Kenyan farmers and young guides enlisted to protect city forests

By Reuters,

Peter Wainana remembers when the forest near his home outside Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, was so thick with trees and vegetation it was difficult to w...

forestry , Kenya Forest Service , logging , trees

‘We are not happy,’ MPs from pastoralist communities oppose BBI proposals

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Members of Parliament from the pastoralist communities have come out to oppose the recently unveiled Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, issuing...

Aden Duale , BBI report

Kenya receives Ksh.81.2 billion World Bank loan for North Eastern projects

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya has received a Ksh.81.2 billion ($750 million) loan from the World Bank to finance infrastructure projects in Northern Kenya. The new facilit...

International Development Association (IDA) , National Treasury , World Bank

BWIRE: Cross border movements and conflicts require more than security interventions

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The questioning of eleven Members of Parliament from North Eastern Kenya by police on Sunday on return from a visit to Somalia once...

Kenya, Cameroon militaries fighting terrorism through development

By VOA,

A delegation from the Kenyan military is sharing experience on how the Cameroon military engineering corps has taken over road construction projects i...

fighting terrorism , kenya military

Task force: United States efforts to battle extremism ‘unsustainable’

By VOA,

The United States will need to significantly change its approach to fighting terrorists and extremist groups or face the prospect of more never-ending...

extremism , United States

DP Ruto tells donors to involve local communities in projects

By DPPS,

Deputy President William Ruto has urged donors and Government officers to involve communities in the implementation of development projects. Dr Rut...

North and North Eastern Development Initiative , ruto on donors

For migrants in Russia, shattered dreams and uncertain futures

By VOA,

Long before she became just one of the financially destitute legions of street sweepers that dot Moscow's bitterly cold winter landscape, Shaknoza Ish...

migrants , russia

300K refugees repatriated to Somalia, DP Ruto says

By DPPS,

Kenya has repatriated about 300, 000 refugees from the country to Somalia under the Safe Voluntary Return program that started four years ago, Deputy ...

Dadaab , kakuma , refugees , ruto , rutp

North Korea’s new ‘tactical’ weapon test highlights military modernization

By Reuters,

North Korea’s claim last week that it had tested an unidentified “ultramodern tactical weapon” highlighted its desire to upgrade its conventiona...

Kim Dong-yub , Kim Jong-un , Kyungnam University , North Korea , Pyongyang , SEOUL , Washington

President Kenyatta meets World Bank Africa Vice President

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday met World Bank Africa region Vice President Makhtar Diop and discussed initiatives to accelerate Kenya's develo...

Big Four , North-Eastern Development Initiative , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Vice President Makhtar Diop , World Bank Africa

Upscaling water and sanitation: The MagiCube solution

By Sylvia Chebet,

Stockholm Sept 1, 2017,  MagiCube has a magical ring to it, perhaps in reference to the sheer magic it will take to wipe out the raw filth and stench...

garissa , magicube solution , Ministry of Health report , poor sanitation , sanitation , Stockholm , Upscaling , ventilated improved latrines , Wajir , Wajir and Mandera , water

Govt. calls for speedy African trade integration

By Ephraim Mugo,

The government is pushing for the accelerated implementation of the Tripartite Free Trade Area. The free trade area is expected to bring together e...

africa , African Investment and Business Forum , Algeria , Amina Mohamed , COMESA , EAC , foreign affairs , Intra african trade , SADC , Trade

Tanzania to use drones in land mapping, prevent land clashes

By VOA,

Tanzania's government is set to deploy drones to speed up land mapping in rural areas in a bid to halt frequent, sometimes deadly clashes between farm...

drones , land , land mapping , Tanzania

Zimbabwe villagers displaced by diamond mining hope to see action from government

By Reuters,

Villagers re-located to a sprawling government-owned farm complex in eastern Zimbabwe to make way for the nation's biggest diamond field are hoping th...

diamond mining , Zimbabwe

We want to work with you, Uhuru to Ukambani leaders

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday said his administration wants to work with Ukambani leaders to accelerate development that will improve the lives...

Don’t let the past hold you back, President Kenyatta tells North Eastern residents

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has told North Eastern residents not to allow past ills to hold back the region and undermine progress. The President said...

Deputy President William Ruto , garissa , president kenyatta , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Biggest ever infectious disease survey to speed end of trachoma

By Agencies,

Surveyors were taken hostage in Yemen, accused of being representatives of Dracula in Papua New Guinea, worked in sandstorms and temperatures of 50 de...

health , infectious disease survey , trachoma

Nkaissery wants IEBC to revise North Eastern boundaries anomalies

By Maureen Murimi,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Major Gen. (Rtd.) Joseph Nkaissery has appealed to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)  to start c...

Al Shabaab , Boundaries , CS Nkaissery , IEBC , Joseph Nkaissery , kenya , north eastern , terror

Development will defeat radicalization, First Lady Margaret Kenyatta says

By Agencies,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has called for a multi sectorial development drive in North Eastern Kenya, adding that development would help stamp out r...

beyond zero , First Lady , Margaret Kenyatta , maternal health