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Jaguar: The Cat's Story

Jaguar: the cat’s new story While other classy European cars like Range Rover, BMW and Mercedes Benz are global household names, the Jaguar has remained a species very exotic and vulnerable. Now, after messy living, the Jaguar makes a comeback in the new XJ 2010 By Kamau Ngunyi ( http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kamau-ngunyi/a/797/7a4) If cars could be equated to countries, the classy British car going by the name Jaguar would be Greece. Most people know Greece –for the old days schoolers, than for anything else in its recent history. Jaguar’s significance in motoring has been more felt in the past. While other classy European cars like Range Rover, BMW and Mercedes Benz were building into global household names, the Jag chose to remain a species very exotic and vulnerable. That cost it. Today, the Jag is remembered for a rich legacy between the 1930’s to 80’s. During this era, founder Sir William Lyons etched creative designs and built eye catching luxury saloons and spo...

How cooking gas will change Africa

How cooking gas will change Africa It depresses me to note that a tree must fall in Africa for someone to cook a meal. _________________________________ If there was one lesson Africa can learn from the way humankind has reacted to COVID19, it is how fast we must change our behaviors to survive when our environment changes. We need such drastic change in how we cook. It depresses me to note that ,presently, a tree must fall in Africa for someone to cook a meal. And that need not be the case. We have recently joined the push to increase usage of clean cooking energy. According to the recent United in Science report, humanity is already seriously threatened by ongoing systemic ecological changes . UNEP says the world is presently losing 10 million hectares of forest cover every year! Forests play important role in reduction of carbon dioxide from our environment, and without trees, we cannot win against climate change . Deforestation is ther...

LEASING COMPANY CALLS FOR HYBRID CARS IN EAST AFRICA

Leasing company Vehicle and Equipment Leasing Limited (VAELL) has challenged motor leading dealers such as Toyota and GM East Africa to introduce and support hybrid cars in East Africa. Paul Njeru, the company’s CEO say VAELL continues to turn down lease requests from customers especially development agencies for hybrid cars because of unavailability. The hybrid Toyota Prius and the new Chevrolet Voltz has been on high demand in developed markets. Photo Courtesy: Tesla.com A Tesla Model charging. “There is unmet demand for low-emission cars . Whichever of the our top dealers moves fast will have the advantage in the market," he says. VAELL is among the oldest dealer-neutral leasing firms in the region. The company clientele included eight listed corporations. It has a market share of 30% of the development agencies. Kenya hosts the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a factor that contributes to the pressure for more responsibility to the environment. "Nairobi ...

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