Milk from African indigenous cattle breeds will not elicit a reaction to lactose intolerant individuals. Exotic cattle breeds from the west came with a mutated B-lactose gene in the milk that elicits lactose intolerance reactions. Haya tafuteni maziwa ya zebu, boran, etc

BREAKING: Analysts project the KES weakening against the USD. The KES may slide to 132 to the dollar by end of 2025 and 135 in 2026

Intense heatwaves in southern Europe that regularly top 40C are disrupting holiday plans, pushing more people to book between September and November, the months known in the industry as 'shoulder season'. on.ft.com/4fqDAn4

We used the 2019 Uber data to assess the traffic in Nairobi during the School term and during School Holidays. We presented it at The Univ. Of Cape Town during the African Transport Research Conference and then after a patient wait we got published. africancityplanner.com/lessons-in-tra…

Kenya generated 1,074 million kWh of electricity in April 2025, up 7.6% from 998 million in April 2024. ● Hydro rose 8.8% to 294 million kWh. ● Geothermal hit 480 million, remaining the top source. ● Thermal dropped 23%. ● Wind rose 71%, and solar stayed flat. Renewables

Kenya’s PMI fell to 46.8 in July 2025, the lowest in a year, signaling worsening business conditions. Activity dropped in services and manufacturing due to weak orders, high inflation, and political unrest. Input costs rose at a 7-month high, led by fuel and tax increases.

If China's development strategy in the 1990s followed the theory of comparative advantage, they wouldn't be making batteries, EVs, drones, AI chips, or robots today. China illustrates why successful economic development ultimately entails *defying* comparative advantage.

Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC) IPO. My musings . It is priced like a growth stock without any evidence it will deliver that growth . 1. P/ E of 22.4x is high for an infrastructure utility . While pipelines are stable business , they are slow growth . Yes even for a monopoly

I know a man who hasn’t bought himself a new shirt in 4 years. Every time he saves, another “urgent family matter” appears. He’s loved for his sacrifice, but no one has ever asked if he’s okay.

Strong men create C++ C++ creates good times Good times create weak men Weak men create Python Python creates hard times Hard times create strong men

Press release: Monetary Policy Committee Meeting

Hand drawn map of upstream Tana River (Sagana) in central Kenya. The main tributary flows from SW of Mt. Kenya towards the A2 highway. It then turns south flowing parallel to the highway for 60km. Several tributaries from Aberdares join before Sagana gets to Masinga dam.

EPRA has today reduced petrol prices by Sh1 to Sh185. Diesel stays at Sh172, while kerosene drops by Sh1 to Sh156

Thrilla the Gorilla Free speech. A work ethic. Confident communities. Trust in doctors. Time that was stolen. Lives that were ruined.

Thread: How China bought Germany's robotics crown jewel Quick story: I recently called Kuka German in a thread and got called out - "Kuka is Chinese now." This sent me down a rabbit hole. What I found was straight out of Succession, and it reshaped how the West thinks about

Local banks in Kenya opened 62 new branches in 2024, the highest in about 10 years, bringing the total to 1,573. Most of the new outlets were in urban and wealthier counties.

David Quinn The doctrine of ‘growth at all costs’ is a slow suicide pact. You bleed your people dry in the name of productivity, then wonder why they stop having children — they’re too exhausted to reproduce the very workforce you depend on. At the same time, you dismantle the family unit,

Kingdom Bank, a subsidiary of Co-op Bank, posted H1 2025 PAT of KSh 354.5Mn, down 22.9% YoY. ● Assets grew 24.7% to KSh 46.8Bn, while deposits surged 56.2% to KSh 27.0Bn. ● Operating income rose 13.4%, but higher costs cut profitability. ● Gross NPLs eased 4.2% to KSh 3.46Bn.

Sometime back I ranted about what this govt boasts as 'digital skills' or 'digital empowerment' is anything but. Here is a critical example of them stifling what is a true case of digital empowerment by chasing yet another global digital player off the market.