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By Charles Wachira, bird story agency NAIROBI - At just two years of age, Fredrick Ouko contracted polio. The disease left him with both of his legs permanently damaged. It has also left him determined to ensure that people with disabilities get equal opportunities. Today, the 40-year-old identifies with the 2.2% of
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Mbetsa, who made headlines in 2018 with a prototype for Africa's first human-carrying drone, is now on a mission to build the largest IoT service platform in the continent and has set up a factory to mass-produce tech sensors and devices. By Anne Ndungu, Bird Story Agency For as long as he
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Using AI, the Internet of Things and machine learning, Eugene Maseya is working towards a revolution in Malawi's agriculture space. After the country was battered by a series of cyclones, that revolution can't come fast enough. by Charles Pensulo, bird story agency In a suburban housing area in Lilongwe, 25-year-old Providence Maliro
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Turtle sightings and populations in Kenya have over years diminished owing to increased cases of poaching, reduced nesting activities and increase of high tides due to climate change. The sharp decline in turtle populations is also attributed to low levels of local community awareness. In Ukunda, South Coast of Kenya, a
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It’s a cold evening outside Ngorongo health centre in Gatundu South. A mom with worried look straddles her ailing baby to her bosom. The toddler has cried sore and stopped. Wanjiru, the mother has found the only two benches at the out-patient occupied. She has to stand and wait longer
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