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Environment

Kisumu Environmentalists’ mission ahead of Africities summit

Environmental conservationists want to kill two birds with one stone. Africities Conference is coming up on May 17, and World Environment Day on June 5. The...

The special sugarcane waste replacing charcoal in Kisumu kitchens

Until 2018, Mr Peter Okello was budgeting Sh150, 000 for purchase of charcoal for his Hekima School fuel demand every term. Then came the cheaper...

KIWASCO says continued deforestation could render Kisumu water scarce

Kisumu Water and Sanitation Company (KIWASCO) has called on area residents to join the campaign to plant trees as a way of restoring water...

Only 2.4 per cent of land in Kisumu is under forest cover, KFS reveals

Huge chunks of land under irrigation is the one of the major challenges facing afforestation in Kisumu county. Speaking during the International Day of Forest...

Government introduces Sh2.2 million Mazingira Award for environmentalists

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday launched an award to recognize environmental activists. The accolade christened Mazingira Award will be awarded to person's and institutions leading...

How Nyalenda women make use of wastes to produce clean energy

In the busy Nyalenda slums, elderly women are kneeling down on a white gunny bag, spreading some black substance. This has been their routine, as...

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Women journalists turn to AI, but gaps in access still persist

At 5 a.m. in Kakamega County, Irene Nasimiyu prepares for her morning radio show. Before going on air,...

Learning on uneven ground: Inside inclusive early learning in Kakamega

A random visit to early childhood education centres in Kenya, you are likely to meet learners as young...

Rethinking retirement in Kenya: Balancing dignity, security and purpose

By Chrispine Oduma A prominent Kenyan media personality started a very interesting conversation on retirement age. Giddy posted in...

Public or Private? How Kiambu parents are weighing pre-school options

It is a chilly morning in Juja town. Lagna Kiuria, a salonist, walks her five-year-old son past a public...

NSSF’s 17 per cent return and the future of Tier II, contracting out in Kenya

By Chrispine Oduma The enactment of the NSSF Act, 2013 fundamentally reshaped Kenya’s retirement benefits landscape by introducing mandatory...

ILO turns to cooperatives in fight against child labour in coffee, tea sectors

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has taken its initiative against child labour in the coffee and tea sectors...