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Environment

Value Addition to Fish Waste Decreasing Pollution in Kisumu

Twenty years ago, strong foul stench emanating from heaps of waste was the order of the day near fish processing factories in Kisumu.  Huge sized...

Weed once chocking Lake Victoria is now our main source of fuel

Until 2018, Mary Akinyi was budgeting Sh.150 daily for purchase of either charcoal or firewood for domestic use. Then came the cheaper and more efficient...

It is lost dignity for Nyando flood victims

For five years now, David Anguko Lore has not been able to till his four-acre piece of land in Kasiwindi village of Ombaka, in...

Kisumu village where floods are responsible for teen pregnancies

Fifteen-year-old Brigit (not her real name) sits pensively under a tree, clutching a baby girl. Her hands appear not strong enough to restrain the baby...

UNLIKELY SIAMESE TWINS: Kisumu babies born with trees

When Victor Didi walked along the Dunga Beach at lake Victoria in 2021, at the peak of the lockdown imposed by the Kenyan government...

‘Red tilapia’ is finally finding its way back to Lake Victoria

In 1970s, Nelson Ochieng was one of the prolific fishermen at Sori Beach in Homa Bay County. His prowess in identifying good fishing sites, and...

Latest News

SOUTH SUDAN: Government official in hot soup for diverting relief vehicles for private use  

Government officials in Western Bahr el Ghazal State have diverted two Non-governmental organizations (NGO) donated vehicles intended to...

FAKE: Diamond Platinumz did not apologize over Furaha City Festival circus

A letter circulating on social media claiming that Nasib Juma, popularly known as Diamond Platinumz, apologized to Kenyans...

Sh1 billion Kisumu Poly textile techno centre now ready for students

There is light at the end of the tunnel for textile industry players as Kisumu National Polytechnic prepares...

Rivers, springs drying up as Mt Elgon Forest diminishes

Kenya’s water towers are rapidly drying up, raising alarm over the future of the country’s water resources.  Richard Walukano,...

How groundwater could supplement surface irrigation for rice

Established in 1966, Ahero Irrigation Scheme has over the past five decades become a crucial nerve in the...

How boreholes are quenching thirst for West Pokot and Turkana residents

Situated in the northwestern part of Kenya, West Pokot and Turkana counties are covered by vast arid open...