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November 27, 2025

The Future of Private Mini-Grids in Kenya

The government requires all new mini-grids to comply with the Kenya National Distribution Code to build grid-ready mini-grids. This approach is intended to support long-term planning and prevent duplication of infrastructure. However, this policy has created uncertainty for investors. Developers are unsure what will happen when their systems are integrated into the grid. Without clear protocols for compensation, asset transfer or operational continuity post-integration, investors remain cautious.

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November 10, 2025

Unpacking Sub-Saharan Africa’s Agritech Revolution: A mapping of the ecosystem

While technological advancement continues to reshape agriculture globally, its potential in the African context is both profound and complex. Given that the agricultural sector is largely composed of resource-poor smallholders, the integration of technology faces inherent limitations, often operating at a more foundational and fragmented level.

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October 27, 2025

The Dynamics of Informal Electricity Demand in Informal Settlements in Kenya: A Systems Thinking Approach

In Kenya’s informal settlements, electricity access remains a persistent socio-technical challenge shaped by the tension between the national utility’s push for formal connections and the entrenched presence of informal electricity providers, often called cartels.

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October 6, 2025

Stacking the Evidence: Making Space for Biomass in Clean Energy Policy

Across much of sub-Saharan Africa, cooking is still very much a smoky affair for both rural and urban households. Despite decades of policy ambition and investment, biomass remains a dominant player in the cooking landscape.

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July 20, 2024

Experiencing the Evictions: A First-Hand Account of Displacement in Mathare

The Kenyan government’s current program of demolishing structures and relocating residents living on riparian land in Nairobi has raised concerns about equity and fairness.

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July 15, 2023

An Innovative way to break down waste into a Useful Resource

The Ecotreat waste digester is a microorganism based product that breaks down different kinds of waste: human solid waste, animal waste, vegetable gums, fats, complex proteins, oils, and greases as well as cellulose (tissue paper) and starches at an accelerated rate.

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April 15, 2023

Understanding Knowledge, Perceptions and Beliefs of eCooking

From the forum, it was apparent that people across different socio-economic divides and geographical regions had different views and opinions regarding electric cooking.

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March 12, 2023

Unearthing the digital divide among the urban poor in Kenya’s Informal Settlements

Despite the digital progression, the urban poor communities in informal settlements remain excluded from the digital mobility which increases their vulnerability to multifaceted shocks.

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January 10, 2023

Reaching the Hard-to-Reach Areas: A Case of Electrification of Remote Areas in Kenya

Extension of the grid by the national utility continues to be carried out across the country. It is still, however, not clear when all the areas will be reached by the national grid.

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October 5, 2022

Resilience – A channel of hope or just a fashionable jargon? An African Community Lens: Grounded Perspectives

The latency of resilience means that it is impossible to measure and observe in a risk-free context. Only communities (or systems) that have been exposed to risk can be termed as resilient (or not).

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September 30, 2022

Digital Platforms and Household Water Resilience for the Urban Poor

Interestingly, a significant number of households have shifted to technology and use of digital platforms to address uncertainties of water access.

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September 1, 2022

Innovative Multi-Storey Gardens Enhancing Food Security in Kenya

Reaching the Hard-to-Reach Areas: A Case of Electrification of Remote Areas in Kenya Written by Nuvoni Post Date

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August 25, 2022

Harnessing Clean Energy from Bio-Waste in Quest of Reducing Kenya’s Carbon Footprint.

Reaching the Hard-to-Reach Areas: A Case of Electrification of Remote Areas in Kenya Written by Nuvoni Post Date

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July 15, 2022

Opportunities for Electric Cooking in Mini-Grids

Occurring concurrently with the rise of off-grid electricity access projects is a growing and sustained interest in doing away with non-renewable sources of energy or unclean fuels.

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July 15, 2022

A Homegrown Kenyan Innovation in Orthopedics

The Hip Spica Table is an equipment for positioning children when they break part of their bone; it helps doctors to put on the cast

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June 25, 2022

Frugal Innovation as a Remedy to Community’s Energy & Sanitation Needs.

The devastating effects on the health and well-being of locals prompted for innovative ways to address the ever-increasing need in the context of sanitation and energy.

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June 20, 2022

Anchoring Productive Use on Mini Grids

After installation of some mini grids and supplying the electricity to households within the catchment area, some developers realized that relying on households as the sole electricity consumers was not profitable from a business perspective.

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June 10, 2022

Community Participation in Mini-Grids Development: Key points to focus On

Mini-grid developments require a considerable amount of land. Given the importance of land for these projects, most developers agree that meaningful community outreach and consultation need to be done prior to system installation.

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