Kenyan Innovator Wins Inaugural Youth Conservation Tech Award at GCTDF 2026
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GCTDF made the announcement of Cynthia Nekesa as the winner of the inaugural Youth Conservation Tech Award, sponsored by the Mara Elephant Project. Selected from 48 submissions across Africa, she was recognized for developing a conservation-focused digital platform integrating technology to support environmental sustainability and knowledge preservation, and has been awarded a tailored internship with MEP.
The award forms part of the broader conversations taking place at GCTDF 2026 around scaling intelligence-led conservation. Day Two of the forum ...
Date: 05 March 2026 Comments: 0
Kenya Pipeline Company Initial Public Offer (IPO) Raises KSh 112.374 Billion and records 105.7 Percent Oversubscription
Nairobi, Kenya, 4 March 2026 - The Government of Kenya, through the Privatization Authority,
has today announced the results of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Initial Public Offering (IPO),
which registered an overall oversubscription rate of 105.7 percent and raised KSh 112.374 billion.
Investors submitted applications for 12,486,078,724 billion shares against the 11.81 billion shares
that were offered at a price of Kshs 9 each, reflecting robust participation across investor categories.
Speaking ...
Date: 04 March 2026 Comments: 0
*☺️????????Kenya Advances Intelligence-Led Conservation as Global Tech and Drone Forum (GCTDF 2026) Marks World Wildlife Day✈️*
Day Two of the forum highlighted Kenya's decisive shift toward intelligence-led conservation, with strong commitments from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA), and the Mara Elephant Project on scaling drone, AI, and real-time data systems across national conservation frameworks.
Key voices featured include:
Prof. Erustus Kanga, Director General, KWS
John Paul Okwiri, CEO, KoTDA
Marc Goss, CEO, Mara Elephant Project
David Guerin and Jonty ...
Date: 04 March 2026 Comments: 0
*????Kenya To Face Petroleum & Oil Crisis only after April 2026, Due to the ongoing Israel-USA & Middle East War!*
The CS for the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum; *Hon. J. Opiyo Wandayi, EGH* has reviewed the supply and stock situation and wishes to advise that as at *3rd March 2026*, Kenya????????has sufficient stocks to cover both the country and the *region (East African Land Locked Countries using Mombasa Port-Uganda,South Sudan,Rwanda etc*).
He added that Kenya had *scheduled imports for delivery up to end of April 2026 and, therefore, as it stands, Kenya is assured of ????️Oil Supply Chain Security⛽.*
As Such; The Government is closely monitoring the fluid ...
Date: 04 March 2026 Comments: 0
*????Finally The Global Conservation Tech & Drone Forum (GCTDF 2026) Kicks Off in Nairobi,Kenya????*
The Event officially commenced with the *Women in Tech Forum* on Monday,2nd March 2026.
Globally,Women play a significant Role in the Tech Space.
*Event Details*
???? 2nd–6th March 2026
???? Trademark Hotel, Village Market & Konza Smart City (“Konza City”) *Konza Technopolis Development Authority KOTDA*– Nairobi, Kenya
Africa is stepping into the future of ...
Date: 04 March 2026 Comments: 0
