OPINION: This should be the new normal when protecting our natural capital

By Guest Writer,

By Major (Rtd) Steve Leakono Sun Tzu, one of the greatest military strategists and a renowned philosopher said that the greatest victory is that wh...

WATO: What next where livelihoods almost entirely depend on biodiversity?

By Guest Writer,

Over 190 countries adopted the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992 as a commitment to reverse the pervasive biodiversity loss globally. Unde...

Biodiversity , International Day for Biodiversity

‘The Elephant Queen’ to screen on Citizen TV this Easter Sunday

By Citizen Team,

The internationally acclaimed feature documentary, The Elephant Queen, filmed in Tsavo East National Park and the Greater Amboseli Tsavo ecosystem wil...

Easter Sunday , Mark Deeble , The Elephant Queen , Victoria Stone

Earth Hour 2020: The time for global action

By Citizen,

By Guenter Mitlacher On 28 March, as I take my place amongst millions of people around the globe to celebrate Earth Hour, I am reminded again of wh...

BWIRE: Kenya’s indigenous people still being marginalised

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire Clearly, even with constitutional protection and legal recognition, the situation of indigenous people’s communities in Kenya has...

Bajunis , Endorois , Nyangoris , Ogiek , Samias , Sengwer

BWIRE: Why Nairobi light rail system is the best option

By Benjamin Muriuki,

By Victor Bwire Hey wait a minute. How does the Nairobi City urban plan look like? Is it there in the first place? While the Government, mostly...

SGR

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta talks tough on ivory trade war

By PSCU,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has reaffirmed Kenya’s push for closure of all ivory trade markets across the world. She said Kenya will continue wi...

ivory trade , Margaret Kenyatta

Congo’s former president awarded oil block in UNESCO heritage site

By Reuters,

Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila in December awarded an oil drilling license that overlaps a wildlife-rich UNESCO world her...

Congo , president , UNESCO

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.

New ‘planetary health diet’ can save lives and the planet, major review suggests

By CNN,

An international team of scientists has developed a diet it says can improve health while ensuring sustainable food production to reduce further damag...

Planetary health diet

Blue Economy agenda gains momentum as Nairobi conference closes

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has lauded the just concluded Nairobi conference as one that generated the right momentum for harnessing the enormous economi...

Blue Economy Conference , DP William Ruto , Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma , KICC , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Six endangered South African black rhinos on way to Chad

By AFP,

Six critically endangered black rhinos were en route from South Africa to Chad on Thursday in a pioneering project to re-introduce the animals to a co...

black rhinos , Chad , south africa , Youssouf Mahamat Itno. , Zakouma , Zakouma National Park

World cities go dark as Earth Hour climate campaign circles globe

By AFP,

The Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel Tower and Moscow's Red Square were among the world landmarks to go dark Saturday, as part of a global campaign to r...

Australia , Moscow's Red Square , President Emmanuel Macron , Ria Novisti news agency , Sydney Opera House , Sydneysider Dianna Ali , the Eiffel Tower , UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Tough talk as new Cabinet Secretaries take office

By Ian Omondi,

Newly minted Cabinet Secretaries spent their first day in office meeting their predecessors and charting the way forward in their new roles. Taking...

Ambassador Judy Wakhungu , CS Keriako Tobiko , Former Lands CS Jacob Kaimenyi , Incoming Cabinet Secretaries , Lands CS Farida Karoney , ministry of Environment and Forestry , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Royal Media Services COO

South Africa’s Zuma concludes 3-day state visit to Nairobi

By PSCU,

South African President, Jacob Zuma, has left the country after a three-day official visit to Kenya. During the visit aimed at strengthening the ti...

jacob zuma , kenya , south africa , Uhuru kenyatta

State House outlines President Kenyatta’s 2016 travel schedule

By Benjamin Wafula,

President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to travel to Ethiopia on Friday, January 29th to attend this year’s African Union Heads of State and Government Summ...

president kenyatta , Uhuru kenyatta

Uhuru lauds US support in wildlife conservation

By Wangui Ngechu,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday lauded the US government for supporting Kenya’s wildlife conservation saying he welcomes the partnership between...

conservation , MOU , Ms. Sally Jewell , President Obama's visit , President Uhuru Kenyatta , US governmen , US Secretary for Interior , Wildlife

As they abandon barren land, farmers take problems with them

By Agencies,

Creeping deserts, loss of trees, barren soils and water shortages are pushing poor farmers off their land from Africa to Latin America, forcing people...

agriculture , CLIMATE CHANGE , emigration , farmers

Smugglers arrested with stolen reptiles, insects

By Koome Kimonye,

Authorities in India's southern state of Kerala arrested two Japanese nationals on Thursday after they were accused of smuggling live exotic reptiles ...