Kenya

Chemical sparks war of words

Over 70% of Africa's grazing land is facing degradation due to invasive plant species

Introduced as a viable reforestation solution, Prosopis juliflora is causing land degradation in Africa and has put pastoralists at risk as …

The matatus of Nairobi: A necessary bane

Unorganised public transport system in the Kenyan city presents several challenges towards sustainable mobility  

Taking stock of Africa's livestock emissions

A new study on emissions contributed by cattle challenges the IPCC's estimates, triggering a call to incorporate data from local livestock systems

How the rise in ethnic tensions at Kenya's universities is hurting the academy

Ethnic consciousness has been a part of Kenya’s higher education politics since the first decade of independence

New hope for the hirola

Kenyan Somalis use the court to prevent the Wildlife Services from translocating the endangered hirola antelope

Kenya Floods 2024: Old Kijabe Dam bursts after heavy rains in the Rift Valley; 45 killed so far

East Africa deluged as Tanzania, Burundi and Kenya receive massive amounts of precipitation  

Plastic-free planet: Like-minded group of countries demand changes to zero draft

First day did not progress to contact group discussions

Antibiotic resistance: AMR among poultry, cattle a worry for Kenya

Health ministry draws up ways to prevent antibiotics residue from ending up in plate

KENYA

Smokeless stove

IMF, World Bank blamed for food shortage in Malawi

Tusk trade tangle

Poisoned staple

Death, food shortage in Kenya due to aflatoxin-infected maize

Snares that kill

Tobacco's side effects

From Australia to Africa, fences are stopping Earth’s great animal migrations

For time immemorial, many wildlife species have survived by undertaking heroic long-distance migrations. But many of these great migrations are …

Fall Armyworm attack: Uganda’s concerted efforts at curbing infestation

The spread of FAW is alarmingly high in Uganda but the African country is also looking at every possible solution to fight the infestation

Fall Armyworms affect 750,000 acres of maize in Africa, put food security at threat

It may take more than two years before hybrids resistant to the FAW are bred and commercialised in Africa

Citing an international meet

Another international meet fails to address the concerns of local poor people and follows the path shown by global bullies

Africa's first grid-connected biogas plant makes energy affordable, cuts carbon emissions

The biogas plant in Kenya is converting waste into biogas to provide energy

Reducing anaemia

KENYA

Thinking afresh