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State seeks donor help to clean Nairobi River Basin
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (667+ words) The government has urged development partners to mobilise resources towards cleaning up the heavily polluted Nairobi River Basin. On Tuesday, the Nairobi Rivers Commission, in partnership with UN-Habitat, hosted the High-Level Development Partners and Diplomatic Roundtable on Nairobi Rivers Regeneration…...
Scientists race to save the White Rhino
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (343+ words) The northern white Rhino /HANDOUT The northern white Rhino is facing extiction with only two knoen white rhinos remaining in the world. Najin and her daughter Fatu both are female and are currently being protected at Ol Pejeta conservancy in…...
The trail of clues that suggest our planet might be heating faster than we realised
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1684+ words) A curious online row over this summer's heatwaves points to a wider - and worrying - shift in climate science. This July, during Britain's record-breaking hot summer, a curious row broke out on X over climate science. Reform's deputy leader Richard Tice…...
Reprieve as internet connectivity is expanded in Murang’a
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (305+ words) Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang'ata and Paratus, Kenya, led by Managing Director Joseph Kibiwott, Millions of Kenyans living in remote and underserved areas continue to face limited access to reliable internet connectivity, creating a digital divide at a time when essential…...
Kenya, Africa get boost as Xiamen takes AI global
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (661+ words) China Mobile network engineers from Fujian monitor the operating status of intelligent computing equipment in the server room of the Siming Intelligent Computing Center in Xiamen./HANDOUT The Chinese city of Xiamen has launched a new AI programme called ‘Token…...
How forest vision grew into national conservation drive
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (764+ words) National Treasury PS Chirs Kiptoo during the 9th Edition of the KICP event at Kibkabus Forest within the Kaptagat Fores ecosystem / HANDOUT When National Treasury PS Chris Kiptoo launched the Kaptagat Integrated Conservation Programme 10 years ago, he did not know the…...
Japan Princess Takamado urges global cooperation to protect biodiversity in Nairobi address
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (542+ words) BirdLife International president says environmental challenges could no longer be tackled in isolation Princess Takamado of Japan has urged governments, businesses, scientists and communities to work together to protect biodiversity, warning threats facing birds are ultimately threats to human society....
Met: El Niño is not coming, it’s already here with us
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (1468+ words) Kenya Meteorological Service Authority (KMSA) head of Public Weather Services Section Hannah Kimani speaking during the 5th edition of the Annual Journalists Climate Training (AJCT 5) by Power Shift Africa in August 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda / HANDOUT El Niño is already here and…...
Tanzania's scent-savvy rats grow into unlikely lifesavers
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (811+ words) They are trained to use their extraordinary sense of smell to detect landmines An African giant pouched rat simulates detecting landmines during a training session at the Apopo Detection Rat Training and Research Centre at Sokoine University of Agriculture in…...
Kenya turns to UN agency to fast-track first nuclear plant by 2034
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (761+ words) A Sh500 billion nuclear plant has been proposed in Siaya. Kenya is seeking a fresh IAEA review and expanded technical support as it moves to turn its long-running nuclear power ambition into a construction-ready programme by 2034. Kenya wants the International Atomic…...