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29 May 2024
Torrential rains cause damage and loss of life in East Africa, especially in Kenya
During this year’s long rainy season, which usually lasts from March to May, Kenya has been severely affected by torrential rains which took place during the month of April. According to a situation assessment by the United Nations Agency for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), as of the end of April, the combination of heavy rain and flash floods had left 103 people dead, 29 injured, 21 people missing, 150,365 people (30,073 families) displaced and nearly 191,000 affected across the country...
9 Feb 2023
Wanjiru Defies Odds To Farm In Kenya’s Harsh Seasons
NYANDARUA COUNTY, KENYA – Situated just a few kilometers off Kenya’s Sasumua Dam is 58 years old Phillis Wanjiru a mother of four children who has defied all the odds to grow crops throughout the year in rather Kenya’s harsh dry conditions. The resident of Njabini Township in Nyandarua County on the South End of the Aberdare Mountains, Wanjiru grows Passion Fruits, Cabbages, Strew Berries, Pumpkins, Pawpaws, Guavas and Yams among others...
12 Jan 2023
Acute lack of water in Kenya affects number of children attending school
The number of children threatened by hunger, lack of water and disease in the Horn of Africa has doubled to 20.2 million since July 2022. The number of people suffering from acute water shortages has also doubled to 24 million. In Kenya, the worst drought in 40 years is effectively pushing some 1...
5 Sep 2022
Human Nature Conflicts affect Lake Olbolosatt in Central Kenya
Born 67 years ago, Mr. Wilson Muchiri, a father of five, has a long tale to tell about the Lake's ‘sweet times’ when he and his age mates went on fishing expeditions, hunting dikdik as they enjoyed the serene environment and chased the beautiful birds that made the lake a unique, enticing place to be...
30 Apr 2022 WASHINGTON DC, United States
Over 20 Million People In Africa In Dire Need Of Food And Water
$200 Million USD added to aid package for Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia. UN estimates requirement exceeds $4.4 Billion USD. 20 million people facing starvation.
5 Apr 2022 NAIROBI, Kenya
New $150 Million USD Water Infrastructure Investment For Kenya Towns
Regional investment in distribution network and sewerage system will alleviate supply issues, produce biogas, and assist in power production. An estimated 350,000 people to benefit.
30 Mar 2022 DODOMA, Tanzania
Tanzania: Government Investigates Mara River Pollution
Bad smells emanating from the Talek River, a tributary of the Mara River, that runs through the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya have experts puzzled as to cause.
23 Mar 2022 NAIROBI, Kenya
$30 Billion USD For Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP)
The new investment project will focus on the development of water infrastructure critically needed to address Africa’s growing socio-economic needs and meet Africa's goal to achieve water security for all by 2025.
8 Mar 2022 NAIROBI, Kenya
United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) Targets Plastic Pollution
A global movement to control plastic pollution has emerged over the past decade to curb the exponential growth in the use of plastics and the extreme environmental hazard created by inappropriate disposal. Objective is to draft a Treaty that can be approved in 2024.
24 Feb 2022 NAIROBI, Kenya
Fuel Blockade Halts Humanitarian Efforts In Tigray
The blockage of fuel deliveries by the Government of Ethiopia has severely curtailed humanitarian efforts in Tigray; numbers of affected people difficult to determine.
10 Nov 2021 NAIROBI, Kenya
Solar Desal For Rural Kenya
Finnish company's technology to address brackish coastal water in Kitui County
21 Sep 2021 Nairobi, Kenya
Kenya Drought Declared National Disaster
The National Treasury of Kenya and the Ministry of the Interior and Coordination of National Government will spearhead government responses to poor rainfall and crop failures which will include water and food relief distribution as well as livestock uptake.