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Kenya to Lead Plastic Pollution Eradication Programme

Benard Ogembo September 22, 2025

Kenya has been chosen to pioneer the Responsible Sourcing Initiative in Africa, aiming to cut plastic pollution while uplifting 46,000 waste workers with fair pay, safer jobs, and greener recycling systems.

Climate Change

Plastic Talks Heats Up – Why It Matters for Kenya

Benard Ogembo August 14, 2025

Leaders from almost 200 countries are locked in tense talks in Geneva, trying to agree…

Climate Change

Plastics Treaty Talks Face Collapse as Nations Fail to Break Deadlock

Benard Ogembo August 12, 2025

Experts warn that unless negotiators agree on the treaty’s objectives, product control measures, and a robust finance and technology package, the final plastics treaty could be a watered-down compromise that fails to stop plastic pollution.

Climate Change

Africa’s Voice Rises in Geneva as Global Plastics Treaty Talks Enter Final Stretch

Benard Ogembo August 7, 2025

The final round of negotiations to draft a Global Plastics Treaty kicked off on Tuesday, August 5, in Geneva, Switzerland with a renewed push to strike a deal that could drastically reshape how the world produces, uses, and disposes of plastics.