E-Alerts Archives
September 2009

Kenya's forest conservation efforts received a boost late Tuesday when former U.S. President Bill Clinton pledged to mobilize funds to help the East African country increase its forest cover from the current 1.7% to 10% in a decade. Clinton made... Continue Reading

A 300-megawatt wind farm, the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, is being developed in Kenya in the hope of decreasing the country's greenhouse gas emissions and developing alternative energy sources. Work has already begun on the $891 million project, funded... Continue Reading

Nairobi -- Power producer KenGen announced that it aims to add 500 megawatts of electricity to the national grid with proceeds from the $204 million public infrastructure bond. "It is part of KenGen's short term strategy to stabilize the power... Continue Reading

By: Peter Greste Nairobi -- The government in Kenya has replaced almost all of the country's most senior police officers in what analysts say could be the start of major reform. Of all the Kenyan institutions needing reform, the police... Continue Reading