Huge Boost As Mongabay Launches Swahili Platform to Enhance Access to Science-Based Reporting

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…

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From Rabbit Urine to Organic Fertilizer: Farmers Turn to Natural Solutions

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…

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Seed Fair Mashinani Helps Kisumu Farmers Save Indigenous Crops from Extinction

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,…

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A Mission of Hope: American Apostle Transforming Lives in Western Kenya

Kisumu, March 8, 2026 –As the world commemorates International Women’s Day, attention often turns to women whose dedication and compassion are improving lives beyond their own communities. Among them is American missionary Andre Patrice Carter, whose humanitarian and faith-based work has steadily uplifted vulnerable groups in western Kenya and the coastal city of Mombasa. Carter’s…

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When a Sh250K SEO Job Attracts Almost No Interest: A Wake-Up Call for Kenya’s Communication Industry

NAIROBI, 7th March,2026-A few days ago, I received a message from a recruiter in Nairobi. The request sounded simple. The recruiter was seeking a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Manager to report to the Head of Digital Marketing. The role offered a gross monthly salary of Sh250,000 (about $1,940 USD) and focused on leading technical SEO…

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An Idiosyncratic Dimension of the US–Israel–Iran Escalation: Fitting Scattered Facts into Theory

KISUMU, 6th March, 2026 –In my last two reflections on the current US–Israel–Iran confrontation, I approached the crisis from two structural angles. First, I situated the escalation within the longue duration of American grand strategy in the Middle East. Analysts across Southeast Asia, particularly within ASEAN security circles, often characterise US behaviour in the region…

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Geopolitical Dimension of US-Israel, Iran Conflict: Strait of Hormuz as the Global Pressure Valve

KISUMU, 6th March -In my previous reflection on Trump 2.0 and the escalating confrontation with Iran, I argued that we were witnessing one of the most consequential presidencies in the history of American power projection. I located the crisis within the long arc of US–Iran hostility: from the 1979 Revolution that dethroned Washington’s ally in…

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Peculiarity of Trump 2.0, Iran, and the Unfinished War Over Order in the Middle East

KISUMU, 6th March 2026-On Nov 6, 2024, just after Donald Trump won, for the second time, against the American Establishment, against the Democratic-Woke Establishment and it’s Fundamentalist Libertarian Instruments, I wrote that his presidency would likely become one of the most consequential in the history of American presidentialism, particularly for world peace and deal against…

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Is the Fragmentations in ODM Part of Ruto’s Grand Political Strategy?

The strategy is simple: fragmentation first, absorption next, and incumbent wins KISUMU, 4th March, 2026 –In several of my earlier posts, especially written after the passing of Raila Odinga, I made a claim many considered too strong at the time: Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party and it’s anchor micro-ideology would not outlive its founder as…

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