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Inside KSH. 9.2 Billion Bunge Towers Bunge Towers is a 28-story building sitting adjacent to parliament buildings. It was meant to have been completed within just three and half years, but has still been under construction nearly fourteen years later. It was opened for members of parliament by president William Ruto and top leadership of parliament on Thursday 25th April, 2024. Bunge Towers President Ruto Commissioning Bunge Towers Design: Bunge Tower's architectural design incorporates...

Remember when Kinogu experienced a life threatening cat attack when basking his under and got treatment from a local medicine woman? He is back to the lime light again. Recently he experienced a cut. Unlike other places, here in our village it's a big deal. It started with mobilizing funds for the set day. It started with Kabuda sacrificing his mkokoteni which would be used to ferry him around the town and shopping centre begging for circumcision money. Naked, shame written across his...

A major operation was mounted after a driver attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) was Monday morning shot and killed by suspected al Shabaab terrorists in an attack in Lafey, Mandera County. The unknown number of gunmen later grabbed his four-wheel drive car and escaped with it. A passenger who was in the car was taken away by the gunmen. Police believe the gang had been waiting for the car before striking. He was attached to the local police command. The area is...

"Baba! Mom ametoa mimba." A worried child came shouting and proceeded to cling on his father, disrupting the chief's security meeting. Njoro has been having a rough time in his marriage since he lost his accounts job an year ago. He has been a shadow of his former self. The closest he has got to his career is becoming a nyumba kumi committee treasurer. He's violent and no longer promising. His wife threatened to leave him a number of times but her mother in-law intervened. Fearing his...

Environment CS Adan Duale recently informed the National Assembly Public petitions committee that the high number of cancer incidents could be partly related to the high number of buildings whose roofing is still made of asbestos material. He also informed members of the committee that among the many public buildings still donning asbestos roofing is the Kenyatta National Hospital which attends to cancer patients. Other institutions include schools, government administrative buildings...

In this post, I will try and be as detailed as possible in helping to understand what goes into a home solar setup. My previous post linked below guides you on the capacity of the system that would suit your needs. Getting Ready for a Solar PV System? This post is for a hybrid setup where the main power exists. In this scenario, the user can have various use cases i.e Mains First - in this mode the mains (kplc) supplies power to the house. The solar system will only provide power when...