory workers, transporters, and exporters.
One of the most critical stages in tea processing is withering, where freshly plucked leaves are gently dried using a continuous flow of warm air. In most Kenyan tea factories, this heat is generated by wood-fired biomass boilers. While this approach has served the industry for decades, it contributes to de...
Nestled in the growing community of Kisaju in Kitengela, Kajiado East Technical and Vocational College is experiencing a remarkable digital transformation. The introduction of the KENET Building Opportunities/Leveraging Technologies (BOLT) internet has significantly enhanced the institution's learning environment, transforming how training is delivered, how students learn, and how the institution is managed. The once persistent challenge of limited internet access has now been replaced by stable connectivity that supports blended learning, online research, and digital comm...
Ms. Salome Chemiat, a Teaching Fellow at Strathmore University, presented a paper titled “An Adaptive Game-Based Educational Tool for Maternal and Neonatal Health: A Proof-of-Concept Study” at the 2026 12th International Conference on Education and Training Technologies (ICETT 2026) held in Seoul, South Korea from May 22-24, 2026 following a Travel Grant issued by KENET.
Water is life, but the same water that is meant to sustain life could be carrying hidden dangers. Across the world, toxic heavy metals released from factories, mining activities, and untreated waste continue to contaminate rivers, lakes and groundwater, threatening both ecosystems and human health. These pollutants are often invisible, odourless and difficult to remove, making water pollution one of the most complex environmental challenges of our time.
...In a world where every plate quietly shapes one’s health, the question is no longer just what we eat, but what lies within it. Yet for millions managing medical conditions or striving for healthier lifestyles, decoding the right amount of nutrients in everyday foods has long been a challenge, often relying on guesswork, labels, or expert knowledge that most people simply don’t have at their fingertips.