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Africa's largest slum has a radio station
African court orders Kenya to pay $1.3 million as reparations to indigenous Ogiek people
The government will also formally recognise the Ogiek, one of the most marginalised groups, as an indigenous people of Kenya
Africa’s drylands are getting more support. How to make the most of this
The UN recently launched the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide
How Kenya’s new personal data protection law could affect researchers
The law requires express, explicit, unequivocal, free, specific and informed consent to personal data processing from the data subjects
UNCCD COP14 throws up innovative methods to fund drought mitigation
Commercialisation of basic livelihood and services like water and sanitation would generate sufficient funds to mitigate drought, they said
Lessons from Kenya on how to boost breastfeeding rates
The country increased its number of breastfed babies to 61% in 2014 from 13% in 2003
How corruption encourages illegal fishing on Lake Victoria
By encouraging illegal fishing to continue, corruption is undermining the comanagement system implemented to encourage more sustainable practices
How Ethiopia and Kenya have put a world heritage site in danger
The lake inflow hydrology has already changed, which means that nutrient inflows and their distribution through the lake have also been affected
Flood situation in East Africa still remains grim
Communities in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda are facing fresh bouts of flooding besides facing hardships due to earlier bouts
Dam collapse kills at least 38 in Kenya; flood situation in East Africa remains grim
Torrential rains have wreaked havoc in the last few weeks, destroying thousands of homes and displacing more than half a million people across …
Nairobi's water crisis likely to continue till 2026
On December 26, 2016, the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Ltd first announced “temporary” reduction of water supply, and the …
In strange waters
Kenyan authorities are caught between reviving a dying lake and ensuring livelihood to farmers living in its catchment
Kenya enacts law to give land titles to marginalised communities
The Community Land Bill lays down steps for communities to acquire titles to their ancestral land
Pachyderm policies
Indian and Kenyan elephant specialists recently exchanged views on controlling a common problem: man-elephant conflicts
Effective water management by a Kenyan farmer
In Kenya, where sixty per cent of all agriculturists are small farmers with less than 5 hectares (ha) of land, Peter Saku is an interesting case. …
'Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson’s accuracy of description is very much in question'
Bruce D. Patterson is the MacArthur Curator of Mammals at the Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH) in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is also an …
East Africa floods: Kenya confirms 44 cases of cholera as WHO warns of waterborne diseases
Health situation regarding possible or impending waterborne disease outbreaks could be worse across East Africa region