KISUMU, March 2026 -According to the latest International Labour Organisation (ILO) and UNICEF statistics, 135 million children aged 5 to 7 are still in child labour worldwide, with over 50 million engaged in hazardous work. Out of this figure, 71 percent of them are in agriculture which remains the single largest sector for child labour…
NAIROBI, Tuesday, March 10, 2026 -Conservation news outlet Mongabay on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, launched its Swahili platform, which will serve the more than 200 million Swahili speakers in East and Central Africa, and others spread across the world. According to David Akana, the Director of Mongabay Africa, Mongabay Swahili aims to increase access to…
NYALENDA, Kisumu,10th March 2026-At first glance, the idea of using rabbit urine in farming may sound unusual, but for Madiaba Community-Based Organisation (CBO) in Nyalenda, Kisumu Central Sub-County, the natural solution is helping improve crop production while reducing reliance on chemical fertilisers. On Friday, 6th March, a community event titled Seed Fair Mashinani was held…
NYALENDA, Kisumu, Monday, March 9, 2026 –Small-scale farmers from Nyalenda Kapuothe in Kisumu Central Sub-County on Friday gathered at the Nyalenda Health Centre Hall for Seed Fair Mashinani on Friday 6th, a fair aimed at preserving indigenous seeds and protecting traditional crops from extinction. On tables across the hall, colourful varieties of maize, cowpeas, pumpkins,…
KANYAKWAR, Kisumu –On Sunday, February 8th, four boys aged 15, 12, 10 and 8 from the same family drowned in an abandoned quarry at Kanyakwar in Kisumu Central Sub-County. The incident was linked to an open, unlicensed and unregulated quarry site. A spot-check by The Eyes Watch found that the quarry where the tragedy occurred…
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…