Former nurse Bernadette Samura has launched Mom and Me Home Care, a company providing professional postpartum support to new mothers in Kenya, addressing a critical gap in postnatal care.

• The service offers trained midwives and nurse assistants who visit homes to assist with newborn care, breastfeeding, and screening for postnatal depression.
• Mom and Me Home Care was officially registered in 2024, with services primarily focused on Nairobi, Kajiado, Machakos, and Kiambu counties.
• Caregivers are required to be mothers themselves and undergo additional training to identify early signs of postnatal depression, aiming to prevent severe cases, which studies estimate affect between 10 and 27 percent of mothers in Kenya.

In Ongata Rongai, Kimaru Thagana has launched Gentleman's Pantry, an artisanal food business focused on traditional fermentation and preservative-free products.

• The business offers a diverse range of fermented botanical beverages, kombucha, preserves, condiments, and herb-infused beef tallow, with prices ranging from Sh250 to Sh620.
• Founder Kimaru Thagana, with a background in Computer Science, aims to revive traditional food preservation methods for modern consumers.
• Gentleman's Pantry operates on a small-batch, manual production model, emphasizing quality and traceability in response to growing consumer interest in nutrition and ingredient transparency.

Kapchorua Tea Kenya is planning to install a 1.17-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Nandi County to reduce its electricity expenses and enhance energy consistency.

• The proposed solar plant will be erected at Kapchorua Farm to power the company's black tea processing factory.
• The project is being developed by Ariya Energy Limited and awaits approval from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).
• The application for the electricity generation licence is open for public comment until September 1, 2026.