On April 24, Uganda’s health minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, confirmed that 12 truck drivers en route from Tanzania and Kenya had tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing the total number of cases in the landlocked country up to 75.
As Kenya prepares for a rise in novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases, 3D printing companies are designing and printing personal protective equipment (PPEs) and parts for medical devices to address the expected medical equipment deficit in the country.
The locust WhatsApp hotline has been pinging nonstop. Farmers and herders across large swathes of rural Kenya are sending in video clips of massive swarms flying overhead, blocking the light of the sun like a Biblical plague.
Kenyan runners are known worldwide for winning gold medals and breaking world records. But the country’s first performance athletic shoe company, Enda, ran into multiples hurdles when trying to convince investors at home and abroad Kenya could become a significant manufacturing hub.
