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The best Centre for care and treatment of cancer in Kenya: Cancer Care Kenya

Hospitals have been established to provide a lot of services to the people of Kenya. These hospitals ensure that the people are better cared for and treated for their various diseases diagnosed in their bodies. Many people suffer from different diseases and therefore those hospitals have variety of departments to offer the different services required by the patients. Cancer is one of the leading diseases that is dangerous and therefore the patients need a lot of care for the treatment. Cancer Care Kenya is a center that was established purely to deal with the cancer patients in the diagnosis, care, treatment and advice giving on how to prevent the disease from spreading into the patients’ bodies.

Cancer is a general term for the abnormal cell division without control. Cancer can also be viewed as the abnormal growth of cells which have the ability to spread to other body parts. Cancer in its development stage has various stages and this will largely depend on the type of cancer. Many type of cancer have four stages of development and they have different signs and characteristics.

Cancer care Kenya therefore ensure that the patients are better cared for in the ailment. This center is located in Nairobi M.P shah hospital and they offer state-or-the-heart diagnostic, therapeutic and palliative care facilities in a one-stop medical center, and serve a lot of patients annually. They have two linear accelerators equipped with micro MLC technology which reduces the errors by intrinsic complexity.

They ensure that they provide world class treatment and care and compassion. They strive for professional excellence and innovation in all they do and make sure that they are guided by their primary goal of satisfying their patients. The patients’ services they offer are provided by a team of experts and offer comprehensive cancer treatment through radiation, surgical, medical palliative oncology services and much more.

The cancer support group operating in the same center offer complimentary therapies, support groups for patients and also involved in the awareness programmes. Other special capabilities include Siemens Linear Accelerators dual energy photon and a range of electron beam, simulators topometric devices for pre-radiation preparation of the patients to ensure accuracy, 3D computerized Prosoma oncology system for precise localization of tumor as well as custom block fabrication to project health issues and organs by using the custom made devices.

As a center of cancer care and treatment, this center offer different methods of treatment. The diagnosis and management of cancer is a complex process requiring the expertise of many highly trained individuals. In treatment therefore, medical oncology which involve treatment with drugs, surgical oncology involving treatment with surgery as well as radiation oncology which involve treatment with radiation all require a group of experts in the field of cancer which the cancer care Kenya have in large numbers. The different methods and procedures used with the treatment of cancer involves chemotherapy which make the patients use certain drugs to kill the cancer cells hence minimizing the negative effect on normal healthy cells and radiotherapy which is the use of radiation energy.

Cancer care Kenya can therefore be contacted for enquiries or further explanation through the telephone numbers +254 20 3740132 or through cell +254 727 844882, +254 737 844 882 or through email [email protected]. Their offices are opened daily from Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm

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The Most Popular Supermarkets In Nairobi, Kenya

Over time, Kenyan shoppers bought their household necessities from the estate “duka” outside their court. They would then go to “mama mboga” across the road for the vegetables. Other items such as hand brushes would be bought from the hardware shop in the nearest town as the seller at the estate hardware would charge exorbitant prices for his goods. Well, this is not the case anymore in Kenya. With the introduction of supermarkets in Kenya, Kenyans can do all or most of their shopping under one roof. Most supermarkets in Kenya today stock all sorts of goods needed in a house: television sets, beds, gas cookers, clothes, you name it. They have even gone as far as selling cooked food in the chain stores in Kenya.

There are many supermarket chain stores in Kenya today. Most of these supermarket chain stores have branches in all the major towns in Kenya. The chain stores then have their headquarters in Nairobi town. With the ever increasing population in Nairobi city, there are more supermarkets found within the CBD as compared to any other town in the country. Some of the supermarket chain stores found in Nairobi town are:

Tuskys supermarkets

Turskys supermarkets are the most pronounced chain stores found in the Nairobi city centre. There are at least 6 stores of the same brand within the city. Turskys store management has given the chain stores different names for ease in identification. Tuskys Pioneer in Nairobi is found at the far end of the city along Moi Avenue. It neighbors the 1998 August bomb blast memorial park and serves shoppers in the Nairobi downtown. Then there is Tuskys Hakati off Mfangano street in Nairobi. Up wards, there is Tuskys Magic along Ronald Ngala Street and Tuskys Imara along Accra road serving shoppers around the central area of the city of Nairobi. At the far top, along Tom Mboya Street are Tuskys Beba and Tuskys Daima. The two of them then serve shoppers in the uptown parts of the city. This widespread placement of the Turskys chain stores has led to the stores popularity.

Nakumatt Supermarket

Nakumatt supermarket does not have as many stores in the CBD as Tuskys. There are only a few Nakumatt supermarkets in Nairobi. There is Nakumatt Moi Avenue along Moi Avenue in Nairobi. It is interesting to note that this particular branch is open 24hrs a day and therefore shoppers can shop all through the night. There is then Nakumatt Ronald Ngala and Nakumatt City Hall in Nairobi town’s central area and Nakumatt Lifestyle along Monrovia Street serving shoppers in the up-town.

Naivas Supermarket

This particular chain store gained entry into the market long after Tuskys and Nakumatt, and like Nakumatt there are just a few stores in the city centre. There are only 2 stores along Ronald Ngala Street in Nairobi.

Ukwala and Uchumi Supermarkets in Kenya

These brands are not as popular as they used to be back in the day in Kenya. There is only one Uchumi store found along Aga Khan Walk.  Ukwala has approximately three stores in Nairobi city centre, one along Ronald Ngala Avenue and two along Tom Mboya Street. You can now shop for your goods in a localized area, and this cuts on the time spent moving up and buy to buy goods from different sellers in Kenya.

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Security Services Offered By Kleen Homes Security Services Ltd

Kenya is one of Africa countries which have been challenged by the alarming rates of insecurity. This is majorly linked to the illegal militia group such as Al-shabaab from Somalia, Mungiki Sect, Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) and many more groups in Kenya and outside Kenya which attack Kenyans for various reasons. The insecurity has thereby seen a lot of people killed, injured and property destroyed and therefore every Kenyan have to take a step in the protection of their selves as well as for their loved ones.

Companies in Kenya were and are still been established that specialize in the provision of security to their clients and ensure that they are safe in their houses, work, church and anywhere else where they need protection. Kleen Homes Security Services Ltd is one of these companies that offer full security services to their clients.

Kleen Homes Security Services was established out of the pressing market needs for various security services that the company offers as a model security in response to growing need of specialized services and they are professional in their practice of ethical security and being fully committed to their customers’ needs. Kleen Homes Security Services Ltd has been offering services to many organizations and somehow in collaboration with essential management consultants to institutions such as Equatorial Commercial Bank Centre, AccessKenya Group, Brookside Dairy Ltd countrywide, Archdiocese Of Kisumu and many more institutions.

Kleen Homes Security Services been in the Security sector, it have the required experience that ensure they offer other specialized services. The services that this company offer include the installation and maintenance of C.C.T.V cameras as industrial plants may use them to observe parts of a process from a central control point as well in the use of monitoring of different grounds, emergency response services that involve the use of intruder detection systems which will alert the system instead of a break-in in a restricted area and the Executive Security Consultancy where the company apart from training the security personnel, they also offer Executive Security Consultation for any enquiries and use of the security systems in their presence.

Other services that the provide for their best of their ability may include training and provision of guards in residential, educational institutions, religious institutions as well as industrial areas for manning the areas, Alarms Back-up services for the protection and safety of all the areas under the coverage of the alarms systems, the setting up of Electric Fences to their interested clients and customers in any of the areas, Access Control in that their clients accessibility through their digital control of access points and the installation of the Fire Alarm and Equipment installation which will alert the systems of this security company in case of fire outbreak in the areas which the equipment are installed. This also goes hand in hand with Emergency Response in systems where the security guards respond immediately to any alerts that their systems detect any security irregularities in the areas that they installed their alert systems within their customers’ locality or area of business operation.

Kleen Homes Security Services Ltd are equipped with the best skilled and trained security personnel who ensure that their customers are well protected and served. For their mobility and response of alerts and alarm systems, they are equipped with a fleet of modern state of the arts vehicles that are custom built for their unique type of work making their guards respond in the quickest time possible to alarms and alerts raised.

For their new customers who would like their services and join their territory of security services, they can visit www.khss.co.ke/contactus and fill the online form for registration or through the same form, customers can enquire for the services or for assistance. They can also visit their head office at Devcon House, Mogadishu road or through Telephone +254 20 530347, +254 722 449296 or through email [email protected]

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Inua Jamii Cash Programme Launched By President Uhuru

Recently, the president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta launched `Inua Jamii Cash Programme` in Kenya. `Inua Jamii Cash Programme`was launched in Murang`a County, and it is a conditional cash transfer system that is aimed to utilize Ksh 12 Billion every year.

The president launched a social welfare program in Kenya which is aimed to benefit the extremely poor people in the society. The government of Kenya has been recemtly launching development programs in Kenya which aim at eliminating poverty, making youths in Kenya productive and ensuring growth of entrepreneurial culture in Kenya.

The launching of the social welfare program in Kenya, which took place in Ihura Stadium in Murang’a County, focus on beneficiaries who include: the elderly persons over 65 years old, the disabled persons in the society, the OVCS (Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Kenya) and the extremely poor people.

The identification of the beneficiaries of the Inua Jamii Cash Program in Kenya will be left to the MPs in the society. The Vice President of Kenya, William Ruto said that the program will not tolerate any level of corruption and the cases of corruption reported will be severely punished by law.

The social welfare programme launched will work by remitting cash to the poor in the society via the mobile phone. The Safaricom Mobile Company in Kenya is involved in the Inua Jamii cash Programme in Kenya and will therefore, ensure all beneficiaries without mobile phones get some. The beneficiaries of the Inua Jamii Program will receive monthly payments for survival and growth purposes.

The Inua Jamii Program is meant to assist around 454,000 beneficiaries in 2013/14. The social welfare scheme in Kenya has been made the responsibility of MPs for transparency purposes.

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How to import or export Motor vehicles to Kenya

Motor vehicles are the most important automobiles which are required by most of the people for their transportation as well as that of their belongings. This makes it therefore one of the commodity that everyone needs for the smooth running of their life-operations. Motor vehicles are manufactured and made available by certain companies in the country and abroad the popular been General Motors in Kenya. However, other people may want to purchase vehicles from outside Kenya due to various reasons. This has made the acquisition of vehicles from abroad to be given more credit as it has a lot of requirements. For the good will some companies have been established to ease the process of international vehicle acquisition. One of the best company that specialize in car export and imports is the Auto Kenya Company.

Auto Kenya Ltd is one the best company based in Kenya which provides the car shipping services to its customers. This company aims at providing professional, knowledgeable, experienced car exportation and importation services to Kenyans. They deliver very high level of customer service, cost saving for the customers as well as develop a good business relationship through the smooth transactions. They ensure that they offer the shipping services as well as clearance of the vehicles from the ports to the respective owners.

The exportation and importation procedures have a lot of requirements for the safety of the shipped commodities. For shipping of the a car, the age limit of the car should be certain in that the car should be manufactured in a certain year for it be allowed in the country from abroad. Other requirements are the road worthiness of the car as they should be inspected by JEVIC or QISJ for its road worthiness prior to Shipment and the left hand drive are not registered unless they are to be used for special purpose. This company has various shipping methods but regardless of the method used, the transit time is a period of 21 days or more. The shipping methods include roll on roll off as well as use of containers.

The shipping service is also offered to the returning residents from outside the country. They may import one exempt motor vehicle for the returning resident provided that the residents has attained the age of 18 years, the vehicle is registered to his/her name for a period of at least the last 1 year excluding the shipment period, the vehicle is to arrive within 90 days of the owners arrival, must have stayed in the foreign country for more than two years and the within the two years, they did not make a visit and stayed in Kenya for a period of exceeding an aggregate of 90 days.

After the shipping of the vehicle from the respective abroad country in to Kenya using the Auto-Kenya as the medium of the transactions, there are documents which are required before the vehicle is cleared and they include the original passport, the vehicle logbook, bill of lading, pre-inspection certificate and the KRA PIN Card. This company is Kenya therefore has proved to be one of the best for the shipping of the vehicles from abroad as they are cost-effective and they reduce the shipping period.

For any enquiries or for their services, they can be contacted through Telephone +44 208 819 1265, fax +44 208 819 1275, email at [email protected]

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Services Offered By Easy Coach Bus Service In Kenya And Location Of Easy Coach Offices In Nairobi

In Kenya, traveling especially for long distances can be a challenge to many people. Travelling in Kenya involves a lot of processes, more specifically if you are travelling with luggage and other materials. You have to look for a good transportation means in Kenya to ensure that your luggage is secure and reach the destination without any damage or loss. For example, businesspeople usually have to look for a means which they are sure won’t let them down in the process of travelling with their business materials, and this can be very hard mostly in Kenya. With Easy Coach buses in Kenya, you can get the travelling services in Kenya which are more confidential and secure.

Easy Coach Services in Kenya

Easy Coach Company in Kenya has motto experience dignity, and therefore provides variety of travelling services to Kenyans and also to non- Kenyans. Easy Coach in Kenya is a bus service that provides the following services;

Easy Coach Long Distance traveling services in Kenya

Easy Coach is a bus service which offers long distance travelling in Kenya, transporting its passengers from one point to another. The Easy Coach buses in Kenya are well maintained to offer the best travel experience to the passengers and goods that are being transported by the passengers. The Easy Coach buses travel to cities and towns across Kenya such as Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyahururu, Kisumu, Mbale, Mumias, Busia, Kakamega, Majengo, and to cities and towns in East Africa such as Kampala in Uganda. The Easy Coach buses in Kenya have cheap charges and this depend with the distance of the towns in Kenya or Uganda.

For example, the Easy Coach buses in Kenya charge Ksh 1,450 to Kisumu town, Kakamega town, Mumias town, Mbale town and Majengo town in Kenya from Nairobi city. The Easy Coach buses in Kenya charge Ksh 2,500 from Nairobi city to Kampala in Uganda and Ksh 1,200 from Nairobi city to Nakuru town and Nyahururu town in Kenya. The better part of the Easy Coach bus service in Kenya is that, you can book Easy Coach buses online in Kenya and print a receipt that will be used to approve that you booked for an Easy Coach bus in advance. The online booking of Easy Coach buses services in Kenya is done through the Easy Coach website at www.easycoach.co.ke/bookings .

Easy Coach Letter and Parcel services in Kenya

Easy coach Bus service in Kenya also can deliver letters and parcels from one town in Kenya to another. The Easy Coach parcel service in Kenya is more secure and effective compared to any other parcel service in Kenya. The Easy Coach Company in Kenya ensure that parcels sent through Easy Coach Offices in Kenya, are delivered to the correct people on which they were intended for and on punctual basis. The Easy Coach parcel delivery service in Kenya charge according to the weight of the parcel and distance. For instance, a 10 kg parcel to a town in Kenya like Kakamega town, Easy Coach Company can charge Ksh 200 to deliver. Easy Coach Company in Kenya will offer you the best services you require for your parcel with confidentiality, respect and effective.

Easy Coach Bus hire for Ceremonies service in Kenya

Easy coach Company in Kenya offers a service whereby you can hire Easy Coach buses in Kenya and hire Easy Coach drivers in Kenya to take you to a ceremony in your rural home. The  Ceremonies Easy Coach in Kenya cover include weddings in Kenya, burials in Kenya, Homes come together ceremonies in Kenya among other ceremonies. Easy Coach company in Kenya will lend you their buses according to the type of ceremony in Kenya you have and distance with the number of passengers you are planning to carry with their buses. For example, if you plan to carry 35 passengers and travel from Nairobi to Eldoret town in Kenya for a ceremony, then Easy Coach will charge the hiring of the Easy Coach Buses and drivers in Kenya a fee of Ksh 22,000.

Location of Easy Coach offices in Nairobi city, Kenya

Easy coach bus service in Kenya is a bus network in Kenya with links all over Kenya and East Africa, more specifically Uganda. Easy Coach Offices are located in all towns in Kenya and Uganda that Easy Coach buses travel to. The Easy Coach Company has offices in Kenya’s towns which include Kakamega town, Mumias town, Mbale town, Eldoret town, Naivasha town, Nakuru town, Kericho town, and Kisumu town. Easy Coach main office in Kenya, however, is located in Nairobi city. Easy Coach main office in Nairobi is at Haile Selassie Avenue, just next to Nairobi Railway station in Kenya. The Easy Coach services and offices in Nairobi can be found adjacent to Nairobi Aviation College in Kenya. Easy Coach Services in Kenya can be accessed on the Easy Coach website at www.easycoach.co.ke  and can be contacted through the same website in the contact Easy Coach section at www.easycoach.co.ke/contactus.

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Services Available Within Greenspan Mall In Donholm Estate In Nairobi, Kenya

The Green span shopping mall in Nairobi is one of the few malls located in the larger Eastlands area of Nairobi City. The Green span shopping mall in Nairobi was open recently in 2012 and houses over ten brand shops in Eastlands part of Nairobi well known in Kenya and over. The four storey Green span shopping complex in Kenya is located in Donholm Estate in Nairobi. The Green span shopping mall supports all shoppers, gourmets and revelers in Kenya as it has boutiques, eateries and a pub in Donholm Estate in Nairobi.

The Green span shopping mall in Donholm part of Nairobi is strategically located for residents of Umoja estate, Kayole estate and Donholm estate in Nairobi. The Green span shopping mall is accessible by public means from the Nairobi Central Business District through Jogoo Road and Outer Ring Roads. You can access Green span shopping mall by boarding matatu numbers 33 in Nairobi which ply the Embakasi route in Nairobi, and alighting at the Caltex Petrol Station in Nairobi. From Caltex petrol station, you can easily get a matatu getting into Donholm estate in Nairobi, straight to the Green span shopping mall. You could also pick matatu numbers 19/60 in Nairobi at the Muthurwa bus stage in Nairobi or OTC bus station in Nairobi that ply to Kayole estate in Nairobi. These matatus picked from Nairobi city centre drop passangers right at the Greenspan shopping mall in Donholm in Nairobi. By private means in Nairobi, it is easiest to follow Jogoo route in Nairobi, into Donholm estate in Nairobi via Caltex petrol station.

Green span shopping mall houses at least 60 outlets in Nairobi. Some of the brands found within the Green span shopping mall in Donholm are;

Tuskys Supermarket in Green span shopping mall;Turskys supermarket is one of the nationally known supermarket in Kenya chains that stocks household appliances and foodstuffs.

Multi choice Kenya in Green span shopping mall in Nairobi; This is a pay tv outlet for DSTv service users and subscribers in Nairobi. You can also buy dishes and set top boxes for digital transmissions from the Multi Choice Kenya outlet in Donholm part of Nairobi.

Aga Khan Hospital in Green span shopping mall in Nairobi; There is an Aga Khan Hospital branch in Nairobi located within Greenspan mall in Donholm for treatments and various diagnoses. The main Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi is located in Parklands area in Nairobi.

Bata Shoe shop in Green span shopping mall; This particular Bata shoe store in Green span shopping mall stores both female and male shoe wear in Nairobi. You can also access children wear, sock, shoe polish and leather bags in this Bata shoe outlet in Green span shopping mall.

Eateries in Green span shopping mall; There is a food court in Green span shopping mall in Donholm estate in Nairobi that houses both chicken and pizza inns in Nairobi.

Financial services available in Green span shopping mall; Shoppers in Nairobi can access banking services in Green span shopping mall in Donholm estate in Nairobi from both the Standard Chartered Bank branch and the Bank of Africa outlet on the mall.

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The Best Shops for Phone Repair and Accessories in Nairobi, Kenya

The Best Shops for Phone Repair and Accessories in Nairobi, Kenya

Mobile phones in the present Kenya is one of the most essential commodities that people require to live a normal life. Technological advancements have made the mobile phones to be a device which can be used for different purposes apart from normal communication. For instance, the mobile phones can now be used to find direction through the Google Map app, find services around such as ATMs that the user need. This has therefore made people to view mobile phones as their life-leading device.

However, through the use of mobile phones, they often get damaged or may need upgrade. This makes the users to find for the repair of their mobile phones. This could be a challenge as finding a good mobile repairer could be very hard. Most of them may even damage the device more instead of fixing it. Fortunately, there are major phone repair shops which the mobile phones users needing repair can visit and get their problematic devices fixed faster and effectively at again affordable prices. These shops in addition, sell the phone accessories such as mobile phones chargers, earphones and other accessories.

Best Shops offering phone repair services in Nairobi:

Celfixx –this is a company that offer repair services to any brand of phones. They have a team of repair technicians who are well trained and have been in the job for many years thereby have enough experience to handle any type of problem with a mobile phone. They fix any problem from audio related problem such as ringers, speakers or microphones to handset deemed “beyond economical repair” due to liquid damage or even totally dead units. Their shop is located in 18 Muthithi Road which is between Bishan Plaza and Occidental Plaza near Mpaka Road and Muthithi Road in Westlands Nairobi. They can also be contacted through the mobile phone number +254 750 200100 or +254 754 300100 for any enquires or for further details.

Corporate Technologies – this is a phone repairing service provider that majorly deal with smartphones. They offer services such as replacement of LCD screens, touch screens, earpiece, mouthpiece, faulty charging ports as well as liquid damaged cleaning. Also through their website at www.cptech.co.ke, they provide the service known as ‘Do It Yourself’ where they direct the users on how to handle common phone problems. They also sell accessories, software upgrade and train individuals on how best to utilize their devices. Their shop is located in Woodvale Place, Woodvale Groove Westlands where they are opened from Monday to Saturday but they can be contacted through +254 702 728213 or +254 735 197184.

Mobifixx – this is another phone repair shop in Nairobi which can provide the best services on your mobile phone. They can be able to replace the smashed screen of your smartphone and do it well to ensure that it works perfectly even before the crash. Other services they offer in regards to repair include fixing faulty charging ports, on/off button problems, LCD screen replacement and they handle all phone brands such as Blackberry, IPhone, Nokia, Samsung and all the other brands. They are situated in Diamond Plaza Mall in Parklands. However, they offer services at your home and they can visit your home to repair your phone by calling them at +254 715 321999.

Smartcell Technologies is another popular repair shop that specialize in the sale of HTC smartphones, tablets and accessories. In connection to that, they also offer repair services to other brands of smartphones with competitive and affordable prices. Their services are of high quality and they ensure that their customers get the best from their smartphones. They are situated in Eagle House in Kimathi Street opposite the Corner House in Nairobi CBD and are open from Monday to Saturday. They also can be contacted to offer their services to you through +254 722 174372, +254 721 239524 or by email at [email protected]

 

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Bush Rover Limited Company In Nairobi, Kenya

Bush Rover Limited Company in Kenya is a garage for automobiles located on Karen Road, off Ngong Road in Nairobi.  Bush Rover Limited in Nairobi is near Karen Exhibition Centre.

Bush Rover Limited garage postal address is P.O Box 24259- 00502 Karen Nairobi. You can contact Bush Rover Garage in Karen via telephone contacts +254 20 883357 and 3883357, or via mobile contacts 0707217738, 0707217737 and 0726856135. 

The Bush Rover Limited website is at http://www.bushrover.com/

Bush Rover Company in Nairobi does full computer diagnostics and making adjustments of all Land Rovers in Kenya.

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Various Department available for Services at Coffee Research Foundation

Coffee is a cash crop grown in Kenya mostly in the central part of Kenya and among the major sources of revenue for Kenya as a country. The farming of coffee therefore is not taken for granted as the quality of the coffee products is the major determinant of the amount of revenue gained from coffee. This therefore makes the government ensure that the coffee farmers are provided with the necessary equipment and farm input for quality guarantee.

Kenya has also established an institution which enable the farmers of coffee in Kenya to have the best knowledge on how to tackle the challenges faced during the production of high standards of coffee. Coffee Research foundation is thereby a research institute for all matters related to coffee production in Kenya. Coffee Research Foundation is determined to be an excellent global institution of research and development for sustainable wealth creation in the coffee industry as well as conduct research, develop and disseminate modern and innovative technologies through efficient utilization of resources for prosperity of stakeholders.

Coffee Research Foundation despite conduction of the research and information dissemination about coffee, they also conduct and carry out activities such as soil and leaf analysis to give farmers best advice on the type of fertilizers to use, production of certified seeds for faster and quality coffee production, raising of coffee seedling, chemical evaluation and analysis, monitoring and forecasting, residential training at the Kenya coffee college as well as recording and analyzing meteorological data.

Departments of Coffee Research Foundation

There are various departments in the coffee research foundation which deal and put emphasis on the different areas of study. They include;

Technical Department: this department is made up of various sub departments which have different services. They host sub-divisions such as;

i) Agricultural Economics which deal with undertaking research on socio-economic and policy issues that impact on the coffee industry. The research outputs of this section are aimed at supporting both business and policy processes. This section is also responsible of undertaking continuous review of the coffee industry in order to anticipate emerging challenges and opportunities.

ii) Entomology which is the section which undertake activities such as carrying out socio-economic studies within the industry to determine factors influencing the adoption of the recommended technical information, assessing the different management practices within the smallholder and estate coffee sectors with a view of establishing the various cost structures and factors influencing profitability as well as establishing the demand and supply function of the developed coffee varieties.

iii) Crop Physiology whose main goal is to conduct physiological research to establish the relationship between the morphological and functional characteristics and their environment to determine the crop yield and quality.

iv) Experimental Agronomy where this section carries out field trials at the Coffee Research Station and sub-stations, demonstration plots and other experimental sites. Other sectors under this department include Chemistry, Research Liaison and Advisory, Plant Breeding Unit as well as Plant Pathology all of which have various different activities and tasks.

Farms and Substations Department

This as an institution should ensure that they have other places to conduct their works and activities as this will ensure that the farmers have access to the best information required for coffee production. This research foundation has therefore established other substations to offer their services. The substations are located in different weather conditions so as to compare the yield and finally establish the best weather for the different variety of coffee. The stations are located in Jacaranda/Rukera farm in Ruiru, Azania farm in Ruiru, Kitale Substation in Kitale, Koru Substation in Mau highlands, Mariene Substation and Kisii Substation in Kisii.

Service Department

This department deals with the management of services offered by the Coffee Research Foundation. There are various sections which deals specifically with the different areas of specialization and they include Finance/Accounts which manage all funds to be used in the research programmes, Internal Audit, Human Resource and Administration for managing of the Human Resource issues, Estate and Transport section which deals with the housing and transportation of equipment of research as well as researchers and the Procurement section.

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