Despite Somalia severing ties, Kenya says it won’t expel Somalis

By VOA,

In the wake of Somalia's announcement this week that it is severing diplomatic ties with Kenya, the government says it will not expel Somali diplomats...

bihi , somalia

The silent extinction: Less than 100,000 giraffes left in the wild

By Moses Ngugi,

As the World celebrated World Giraffe Day on June 21, 2020, there remains growing concern over the endangered status of the world's tallest animal. ...

giraffe meat , somali girafe , white giraffe

Coronavirus pandemic will cause global famines of ‘biblical proportions,’ UN warns

By CNN,

The world is facing multiple famines of "biblical proportions" in just a matter of months, the UN has said, warning that the coronavirus pandemic will...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , FAMINE , Starvation

OPINION: Kenya shall triumph against Coronavirus pandemic

By Citizen Reporter,

By Abraham Mariita Without a doubt, Kenya shall triumph against the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, just like the rest of the world will. Simil...

US Pastor: God sent locusts to Kenya because of corruption

By Tonny Ndungu,

American preacher Rick Wiles now claims that the locust swarms wreaking havoc in Kenya are a punishment for corruption from God. Speaking to Trunew...

World’s most celebrated teacher Peter Tabichi meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

By Citizen Reporter,

Peter Tabichi, the Kenyan science teacher who won the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2019, met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday. Tabi...

tabichi

Act now to avert disaster in drought-hit East Africa, aid agencies say

By Reuters,

East Africa could suffer a repeat of a 2011 famine that killed hundreds of thousands of people unless foreign donors stump up funds to help drought-hi...

drought and famine , East Africa Community , United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)

Kenya takes over two emptied refugee camps

By VOA,

Two camps opened to host those refugees who fled the 2011 famine in Somalia have been closed and handed to the Kenya government. Kenya said the act...

Dadaab refugee complex , Immigration PS Gordon Kihalangwa. , U.N , United Nations Commission on Refugees (UNHCR)

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)

Ipsos says only 34pc Huduma Namba registrations in the country

By Allan Irungu,

A survey by Ipsos Kenya has revealed that a majority of Kenyans are aware of what the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) also know...

Huduma Namba , IPSOS

Prepare for tough times, Met. department says long rains have failed

By Chemutai Goin,

Kenya is staring at another drought crisis in coming months following the failure of long rains expected in this month. The meteorological departme...

Long rains

OPINION: Kenya will continue to experience drought, we must learn to manage it better

By Citizen Reporter,

By Omondi Were The history of famine in Kenya is appalling. From as early as 1975, tens of thousands of people were affected with widespread dro...

ASAL , Drought , FAMINE , James Oduor , NDMA , President Uhuru Kenyatta

BWIRE: Why Kenya shouldn’t be discussing hunger in 2019

By Victor Bwire,

Once more, the drought and related famine that are ravaging parts of the country have put to test a key deliverable under the big four agenda; is the ...

Drought , food security

Kenya orders closure of Dadaab refugee camp, according to leaked UN document

By Reuters,

Kenya has ordered the closure of the Dadaab refugee camp by the middle of this year with the race now on to find homes for more than 210,000 people, a...

Dadaab

DP Ruto says reports of people dying of hunger are ‘fake news’

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The government has escalated its denial that people are dying of hunger in the country, with Deputy President William Ruto now terming the current rep...

Drought , TURKANA COUNTY , william ruto

With photos, Kenyans say #WeCannotIgnore 1million hungry people

By Reuters,

Kenyans shared pictures of drought-hit communities on Twitter on Tuesday, calling for greater government action to end a hunger crisis which has left ...

#WeCannotIgnore

Just how exactly did the drought catch the Gov’t by surprise?

By Enock Sikolia,

The government now says that no Kenyan has died from the ongoing famine in parts of the country. But a spot check by Citizen TV revealed various pa...

baringo , frought , garissa , Hunger , Kajiado , Kilifi , KWALE , Makueni , Mandera , Marsabit , Starvation , Tana River , turkana , Wajir , West Pokot

Social innovators in Garissa, Marsabit counties seek solutions for drought

By Citizen Reporter,

Sector leaders in innovation and humanitarian action on January 24, 2029 gathered at iHub to select 8 budding social innovators seeking for investment...

Drought , iHub , Maarifa Kona

War, hunger and a housing boom: Welcome to Somali, Africa’s most crowded city

By VOA,

Conflict, drought and floods have pushed a record number of Somalis into Mogadishu, making it Africa's most crowded city, the Internal Displacement Mo...

Al-Qaida , AL-SHABAB , Internal Displacement Monitoring Center , Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

War, hunger and a housing boom: welcome to Africa’s most crowded city

By VOA,

Conflict, drought and floods have pushed a record number of Somalis into Mogadishu, making it Africa's most crowded city, the Internal Displacement Mo...

Evelyn Aero , Internal Displacement Monitoring