Philips Builds Community Light Centers in Kenya
Philips recently announced that it will build 19 "Community Light Centers" throughout Kenya by 2015. These Community Light Centers are areas of about 1000 square meters as large as a small football pitch, being lit up by using solar powered LED lighting.
how solar lamps are transforming life in one Kenyan county
Chepnyaliliet school, with its rough concrete walls and tin roof at the end of a dusty lane lined with cacti and wild roses, seems an unlikely place find early adopters of technology. But that is exactly what Rhoda Sigei is. The determined nursery teacher was the first person in Bomet county, a verdant patch of Kenya's Great Rift valley, to buy into the potential of using solar lamps.
Hotelier Calls for Street Lights
A Mombasa hotelier has called on the county government to light up all the roads in the county. Sarova Whitesands Hotel Food and Beverage manager Mike Mutua said the poor lighting aids crime in Mombasa.
Speaking on Saturday during the annual media dinner organised by the hotel, Mutua said tourism can only flourish if everyone is feels safe to walk around at any time.
Sri Lanka Says President’s Kenyan Visit Successful
The President’s Office said in a statement that in addition to attending Kenya’s 50th Independence Day celebrations, the visit was aimed to enhance bilateral relations and open up new economic cooperation opportunities for the two countries and their business communities.
Currently, there are approximately 200 Sri Lankans living in Kenya with a number of them engaged in large projects in a variety of sectors from apparel and horticulture to motor vehicle trade.
