Concern as iconic grey crested cranes fade from Lake Victoria

During the harvest season, farmers kill cranes or poison them with pesticides while others fall victim to electrocution by power lines.

By Dennis Ochieng 10 months ago

Uncertainty hits farms as climate shifts, weather patterns evolve

As the climate shifts unpredictably, farmers and experts are left in suspense, waiting for the rains that may or may not come.

By Dennis Ochieng 10 months ago

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Diving on empty: Raw deal for diver who recovered a headless body in River Tana

Not long ago, Ibrahim Abakora Mamba recovered the body of a headless man, which had been difficult to trace in River Tana.

By Dennis Ochieng 11 months ago

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Sanitation goals face harsh realities in open defecation

Open Defacation rate declined from 16.2 per cent in 2003 to 7 per cent in 2022, the country remains among 36 countries still grappling with this unhealthy practice.

By Dennis Ochieng 11 months ago

School girls in the tight grip of period poverty in Tana River

Menstruation causes approximately a million school-going girls to miss several days of school each month.

By Dennis Ochieng 1 year ago

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Lake Victoria: What ails world biggest fresh water source ?

Massive siltation, huge soil erosion deposited in the lake raise its water and soils its freshwater's health.

By Dennis Ochieng 1 year ago

Leaders point fingers over poor turnout in Kakamega

Jubilee and Opposition leaders in Kakamega County are blaming each other for the low turn-out in the ongoing voter registration exercise.

By John Shilitsa and Alex Wakhisi 9 years ago

Uhuru rejects calls to waive cane debt

Sugarcane farmers were left with a bitter taste in the mouth after President Uhuru Kenyatta rejected their calls to have Sh3.5 billion sugar debts written off.

By John Shilitsa and Alex Wakhisi 9 years ago

CORD and Jubilee in scramble for Mudavadi ahead of 2017 election

Amani National Congress leader Musalia Mudavadi appears to be the man of the moment. In western Kenya, his presidential candidature was the subject of discussion this weekend as rival coalitions tried to woo him to their side.

By John Shilitsa and Alex Wakhisi 9 years ago