By Nelson Simanto Kenya has seen a drastic change in fuel prices in the past two years due to an increase taxes and fuel levies. This has led to an increase in price of petroleum products as seen in the prices of kerosene which is retailing 100 Kenyan shillings in...
BY ELEEN KORIR This trend seems to be common across the globe, e.g. in the United Kingdom, according to Engineering UK report, (2018) : 12.37% of all engineers are women in the UK.21.80% women work in the engineering sector (incl. engineers)46.4% of girls 11-14...
By Sephan Ogola I find the phrase: “That is what we usually do, and it works” not only naïve but also dangerous. It exhibits primitive contentment, carelessness and perhaps even irresponsibility. Consequently, invention and innovation are inhibited and without growth...
By Cherrily Shikweya The Paris Agreement, adopted at COP 21, requires its member countries to commit to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, hence limit global warming to a temperature increase below 2ºC, and preferably 1.5ºC. One way countries can cut down on...
By Richard Ojunga “WASTING ELECTRICITY”? I remember when I was younger, I used to play a certain game. This was probably the hardest game I have ever had to play, and what made it harder was the fact that it was ‘prohibited’. Let’s call this game Faster than light....
By Gloria Maruti As long as there is human activity going on in any part of the world, waste will be produced at one point or the other, and in various forms. Managing that waste however sometimes poses a problem, more so in third world countries. One common negative...
