Kenya: Why did the Nakuru dam burst? Channel blocked by rain-swept debris the reason, says government

The Solai dam, also in Nakuru County, had burst in 2018; 48 people were killed then

African ministers of agriculture call for affordable fertiliser access to boost food security

Experts noted significant disparities in fertiliser use across Africa at soil health summit

East Africa floods: Kenya confirms 44 cases of cholera as WHO warns of waterborne diseases 

Health situation regarding possible or impending waterborne disease outbreaks could be worse across East Africa region

‘Ineffective’ India-made antivenoms recalled in Kenya, country faces snakebite crisis

Studies in India, by WHO show antivenom serums not working

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Opinion split on carbon markets, some call it license for Global North to pollute

Carbon credits promoted by powerful interests that benefit from maintaining the status quo of fossil fuel dependence, say opposers

Climate cover: $140 million insurance scheme in Kenya to protect herders against frequent droughts

Scheme part of a project sponsored by World Bank targetting livestock farmers in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti  

Disaster insurance gains traction in East Africa as small-scale farmers in Kenya receive flood compensation

300 households in Kenya’s Tana River receive over $90,000 as compensation

Droughts, floods to cyclones: African nations like Kenya brace for new normal of extreme weather

Cyclone Hidaya in May 2024 was the first time Kenya experienced a cyclone

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Experts criticise omitting health from main agenda

Point to inextricable link of public health with climate change

Kenya’s new water police can teach east Africa a crucial lesson

The police unit is a game-changer in responding to east Africa’s water insecurity, say experts

East Africa warned of impending food shortage after floods devastate croplands, kill livestock

Close to 10,000 livestock & over 40,000 acres of farmland lost in Kenya; Tanzania, Somalia and Burundi impacted heavily too

Alarms ring as deadly Asian malaria vector detected in Kenya

Anopheles Stephensi expanding its geographic range over the last decade; may derail Kenya's progress against malaria control

COP27: African countries launch ‘game-changing’ carbon credits initiative

Target to provide 300 million carbon credits every year by 2030

Africa Climate Summit: Youth and children demand climate justice, call for action now

Africa Youth Climate Assembly emphasises need for collaborative and immediate action in a declaration, reflects urgency echoed in …

Fight against Malaria in Kenya, Horn of Africa threatened by Asian vector

Anopheles Stephensi can transmit multiple parasites, shows high resistance to local insecticides

Artificial Intelligence, satellite-driven crop monitoring to help Kenya farmers boost yield

Climate crisis making farmers increasingly vulnerable; digital platform will enable farmers and decision-makers to get precise information about …

AMR ticking timebomb: Drug-resistant gonorrhea outbreak in Kenya major fertility threat, researchers warn

Gonorrhoea is the second-most common disease to be sexually transmitted across the world