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Entrepreneurship

Initiative sets up art centre in Kisumu to boost creative industry

The creative industry in western Kenya has received a huge boost following the setting up of an art centre in Kisumu. Baraza Media Lab on...

Kisumu tourism cuisine lights up UN World Tourism Day fete

They came, planted trees, toured and rocked the lakeside County of Kisumu. The grand finale of the five-day-long World Tourism Week activities came to an...

How legal gaps are promoting illicit fish bladder trade in Lake Victoria

This story was produced in collaboration with InfoNile, and supported by the Pulitzer Center. Two years ago, Joyce Akinyi made a hard decision; the decision...

How a simple thirst earned Kisumu man Sh1 million

It was a normal Saturday afternoon for Willy Mmach at his small retail shop in Otonglo, Kisumu West. As he usually does in hot afternoons,...

Digital Marketing App to boost sales for Kisumu entrepreneurs

Kisumu entrepreneurs were all smiles as innovators launched a digital App to boost sales of their products and services. ...

27 pass out in empowerment program targeting women entrepreneurs

Twenty-seven women in Kisumu are the latest beneficiaries of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE). The beneficiaries on April 4, graduated in a colourful event,...

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Innovation hub equips 63 Kisumu youths with digital skills

At least 63 youths have benefit from a digital skill project targeting cyber security and data analytics. The youths...

Investment Conference exposes Nyanza’s development potentials

The government has announced plans to fast-track key development projects in Nyanza in renewed efforts to transform the...

Declare femicide a national crisis, rights groups tell President Ruto

Human Rights Defenders have called on President William Ruto to declare femicide as a national crisis. Through various rights...

Gutted Trade Part 3: A ‘Controlled Market’: Monopolies, corruption and difficulty accessing licenses shut out most Ugandans from the maw trade

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, Chinese demand for the Nile perch swim bladder,...

Gutted Trade PART 2: A Smuggling Route Reversed: Uganda no longer the region’s maw processing hub

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, the hunt for fish maw is driving depletion...

Gutted Trade: How the hunt for swim bladder to supply Asian markets is failing Uganda’s fishing industry

From medicinal soups to holiday gifts, fish maw from Uganda feeds huge Chinese demand. But the once thriving...