MOMBASA, 19th February-At 5 p.m., as the coastal heat begins to settle over Kilifi County, 15-year-old Magdaline Baya begins her second shift. She has just returned from school in Kaloleni, her black rubber shoes powdered with the fine red dust of a thirsty landscape. There is no time for rest. She drops her books, picks…
KISUMU, Kenya,19th December -The Kenya Union of Sugarcane Plantation and Allied Workers (KUSPAW) has called a nationwide strike starting Monday after the government failed to pay salary and terminal benefits arrears owed to workers at leased state-owned sugar mills, amounting to about Sh.1.9 billion. Union General Secretary Francis Wangara said workers at the four mills,…
MOMBASA,Kenya,13th Dec-The global discourse on climate change has shifted from mere discussion to a demand for delivery. This was the core message emerging from the recent COP 30 talks, a pivot that holds profound implications for Africa, according to Dr. Mweetwa Mudenda, speaking at a recent MESHA Science Café. Dr. Mudenda stated emphatically that for…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia 11th December – The African Union (AU) has launched a comprehensive continental strategy to chart a unified path towards a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition by 2063. The African Energy Transition Strategy and Action Plan (ETSAP) was unveiled at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa earlier today, marking a pivotal step in…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia- Celia Martinez, a Programme Management Officer at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has urged African countries to develop and share best practices for the implementation and enforcement of energy efficiency building codes. Speaking on the sidelines of the African Energy Efficiency Conference (AFEEC) on Tuesday, 9th December, Martinez, who leads sustainable…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia –The Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll) has issued a powerful call to action for doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency by 2030 at the landmark Africa Energy Efficiency Conference (AFREC) being held at the African Union(AU), headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 8th December 2025. SEforAll emphasises that they…
KISUMU, Kenya – Plans are in full swing as the long-awaited Fish Eating Contest is set to captivate Kisumu, the lakeside city, with grandeur and colour, scheduled for Saturday, 6th December 2025. The firm commitment is to empower women with the ever-evolving world of digital transformation and entrepreneurial skills through the construction of the first…
KISUMU, Kenya – A landmark project is underway in Kenya to combat the escalating crisis of plastic pollution by advancing a non-toxic circular economy. Christened Advancing Non-Toxic Circular Economy Effective EPR Systems to Combat Plastic Pollution in Kenya, the initiative, spearheaded by the Centre for Environment, Justice and Development (CEJAD) which is supported by the…
KAPUOTHE, Nyalenda B – In the pre-dawn darkness, the fields of Kapuothe come alive with bevy of activities. Situated along the shores of Lake Victoria in Nyalenda B, Kisumu Central Sub-County, this agrarian landscape is a hive of purposeful labour as farmers prepare their fields for the next planting season using time-honoured, traditional methods. As…
NYATIKE, Migori County –The national government has rolled out an ambitious revitalisation works on the Lower Kuja Irrigation Project in Nyatike, Migori County, in a wider concerted effort to strengthen food security and promote the country’s agricultural productivity. To achieve this, the ongoing project seeks to transform the once vast, underutilized swampland into fertile and…