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Environment

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...

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...

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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...