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From Skills to Impact: Highlights from the Nakuru Digital Resilience Training

On 1st and 2nd of April, in partnership with KICTANet, UNESCO, and Internews, we hosted a two-day intensive workshop at the Baraza Media Lab  Nakuru for journalists, content creators, Civil Society Or...

PowerBank announces $1.1m incentive for 7.1 MW solar project in New York

PowerBank Corporation (PowerBank), a player in distributed solar energy, battery storage, and clean energy infrastructure across North America, announced that its 7.1 MW Jordan Rd 2 community solar pr...

Chestnut Carbon issues first U.S. IFM carbon credits with Verra’s removals tag

Chestnut Carbon (Chestnut), a U.S. developer of nature-based carbon removal projects, announced that its Improved Forest Management (IFM) project has been issued 95,909 new carbon credits that utilize...

Sora Fuel closes $14.6m round to scale air-to-jet fuel technology

Sora Fuel, a climate technology company that makes jet fuel from just air, water, and renewable energy, has closed a $14.6 million round. The round was co-led by Spero Ventures and Inspired Capital, a...

Summary of the Creative Economy Bill 2026

The Creative Economy Bill 2026, proposed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, is a comprehensive legislative framework designed to support, and regulate the creative sector i...

What to Do if Your Private Content is Leaked

As a digital creator, your image is not just your personal identity but your brand, your intellectual property, and your professional currency. When someone shares an intimate photo of you without you...

Flood Disaster in Kenya Renews Debate on Climate Risk and Preparedness

Torrential rains and flash floods that have claimed dozens of lives in Kenya and displaced more than 30 000 people have renewed debate among scientists and disaster-risk experts about the growing impa...

The GreenShift Podcast | Who is Funding Africa’s Green Transition and Who Benefits?

Ambition alone won’t solve climate change. It takes capital, and across Africa, that capital is finally moving in meaningful ways. In Kenya, programmes like FLLoCA are redirecting climate funding away...

Recap of the Trusted Voices and Information Integrity Training

On 25th and 26th of March, BAKE in partnership with UNESCO convened a training on Trusted Voices and Information Integrity, an intensive two-day program that brought together winners and nominees of t...

Kenya’s County-Led Climate Program Secures KES 3.9 Billion World Bank Boost After Surpassing Targets

The World Bank has approved additional financing of KES 3.9 billion, equivalent to US$30 million, for Kenya’s Financing Locally Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) Program, following stronger-than-expected pe...

Koelel Forces Academy Wins Inaugural KCB Green Debate

Koelel Forces Academy from Gilgil has emerged victorious in the inaugural KCB WRC Green Debate, capping off a series of sustainability initiatives hosted alongside the 2026 Safari Rally Kenya. The sch...

Plexus Energy and Growatt Partner to Advance Solar Energy Solutions in Kenya

Kenyan clean energy firm Plexus Energy has announced an exclusive partnership with Growatt, one of the world’s largest solar inverter manufacturers, in a deal that will see the Chinese company’s techn...

Government Officials Demand Shift from Agricultural Policy to Action at High-Level Kenya Retreat

Senior government officials from across Africa gathered this week to deliver a pointed message: the continent has enough agricultural policy. What it needs now is execution. The call came at a two-day...

Family Bank Pumps KES 21 Billion into Sustainability Initiatives

Family Bank Group is scaling up its environmental and social investments, deploying KES 21 billion in sustainability-linked financing as the mid-tier lender reported record profits for the year ended...

Is it Time to Shift the Misinformation Spread to Machines?

The conversation around misinformation is slowly  shifting from what people say to how platforms work. For years, social media companies operated like digital landlords, claiming they weren’t responsi...

UNESCO & BAKE partner to empower Kenyan digital creators as “Trusted Voices” for Digital Peacebuilding

As the line between traditional journalism and digital influence continues to blur, UNESCO and the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) have launched a strategic partnership to strengthen the capacity...

Reflections on the Citizen Assembly on Elections and Freedom of Expression

On February 25, 2026,  in partnership with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya), we convened a landmark Citizen Assembly on Elections and Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age at the...

Call for Nakuru creators & journalists for training on fact checking & digital security

We, the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) invites creators and journalists from Nakuru to participate in a Training on Fact-Checking and Digital Security, scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in...

Section 22 and 23 Scrapped Off, What Next For Free Speech?

On March 6, 2026, the Kenyan Court of Appeal delivered the final judgement on the Computer Misuse and Cybercimes Act 2018. Justices Patrick Kiage, Aggrey Muchelule, and Weldon Korir struck down Sectio...

Celebrating the women shaping Kenyan conversations on International Women’s Day

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) joins the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day. This year, we turn our spotlight toward the vibrant, resilient, and boundary-pushing women...

European Commission Pledges $589m to Boost Renewable Energy in Africa

The European Commission has announced a €545 million ($589 million) Team Europe package to boost Africa’s shift toward renewable energy. The pledge was unveiled by European Commission President Ursula...

Biotope by VIB Backs New Wave of Startups Tackling Food Resilience and Crop Sustainability

Biotope by VIB, a Belgian biotech startup incubator and early-stage investor founded by the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), has unveiled its seventh cohort of startups. The incubator has se...

[Interview] George Mudhune on Strategy, Growth and Renewable Energy Access in Africa

Africa’s business and energy sectors are entering a period of rapid transformation, where innovation and sustainability must go hand in hand. At the center of this shift is George Mudhune, Head of Who...

Celebrating International Day for Universal Access to Information

We join  the global community in celebrating the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). This day is a crucial moment to reaffirm that the ability to seek, receive, and impart i...