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How Agroforestry Is Transforming Farming in Bungoma

Neville Ng'ambwa September 23, 2026

A Bungoma farmer has transformed his seven-acre farm through agroforestry and sustainable land management, increasing maize yields from two to three sacks to as many as 12 sacks per acre. The approach combines trees, crop diversification, mulching and soil conservation to improve food security and resilience to unreliable rainfall.

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How Simple Electric Fence Changes Are Helping Protect Kenya’s Giant Pangolins

Correspondent September 22, 2026

Simple changes to electric fences are giving Kenya’s endangered giant ground pangolins a safer path through the Maasai Mara landscape. In Nyekweri, landowners are switching off lower fence wires, helping pangolins move safely while protecting farms and livestock.

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Kenya Turns to Bamboo to Restore Water Sources and Create Jobs

Neville Ng'ambwa September 21, 2026

Kenya is turning to bamboo as a nature-based solution for restoring water sources, rehabilitating degraded land and creating jobs. In Meru County, communities say bamboo has helped revive springs while supporting women-led businesses. Under its National Bamboo Development Strategy 2025–2035, Kenya plans to add 150,000 hectares of bamboo, while promoting processing and manufacturing to keep more value and jobs in the country.

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World’s Rivers Suffer One of the Driest Years in More than Three Decades, WMO Warns

Dan Kaburu September 21, 2026

Global rivers experienced one of their driest years in more than three decades in 2025, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The report highlights declining freshwater storage, continued glacier loss, groundwater shortages and increasingly unpredictable swings between drought and flooding—putting communities and economies under growing pressure

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Kenya Looks to Bamboo to Turn Climate Action into Rural Enterprise

Neville Ng'ambwa September 16, 2026

Environment CS Dr Deborah Barasa has urged Kenyans to embrace bamboo farming as a viable crop for agro-economy, environmental conservation and rural livelihoods during the Bamboo Expo in Meru.

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Mount Kenya Fire Leaves Water, Wildlife and Tourism at Risk

Neville Ng'ambwa September 10, 2026

A wildfire on Mount Kenya has burnt thousands of hectares, putting water supplies, wildlife habitats, tourism and surrounding community livelihoods at risk. While about 85% of the blaze has been contained, the full ecological and economic cost will only become clear after the fire is extinguished and detailed assessments are completed.

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Parliament Approves Excision of Nearly 15,000 Acres from Public Forests

Peter Ngare September 8, 2026

Kenya’s Parliament has approved the excision of nearly 15,000 acres from three public forests, raising questions over the country’s forest protection and climate restoration commitments. The decision comes as Kenya pursues a 15-billion-tree target and seeks to expand national tree cover to 30 per cent by 2032.

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How Women in Narok are Restoring Land and Reshaping Lives

Correspondent August 28, 2026

Indigenous women in Narok are combining traditional ecological knowledge with agroforestry, tree nurseries and sustainable livelihoods to restore degraded sections of the Mau Forest. Through the Paran Women Group, conservation is also creating income, strengthening women’s decision-making power and preserving knowledge passed down through generations.

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Carbon Credits Deliver KES655 Million Boost to Northern Kenya Communities

Peter Ngare August 21, 2026

Pastoral communities across northern Kenya are set to receive KES655.15 million from carbon credit sales through the Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project. The funding will support education, healthcare, water infrastructure, livelihoods and conservation initiatives, while reigniting debate over transparency, community consent and the role of carbon markets in supporting climate action and pastoral livelihoods.

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Six People, Seven Elephants Killed as Conflict Worsens Over Resources

Correspondent August 18, 2026

Human-wildlife conflict is intensifying across northern Kenya, where six people and seven elephants were killed in the first half of 2026. A Northern Rangelands Trust report recorded 26 conflict incidents as elephants and other wildlife increasingly share scarce water, pasture and migration corridors with communities and livestock.