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Carbon Credit and Market-Based Forest Conservation Failing
By Peter Ngare Carbon credits and other market-based approaches to conserve forests have failed to…
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WaterKiosk Africa’s Renewable Energy Solution
Waterkiosk has managed to provide safe and clean water to 30 hospitals with a daily production capacity of 1,000,000 litres, benefiting six million people annually. This has enabled the company to create direct jobs for 55 people and 150 indirectly.
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Kenya Floods Updates-169 Dead; 30,000 Homes Displaced
By Bernard Gitau Floods claim 169 lives, displaces 30,000 households in Kenya A total of…
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Mai Mahiu Disaster Claims Over 40 Lives
The devastating impact of ongoing rains in Kenya continues to reverberate as tragedy struck early Monday morning, with more than 40 lives lost after a storm water blew through a clogged tunnel under the railway.
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Heavy Rains Ravage Kenya: Red Cross Warns of Crisis
The Kenya Red Cross has issued a dire warning as heavy rains relentlessly batter vast swathes of the country, potentially heralding a humanitarian crisis of significant proportions. With the death toll climbing to 38 by Tuesday evening, Nairobi County bears the brunt of the devastation, recording the highest number of casualties.
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Victory for Conservation: Court Halts Construction of Controversial Aberdare Road
The Aberdare ecosystem-rich biodiversity has won big after the Environment and Land Court in Nyeri stopped the construction of a road cutting the Aberdare National Park into two.
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Heavy Rains Sweep Across Kenya, Prompting Alerts and Rescues
By Wanja Mwaniki & Neville Ng'ambwa The Kenya Meteorological Department has issued a stern warning…
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Kajiado Governor Urges Action Against Tanzanian Hunting Permits
Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku has called upon the Tanzanian government and and the East African Legislative Assembly to take swift action and avert further permits on hunting.
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Nairobi’s Food Waste Crisis: A Wake-Up Call to Urban Centers
Nairobi County has emerged as a leader in the food wastage index, with each resident squandering at least 8 kilograms of food monthly, as unveiled by the UNEP Food Waste Index Report 24. This translates to an average of 100 kilograms of various foods contributed annually by each Nairobian.
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A Billion Tonnes of Food Wasted AS 783 Million Go Hungry
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in 2022, at least 783 million people faced hunger, while millions of meals went to waste globally. This stark reality underscores the urgent need to address the issue of food waste