Latest environment stories from across Kenya.
Old Mutual Kenya switched off lights at its Nairobi headquarters on Saturday night in a symbolic gesture supporting global climate action to mark Earth Hour 2026. The blackout at the Old Mutual Tower, carried out in partnership with…
Whether using the smaller tougher figs from local wild trees or larger, sweeter fruits from…
Seasonal weather forecasts tell farmers whether a coming season is likely to be wetter or…
By MaryAnne Musilo Horticulturalist John Ahadi has created a business from a single exotic fig…
By Grace Zawadi and Lyzzie Owade As the long rains approach, dhania remains one of…
With Kenyan food prices climbing and shortages mounting following an agricultural season marred by crop…
By Felix Ochieng Akech When Kevin Kipchirchir decided to turn part of his farm in…
By Antynet Ford A lack of adequate rainfall during the October–November–December (OND) short-rains season has…
By Antynet Ford The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has forecast wetter-than-normal rainfall…
By Felix Ochieng Okech For years, Kevin Kipchirchir from Uasin Gishu County believed his future…
Modern agriculture and livestock farming now operate under constant pressure from climate volatility. You see…
By Antynet Ford Beatrice Wanjui has transformed her rocky farm in Gilgil into an all-year…
By Antynet Ford Heavy rains since Christmas Eve have renewed hope among smallholder farmers in…
By MaryAnne Musilo Pauline Ndung’u from Ruiru, Kiambu, who previously lost her entire passion and…
By Antynet Ford Farmers who put in early drainage are managing to save crops as…
FarmBizAfrica has been selected as the only shortlisted entrant from East Africa for The Hague…
By MaryAnne Musilo Kwale farmer Isaac Lihanda is working on farm plans using neem trees…
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Reporting Grant. In Kenya’s rugged north, where the effects of climate change are vivid and dire, Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), an organization developing sustainable community…
Iconic French brand, Chanel, which sought to purchase organic, environmentally responsible silk from China. However, the luxury brand intentionally engaged suppliers whose environmental practices were rated as very poor by an audit…
The promoters and financiers of the Singrobo dam, built by French construction giant Eiffage, had promised that the project would not harm the environment. However, the project will destroy 618 hectares of forest and harm endangered…
Despite promises, mines financed by French banks and a World Bank subsidiary are ravaging the environment in Guinea. This greenwashing operation has made the fortune of the French firm Biotope, which advises both the government and the…
Already contested for its impact on the climate and because of the exactions committed on-site, the Mozambique LNG project will also negatively impact biodiversity, despite TotalEnergies’ promises. The third article of our GreenFakes…
Confidential documents written by TotalEnergies’ auditing firms reveal the inadequacy of the Group’s actions to limit the damage caused by its Tilenga oil megaproject, in an area of exceptional biodiversity. Elephants, lions and hippos…
Cover image: Sébastien Calvet / Mediapart GreenFakes, an investigation into documents obtained by Mediapart and Africa Uncensored, shows how multinationals, such as TotalEnergies and construction giant Eiffage, obtain permits to implement…
