insert_link Africa Can insurtech fix Africa’s low insurance penetration? By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency Until recently, Africa’s legacy insurance market has been relying on an old agent-driven sales model, where agents physically scouts for clients in offices, malls and other business centers to market, sell and deliver insurance products. Under this model these agents have mostly been focusing on selling individual policies largely to wealthy clients who can buy expensive products to earn them […] todayMay 10, 2024 15
insert_link 1 Oshiwambo Aa Kenya ya dhimbulukwa iihakanwa yomafundja paku tsika omiti Aanambelewa ya Kenya nena okwali taya kwatele komeho oshikonga shomoshilongo ashihe oku tsika omiti onga oshitopolwa shesiku lyoosa dhopashigwana dhaamboka ya hulithile momafundja. Omupresitend William Ruto okwiindiile aa Kenya yaye pamwe noku tsika omiti,tati omafundja nuulumbu oyili omaipulo gopamudhingoloko. Ta popi petsiko lyomiti mondingandinga ya Kenya nena,Ruto okwiindiile kehee omu Kenya a tsiki omiti dhili po 50 ngele omishona,okwaadha oshishonekwa shoku tsika omiti dhili oomilion 200 mesiku lyanena. Aanambelewa yalwe […] todayMay 10, 2024 18 1
insert_link Africa Kenya floods: as the costs add up pressure mounts on a country in economic crisis By Timothy Njagi Njeru, Egerton University There were early warnings that Kenya’s long rain season – between March and May – was going to bring above-normal rainfall. The extreme intensity of the rain has resulted in devastating floods in many parts of the country. Forty of the country’s 47 counties have been affected. More than 230 people have died and about 40,000 households, so far, have been […] todayMay 10, 2024 28
insert_link 2 1 Oshiwambo Eendokotola mo Kenya da shuna koilonga Eendokotola mo ipangelo yepangelo mo Kenya oda dimina oku shuna keenele doilonga, konima eshi da kala mekangha la kwata oule wee hani ta diishilile pu 2. Davji Atellah, eli hamushanga we hangano lililepo eendokotola moshilongo osho, okwe shikoleka ko ikundaneki kutya, eendokotola oda ninga etokolo oku shuna koilonga, noku tula elineekelo lado mepangelo li kale la nyamukula komakemo oo ali aetififa ekangha. Eendokotola moshilongo osho ota ku lopotwa da kala […] todayMay 10, 2024 17 1 2
Oshiwambo Omupresident Nangolo Mbumba aifana ova punguli va yangatepo eemito do Ammonia muNamibia nomu Africa. OmuPresident Nangolo Mbumba okwa pula ova punguli va yangatepo eemito do shilongomwa sho ammonia no ushosho mo Namibia oshoyo mu Africa alishe. Omutwe woshilongo wa Namibia edi okwe di popya moshipopiwa shaye pe yeululo lo shongalele sho ikwamaushosho no nghalo nawa yedu, osho shali metifa ko Nairobi sha Kenya. Okwati no nande enenedu la Africa natango la patulula omivelo dalo oku pitika eetemo lomaushosho, okwa pula oilongomwa oyo tai ndulukwa […] todayMay 10, 2024 9
insert_link Africa Kenya’s public universities: financing model overhaul fails to address biggest challenge – funding By Ishmael Munene, Northern Arizona University Kenya adopted a new approach to public university funding beginning with the 2023-24 academic year. Rapid student enrolment growth and declining state revenues have triggered the need for the reforms, which will require students to meet a higher proportion of costs. Ishmael Munene, who has a scholarly interest in African higher education, examines the background to these reforms. What are the […] todayMay 7, 2024 19
insert_link Oshiwambo Kenya okuli metifa lyoku hupitha mboka ya gumwa komafundja Iikonga yomewangandjo noyomomeya oyili metifa mo Kenya okuhupitha aanamagumbo mboka ya kondekelwa momagumbo komeya momudhingoloko Nyando,sho oshilongo sha taalela omafundja. Molyomakaya,omulonga gwa Nyando ogwa kunguluka,noku ninginitha omikunda odhindji noku piyaganeka einyengo lyiiyenditho mondjila onene ya Kisumu-Nairobi. Aanamagumbo ya konda 1 000 oya thiminikwa ya tauke omagumbo. Kapena manga oolopota dhomaso,ashike opolisi oyati ondjele yomeya otayi londo. Oospan dhopamuhanga pokati ko Kenya Red Cross, Kenya Coast Guard Services no Kenya Wildlife […] todayMay 6, 2024 10
insert_link Oshiwambo Kenya okweetapo ookamba dhoku edhilila mboka ya gumwa komafundja Sha landula omafundja ga kenyeneka mo Kenya,epangelo olyati olyeetapo ookamba dha konda 100 okweedhilila aantu ya konda 27 000. Nomwaalu oguli etata lyaantu ya konda 190 000 mboka ya gumwa komafundja,shiikwatelela komiyalu dhopambelewa. Sigo oompaka,aantu 210 oya hulitha. Omupresitend William Ruto nena okwali ta popitha oshigwana sho pena ethindakano iigidhe omafundja onga oshikele shopashigwana. Aantu haa kala pooha noondama nomapungulilo gomeya 178 ngoka guudha nenge geli pokuudha moshilongo ohela oya […] todayMay 3, 2024 16
insert_link Africa Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management By Sean Avery, King's College London Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village killing 42 people. Death and destruction have also occurred in the capital, Nairobi, a stark reminder of the persistent failure to keep abreast of the city’s rapid urbanisation needs. Sean Avery, who […] todayMay 2, 2024 28