KPLC in the spotlight as economic conditions improve
All eyes are on utility company Kenya Power as it compiles electricity bills for this month, with consumers expecting lower bills given the falling prices of fuel, low inflation, and a stable foreign exchange rate.
Further, increased rainfall in parts of the country in the past few weeks has increased opportunities for cheaper hydro-generated power as opposed to the more expensive thermal power.
Exports Board Moves to Improve Tea Quality
Over 1,200 tea farmers have been trained in harvesting standards, a move tailored at improving quality and ensuring the crop fetches high premiums on the regional and international markets.
“Rwandan tea, especially the liquor type, is always the best at the Mombasa auction. However, traders always complain that they find foreign materials in the tea. With the skills gained, we hope the problem will cease,†said Francis Twagirayezu, the National Agriculture Export Development Board (NAEB) representative in Mombasa.
Kenya, Uganda issue tenders to build oil pipeline
The governments of Kenya and Uganda have issued tenders for the construction of a 350 km oil pipeline linking the Kenyan town of Eldoret to the Ugandan capital Kampala.
Transport sacco adopts IT system to enhance the control of vehicles
Kenya’s leading transport sacco, 2NK is set to adopt a new Fleet Management System in a bid to gain more control of its 550 vehicles.
The sacco which pioneered parcel delivery by matatu vehicles is set to launch the new system in January 2013.
