Africa energy forum opens amid calls for hastening green transition

STORY: Africa energy forum opens amid calls for hastening green transition DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:53 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference banner 2. various of the conference exhibition 3. various of Kenyan president touring the exhibition 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 5. various of the conference 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVIS CHIRCHIR, Kenya's cabinet secretary for energy and petroleum 7. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: The 25th edition of the Africa Energy Forum opened in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Tuesday with delegates renewing the call for greater uptake of clean sources of energy in order to secure a climate-resilient future for the continent. Kenyan President William Ruto opened the forum. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President "The different ways in which societies access and utilizes energies describe the contours of human productivity and inequality and also define our contribution to

Chelimo, Chepkech win Nairobi Marathon

STORY: Chelimo, Chepkech win Nairobi Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the start point of the Nairobi Marathon 2. various of marathon in session 3. various of an award ceremony STORYLINE: Kenyan marathoners Elias Chelimo and Sheila Chepkech won the men's and women's titles of the Nairobi Marathon in Nairobi, capital of Kenya on Sunday. Over 25,000 participants took part in the event where Chelimo disposed of his challengers with two kilometers to go to take home the men's top honor in 2:10:22. Wilfred Kirwa led the challengers home 29 seconds behind, ahead of Felix Kangogo, who rounded off the podium in 2:11:10. In the women's race, Chepkech broke the tape in 2:27:04 after surging away from her competitors from the 40km mark in the event staged on a looped course in the southern part of the Kenyan capital. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Daniel Ebenyo won the men's half marathon after clocking 1:00:50. Evaline Chirchir took home the women'