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A small solar system installation in Kenya (file photo, 2021). It is not from the sites named in the memorandum.

China–Africa 4 Nov 2026

China and Kenya sign Africa Solar Belt MOU for off-grid solar power in remote Kenya

China and Kenya signed a memorandum of understanding on 3 November 2026 to install off-grid solar power for schools, health facilities and water systems in remote rural Kenya, with UNICEF as a third party, the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi said.

A rainstorm sweeps across the open plains of the Masai Mara, Narok County, Kenya (file photo, August 2023).

Science 12 Oct 2026

Kenya's short rains: what the Indian Ocean Dipole is and how it moves the rain

The Indian Ocean Dipole, a sea-temperature gap across the Indian Ocean, tends to bring heavier October–December rain to Kenya when its western side is warmer, the Kenya Meteorological Department says. A Kenya Meteorological Department official was quoted by the farming news site FarmBizAfrica on 18 September as saying the dipole was still neutral, and the World Meteorological Organization predicted on 8 October that it would peak in October.