MALINDI, August 2026 – Agriculture Cabinet Secretary(CS) Mutahi Kagwe has ordered a nationwide crackdown on unsafe pesticides, saying Kenya will not be a dumping ground for products banned in other countries. “My position is clear. Any pesticide banned anywhere in the world will be banned in Kenya. If it is banned in one EAC country,…
In the high-level plenaries of global climate summits, diplomatic pledges for multi-million-dollar adaptation funds are routinely made with fanfare. Panelists pronounce terms like “climate resilience,” “just transition,” and “loss and damage funding pathways.” Yet, thousands of miles away in the dusty, sun baked landscape of Homa Bay County, Kenya, the operational reality of rural healthcare…
Climate change is increasingly taking a toll on the health of Kenyans, with malaria emerging in places where it was once uncommon, floods disrupting health facilities, prolonged drought worsening malnutrition, and extreme heat exposing communities to new health risks. The growing health burden of a changing climate was highlighted during a virtual Media Science Café…
When devastating floods sweep through villages and drought leaves livestock and families hungry or dead, journalists with their cameras troop to the scenes, capturing submerged homes, interviewing displaced families, televisions screens and newspaper pages begin to fill with images of cracked earth and overflowing rivers. But as the floodwaters recede and the drought eases, so…
Photo Credit: Generated by AI for illustration purposes only. At 1:20 pm in the heart of Kisumu’s Central Business District, Onyango Otieno, 35, commonly known as Jaboda, sits uncomfortably on his boda boda (motorbike taxi) at his designated base. Caught between the scorching sun and the desperate hope of getting his next customer to feed…
NAIROBI-Wheat farmers across Narok, Nakuru, Meru, Laikipia, Nyandarua, and Uasin Gishu are set for a major financial boost following the government’s decision to increase the producer price of locally grown wheat from Sh4,750 to Sh5,100 per 90kg bag for the 2026 season. Announcing the new rates during on Friday 7th,July, Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet…
ALGERIA, 31st July 2026 –The African Energy Commission of the African Union convened a validation workshop in Algiers to review its policy paper, “Accelerating Methane Action in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Methane Emissions Regulations in Africa’s Oil and Gas Sector.” The two-day workshop brought together experts and stakeholders to assess existing methane regulations across…
Nairobi, 9th July 2026 –President William Ruto has issued an urgent warning to continental leaders, stating that Africa “cannot afford to slow down” its transition away from toxic traditional fuels that currently threaten the health and environment of nearly one billion people. Speaking during a high-level virtual event on Clean Cooking in Africa co-hosted by…
Homa Bay County,27 June 2026 –What began as a contentious shift toward production agriculture under President William Ruto is now yielding visible results in rural Kenya, with the Kimira-Oluch Smallholder Farm Improvement Project (KOSFIP) emerging as a key example. Located in Homa Bay County, the KOSFIP irrigation scheme is changing how smallholder farmers farm, earn,…
KISUMU/HOMA BAY, 25th June 2026 -The persistent stench that now hangs over sections of the Lake Victoria shoreline in Kisumu and Homa Bay is not merely an environmental concern. It is a warning sign of a deeper crisis that touches on public health, economic survival, governance, social cohesion, and ultimately, peace and stability within the…