Body retrieved hours after student drowned in Konyona Dam

By George Juma,

The body of a Form Four student from Osogo Secondary School in Uriri has been retrieved from Konyona dam. West Kanyamkago location Chief John Ojwan...

konyona dam , Migori Level Four Hospital

2.6M Kenyans face starvation as counties experiencing drought rises to 24

By Sam Gituku,

The government needs at least Ksh.3.7 billion between now and December to mitigate effects of an ongoing drought that is affecting more than half of t...

Drought , Starvation , turkana

Change food production and stop abusing land, major climate report warns

By CNN,

Humans have damaged around a quarter of ice-free land on Earth, United Nations scientists warned in a major report Thursday, stressing that further de...

climate report , food production , Global emmissions , Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) , World Wildlife Fund's (WWF)

Water bankruptcy looms for one in four people worldwide, researchers warn

By Reuters,

A quarter of the world's people are just a few dry spells away from facing dangerous water shortages, a U.S. think tank warned on Tuesday, with India ...

World Resources Institute (WRI)

Fire destroys Mathai Supermarket in Ruiru

By Citizen Reporter,

Property worth millions of shillings was destroyed on Sunday night in a fire that broke out at Mathai Supermarket in Ruiru, Kiambu County. Confirmi...

Mathai supermarket , ruiru

U.S. lawmakers alarmed by state of federal lockups for migrant kids

By VOA,

Lawmakers on Friday were calling for swift change after reports this week of more than 250 infants, children and teens being held inside a windowless ...

Federal lock ups , migrants , U.S lawmakers

Colombian armed groups recruiting desperate Venezuelans, army says

By Reuters,

Venezuela’s crisis is spilling across the border into Colombia as Marxist rebels and right-wing paramilitaries recruit migrants to strengthen their ...

colombia , Colonel Arnulfo Traslavina , President Ivan Duque , rebels , Venezuela

India’s sixth biggest city is almost entirely out of water

By CNN,

The floor of the Chembarambakkam reservoir is cracked open, dry and sun-baked. About 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) away, in Chennai, India's sixth large...

Chennai Water shortage , India , India's Water Crisis

UN: Millions could face severe food shortages as drought grips Somalia

By VOA,

The United Nations Refugee Agency warns an estimated 5.4 million people affected by worsening drought in Somalia will likely face severe food shortage...

Babar Baloch , Somalia drought , United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)

The women fighting to solve hundreds of mysterious murders in Venezuela

By Wangui Ngechu,

Sometimes they wear Halloween-style masks. Sometimes they show their faces. But when the men dressed in black uniforms come, Venezuelans flee. On M...

Venezuela’s Guaido urges troops to rise against Maduro, violence breaks out

By Reuters,

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday called for a military uprising to oust President Nicolas Maduro and violence broke out at anti-gov...

Juan Guaido , President Jair Bolsonaro , President Nicolas Maduro , Venezuela

Drought crisis, food insecurity could worsen in Kenya – IGAD

By Elphas Lagat,

A drought crisis and food insecurity could worsen in the months of June through to October in Kenya. A drought status report by the Intergovernment...

Drought crisis , IGAD , laikipia , Makueni

One dead, 17 diagnosed with Cholera in Kajiado

By Nancy Chepkoech,

One person was on Tuesday confirmed dead while 17 others were diagnosed with Cholera in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County. Speaking to Citizen Digital,...

CEC Esther Somoire , cholera , Kajiado County , Nairobi Hospital.

4 EU nations to take in 64 migrants rescued at sea

By VOA,

Malta's prime minister announced on Twitter Saturday that four European Union countries have finally come forward to take in the 64 migrants who were ...

EU

Malawi deploys mobile clinics for cyclone-affected children

By VOA,

At least 1,000 people were killed when Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi in March. The cyclone's floodwaters swamped medical facilitie...

Malawi

Zimbabwe seeks $613 million aid from donors after drought, Cyclone

By VOA,

Zimbabwe appealed on Tuesday for $613 million in aid from local and foreign donors to cover food imports and help with a humanitarian crisis after a s...

Zimbabwe

Exclusive: Venezuela removes eight tonnes of gold from central bank

By Reuters,

Venezuela removed eight tonnes of gold from the central bank’s vaults last week, and the cash-strapped socialist state is expected to sell the bulli...

Central Bank , gold , President Donald Trump , President Nicolas Maduro , Venezuela

Kiunjuri says Ksh.80B set aside for small dams as Arror, Kimwarer probe gathers steam

By Robert Maina,

Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri has said Ksh.80billion will be used to construct water pans and small dams across the country. According to him, the...

Arror , dams scandal , Kimwarer , kiunjuri

Floods drench Eastern Zimbabwe, water shortages parch Harare

By VOA,

As eastern Zimbabwe struggles with the aftermath of floods that have killed nearly 270 people and destroyed homes and roads, other parts of Zimbabwe a...

floods , Zimbabwe

Drought menace in highlands of Baringo

By Citizen,

Baringo county continues to hit headlines due to the drought situation in Tiaty sub-county which lies in the ASAL part , the untold truth is that it i...

baringo drought , Tiaty