Extreme poverty remains the biggest challenge to Sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya included

A graphical expression of the milestones achieved in reducing poverty globally. Sub-Saharan Africa has a lot of ground to cover to halve poverty in the next 15...

Nakuru activist launches campaign to ban plastics

James Wakibia who is running a campaign on social media on banning plastic bags below 100 microns. By Njoki Maina James Waikibia, a social media activist bas...

Makueni County Government procures certified seeds for farmers

A certified seed shop.Makueni County Government has procured 36.5 metric tonnes of assorted seeds for farmers across the countyPhoto:Nation.co.ke Makueni Co...

El Nino expected from Thursday

Floods.  Floods. Photo courtesy of citizentv.co.ke By Cyrus Kioko Kenya is expecting El Nino rains as from Thursday October, 7 as reported by Met...

Cassava farmers in Makueni County to benefit from solar power plant

Solar panels at the Mbuvo off grid solar power plant Photo: Mary Lole Close to 300 cassava farmers under the Mbuvo Commercial Village Cassava plant in Katho...

Cry my beloved Lake Nakuru National Park

Since the rise of water levels at the Nakuru National Park was announced early this year, it has become difficult to spot flamingos at the Lake. Yet the birds a...

Meet Zacchaeus Njuguna Jairus, Kenya’s un-acclaimed tourism ambassador in the UAE

Zacchaeus with a team from Qatar pose behind a mural in the city of Doha. Photo: Zacchaeus N Jairus When in a foreign land, there is nothing as assuring as ...

Makueni County Assembly’s health committee decries the lack of a public cemetery and dump site in Emali town

Emali town in Makueni County. Despite the town being densely populated it lacks a cemetery and a dump site. Photo:Google Makueni County Assembly Committee o...

Committing to long term climate change goals is crucial for Kenya

Drought striken herds in northern Kenya. Photo courtesy of www.theguardian.com By Caroline Kibii With just three months to the Paris Climate Change Summi...

Climate change is posing tremendous health threats to humans

Dead goats and sheep starved to death due to drought. Photo courtesy of www.newstimeafrica.com   By Caroline Kibii Climate change stopped being a...

Kenya can achieve its 30 percent reduction target in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

By Caroline Kibii Last week, Kenya became only the fourth African country to commit to binding targets to reduce carbon emissions under the UN. Kenya see...

MP David Gikaria conflict with Governor Kinuthia Mbugua replicated in court

By Lorna Abuga. When David Gikaria Mbugua appeared in court to face charges of "disposing solid and liquid waste on a public highway" last week, he made a pl...

Nakuru should work hard to regain her lost glory of the cleanest town in the region

A section of Gioto dumpsite in Nakuru county. Nakuru town is not as clean as it used to be in past years (Photo: Kioko Kivandi). By Njeri Mwangi Nakuru town ...

Obama’s Nairobi visit should unlock funding to tackle climate change

Mithika Mwenda By Mithika Mwenda More than five years ago, in the dark negotiating halls of the Copenhagen climate talks, an agreement was struck that in...

Drought situation in Makueni normal and stable, says report.

A report by the National Drought Management Authority says the drought situation in Makueni is normal and stable The drought situation in Makueni County is ...