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Entrepreneurship

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,...

Migori to relocate fresh produce traders from town to Omboo Market

Migori County Government is set to relocate fresh produce traders from the town centre to Omboo modern market. The move is set to make the...

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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...

Environmental Sustainability: How sugar factory diversified operations to eliminate pollution

Over one and a half decade ago, Chatthe family ventured into sugar milling business in Kibos, Kisumu County. The...

GOGO POWER SUB-STATION: New Year gift for Uriri residents

The overdue expansion of Gogo Power Sub Station is set to begin in the new year. The expansion will...

SOUTH SUDAN: Government official in hot soup for diverting relief vehicles for private use  

Government officials in Western Bahr el Ghazal State have diverted two Non-governmental organizations (NGO) donated vehicles intended to...