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Decades after the first HIV case was diagnosed in Kenya, it is astounding that people living with HIV are still facing stigma. Various entities have come together with strategies that will cushion women and young people on matters HIV…
There are twelve different colours in the colour pencils pack but one stands out for Melissa Obeng-Kyereh, a 12 year old Ghanian girl. She barely looks up and dares not stir up any conversation, but her eyes light up every time someone…
Tumal Orto’s headgear could be merely a traditional regalia of the Gabra community in Kenya. However, at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, it is a crown of pride for the effort he put in, that has enabled him to share the platform with global…
By David Owino It is has been a month since Dr William Ruto and Rigathi Gachagua were sworn into office as Kenya’s President and Deputy President respectively. President Ruto’s tenure began with high-level international assignments…
Imagine being displaced from the place you’ve known as your home not by anyone, but by factors beyond you. You move to a place where you are at the mercy of wild animals, and other risks such as diseases, drought, and vandalism. In this…
Climate change and urbanization are together increasing water scarcity where the water demand exceeds availability for the world’s cities. Nairobi’s water demand currently stands at 810 million litres per day against a supply of 550…
Kenya has lost an estimated 50% of its mangrove forest along its Coastal strip in the last 50 years. The ecosystem is declining, mainly due to overexploitation by locals and urban development pressure. Mangroves are among the world’s most…
Residents of Makutano thrive amid drought by conserving water in water pans Water pans are dams dug in the ground with run-off directed into them Bishop Titus Masika Farm, named after the founder runs a sustainable agricultural system with…
Climate crisis is and still remains to pose a great threat. It is more than numbers, it is more than National Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted every five years. Environmental movements are now shifting narratives and public…
Well then, one would ask, why should I pay more when I can afford less. Price and value as it is determines consumer behaviour. But how much more is the ‘Kadogo Economy’ paying in a country where the latest blow after increased inflation…
By Karim Anjarwalla & Abdulmalik Sugow So far in this series we have commented on several aspects of the upcoming general elections in Kenya. One of our articles, which was published on 8 July, focused on the Independent Electoral and…
By Morris Kiruga If Okiya Omtatah, the prolific public interest litigator, had had his way, Kenya would have held its seventh multiparty elections in August 2021. In 2018, he and another activist filed a case arguing that the August 2022…
By Christian Locka As rosewood is getting rarer in Nigerian forests, traffickers wanting to continue to satisfy demands by the Chinese, have been harvesting this rare species of timber in neighbouring Cameroon by bribing forest guards and…
