Nairobi — Kenya Power targets increasing its users of electric cooking to over 500,000 from 90,000 currently in three years. This was disclosed by the company's managing director (MD) and CEO, Joseph Siror, at the launch of the Global eCooking Coalition (GeCCo) during Africa Climate Week in Nairobi, which ended on Wednesday.

The new road developments in Hargeisa will in all probability have a major economic impact on the Somaliland economy. This according to the traders in the capital and the city officials.

Recently, a memorandum of understanding was signed between MSG group and a subsidiary of Sinoma (TCDRI — Sinoma), to construct an 1,9 million tonnes integrated cement plant, in the vicinity of Berbera. The estimated cost would be around 300 million US dollars, the estimation is based on a similar sized Sinoma cement project in Dire Dawa Ethiopia.

Although there is no exact data regarding the land prices in the metropolitan area of Hargeisa. Sicirka.com has checked with several brokers. Plots in the outskirts of Hargeisa that used to go for $5,000, is now valued at $20,000. The skyrocketing land prices around Hargeisa has created opportunities for the neighbouring towns.