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Environment

It may be trash to you, but it is cash to us, and lifeline to our environment

Twenty-six-year-old Edwin Bongo is a first year Special Needs Education student. When he is not in class, he is picking plastic bottles within his Manyatta...

Looming demolitions as tough-talking Abala Wanga go for developers encroaching on Dunga wetlands

Kisumu City Manager Abala Wanga has sounded a stern warning to developers invading the Dunga wetlands of Lake Victoria. Speaking during the World Wetlands Day...

Do you know the dark side of this pretty plant decorating your compounds?

Known for its undeniably beautiful and attractive foliage, ‘Sheenas Gold’ botanically known as duranta erecta, is the darling plant in Kenyan landscapes. However, its potentially...

25 years and counting; Kisumu woman who dedicated her entire life to betterment of nature

When she moved to Kisumu close to 30 years ago, Zerin Aoko had not envisioned dedicating her entire life to selling tree seedlings. She was...

Dunga youths in love with Lake Victoria wetlands

Due to his love for environment, Victor Didi had to pursue a degree in Environmental Hydrology at the University of Eldoret, graduating in 2021. Didi...

Dry ponds push Homa Bay residents to the edge

It is 4am. Men and women are racing behind donkeys pulling carts heading to River Awach. This has been the norm for residents of Kanyipir,...

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Innovation hub equips 63 Kisumu youths with digital skills

At least 63 youths have benefit from a digital skill project targeting cyber security and data analytics. The youths...

Investment Conference exposes Nyanza’s development potentials

The government has announced plans to fast-track key development projects in Nyanza in renewed efforts to transform the...

Declare femicide a national crisis, rights groups tell President Ruto

Human Rights Defenders have called on President William Ruto to declare femicide as a national crisis. Through various rights...

Gutted Trade Part 3: A ‘Controlled Market’: Monopolies, corruption and difficulty accessing licenses shut out most Ugandans from the maw trade

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, Chinese demand for the Nile perch swim bladder,...

Gutted Trade PART 2: A Smuggling Route Reversed: Uganda no longer the region’s maw processing hub

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, the hunt for fish maw is driving depletion...

Gutted Trade: How the hunt for swim bladder to supply Asian markets is failing Uganda’s fishing industry

From medicinal soups to holiday gifts, fish maw from Uganda feeds huge Chinese demand. But the once thriving...