AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSolar Cold Storage: Kenya’s farmers are cutting post-harvest losses with solar-powered pay-per-use refrigeration, dropping spoilage from 40–50% to under 2% and helping high-value crops reach export markets. Agritech Biotech: Kenya has approved confined field trials for a gene-edited banana resistant to Banana Xanthomonas Wilt, a major step for local crop biotechnology. Digital Sovereignty: Three tech firms launched Servernah Cloud, Kenya’s first sovereign-hosted cloud and AI platform for regulated workloads, hosted in Nairobi. Smart City Mobility: Nairobi County rolled out a Fleet Management System to track county vehicles in real time, monitor fuel use, and improve accountability. Public Health: WHO validated Kenya as free of sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis), the 10th African country to eliminate the disease as a public health problem. Ebola & Cancer at G7: G7 leaders backed coordinated action on Ebola in DRC and Uganda and pledged to accelerate the fight against cancer, with Kenya among partner countries. Energy Infrastructure: Ketraco energised the Sh8.4bn Isinya–Konza 400kV line and Konza substation to strengthen grid reliability for Konza Technopolis. Fraud & Compliance: KEBS warned manufacturers about imposters posing as officials, while a former Kaimosi Friends University employee was charged over forged credentials and Sh6.3m fraud.
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