Kenya Environmental & Political News Weblog
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Ethiopian Dam Critics Won’t Go Away
Posted: February 12, 2010, 6:08 pm by Dosma
ADDIS ABABA, (IPS) – Ethiopia is building a 240-metre high dam on the Omo River that is intended to end the country’s electricity shortage and supply power to neighbouring countries. Not everyone’s happy. The Gilgel Gibe III dam will hold back 14.7 million cubic metres of water. Its 1,870 MW generating capacity will be a significant [...] -
Kenyan Bumper Maize Harvest in Coast and Southeast
Posted: February 9, 2010, 12:50 pm by Dosma
Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Ministry of Agriculture estimates that about 540,000 metric tons of maize will be harvested from the short-rains season (file photo) NAIROBI, (IRIN) – Kenya’s coastal and southeastern regions will harvest a bumper maize crop from mid-February following El Nino-enhanced rains that fell in December, according to experts. “The most likely situation between January [...]
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