PROFILE: Caren Wakoli mentoring youth to eradicate poverty

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu Caren Wakoli is the Executive Director at Emerging Leaders Foundation. She calls herself a student of life,...

Caren Wakoli , Emerging Leaders Foundation , YALI

UNDP, CRAWN Trust push for increased access to maternal, child health services

By Rachel Ombaka,

Lack of access to maternal, child health services as well as poor provider attitudes have largely contributed to maternal deaths in Nairobi. Also Rea...

coronavirus , infant mortality , maternal deaths , Pumwani , Universal Health Coverage

Crippled by Lake Baringo’s fluoride waters, women struggle to survive

By Reuters,

Located 285 km (177 miles) north of the capital, Nairobi, in the Rift Valley, Lake Baringo is teeming with crocodiles, fish and hippopotamuses. Spa...

Lake Baringo , water with high levels of fluoride

#HerIRemember: Tribute to women killed by intimate partner or family member

By Rachel Ombaka,

The Center for Women’s Global Leadership, founder and coordinator of the Global 16 Days Campaign to End Gender-Based Violence, has dedicated Decembe...

#HerIRemember , 16days , femicide , gender based violence

Allan Ochieng: Story of student who sells popcorn on Ngong Road

By Paul Ombati,

Renowned American basketball player Michael Jordan once said: “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and ...

Allan Ochieng , Nakumatt Prestige Mall , Ngong road , Popcorns

Kenya grapples with fake news as women, politicians take the hit

By Rachel Ombaka,

'Forwarded as received' is one of the most common statements on WhatsApp messages probably intended to quash any doubts in the recipient's mind that i...

fake news , gender forum , Online Harassment , social media , Trolls

Boat made of old sandals flies flag for cleaner African seas

By Reuters,

It was 6pm when an unusual rainbow-coloured boat, made of recycled plastic waste and discarded flip-flops (sandals) gathered from beaches and roadside...

Beaches and marine ecosystems , FlipFlopi’s expedition , UN Environment.

Meet the #GitheriMan who has got the ‘world’ talking

By Citizen Reporter,

He became an internet sensation just hours after a photo of him queuing while holding a plastic paper bag with Githeri (a traditional meal prepared by...

#Ballot2017 , #elections2017 , #GitheriMan , #KenyaDecides , Viral

Human poop transformed into clean fuel in Nakuru…here’s how

By Citizen Reporter,

Poultry farmer Josephine Mbithe used to get up three times a night to add charcoal to her stove just to keep her newborn chicks warm. But since she st...

clean fuel , Human poop transformed into clean fuel in Nakuru…here’s how , human waste , Kneya , Nakuru. , recycle

Kenya’s rapid urbanisation takes toll on Maasai communal land

By Reuters,

It's just before sunset, the time of day when Maasai herdsman Josphat Ole Tonkei would have been counting his herd of cows after hours in the grazing ...

Kitengela , maasai communal land , urbanisation

Search for Miss Tourism Kenya 2016 kicks off with pomp and colour in Vihiga

By Brian Okoth,

The search for Kenya’s Miss Tourism 2016 kicked off officially in Vihiga County Wednesday, June 15. The Miss Tourism models had arrived in Vihiga...

Miss Tourism Kenya 2016

Fog collectors tap scarce water, but face a cloudy future

By Agencies,

With a thirsty and impatient boy waiting nearby, Joseph Kipalian draws water from a tank and pours it into the boy's bucket. The school-yard water tan...

Drought , fog collectors , ngong hills , water

Counties can’t handle garbage collection – Environment CS

By Lisa Kamau,

The devolution of the waste management function is not working as counties lack the capacity. This is according to Environment Cabinet Secretary Judy ...

environment cabinet secretary Judy Wakhungu , garbage collection

Gov’t rolls out ambitious plan to rehabilitate rivers, forests

By Citizen Reporter,

The Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources will partner with Murang’a county government to rehabilitate rivers and forests in the region. ...

Environment , forest , rivers rehabilitation

HIV+ Sex workers face human rights violations-Report

By Agencies,

Kenyan sex workers living with HIV/AIDS face persistent human rights violations, especially when it comes to accessing healthcare says a Global Networ...

HIV , HIV/AIDS , sex workers , World Aids Day

As water falls short, conflict between herders and farmers sharpens

By Agencies,

It's a hot, windy afternoon in Kiboya village. Dusty leaves swirl around William Ekidor, his wife Martha and their two sons as they sit under an acaci...

CLIMATE CHANGE , farmers , pastoralists famine

These are the funniest tweets about “Kidero’s grass”

By Joy Chelagat,

Nairobi is getting a facelift now that U.S. President Barack Obama is coming to town for the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit. Kenyans on social...

GES Kenya , Global Enterpreneurship Summit 2015 , Global Entrepreneurship Summit , obama

Popular model laid to rest in Embu

By Brian Okoth,

A burial service for a popular model and daughter of Nakuru County Government Procurement Director Eliezer Ngarari was held on Saturday at Kambungu, ...