When West Kenya Sugar Company came looking for space to dump their bagasse-solid waste from the manufacture of sugar from sugarcane- the residents of Ingavira village, Kakamega County, were more than willing to give them a piece of their land.

With people living in informal settlements in urban areas being more prone to extreme weather events, such as floods and extreme heat, than those living in formal settlements, early weather information could be a timely intervention to help them cope. The Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI) working in liaison with the Kenya Meteorological Department in 2018 […]

“People are no longer washing their hands. They think that this virus is a scam and they have grown comfortable. I am the only one using this handwashing station unlike during the first wave, when people would wash their hands so much that I would fill this jerrican every day, sometimes even twice,” she says, referring to her black 20-litre container positioned near her metallic makeshift shop.

Just like the members of his community in Marereni, John Katana, a reformed turtle poacher, once believed turtle meat makes children stronger and healthy, the reason pregnant women in his village enjoy turtle meat. So, every time Katana spotted footprints of turtles at the shore where they went to lay their eggs, he would hunt, […]

Polyethene, often used in bags, wrappers and films, contributes 60 per cent of analysed microplastic particles, thus making it the biggest of the plastic pollutants of Lake Victoria Who is responsible for protecting the lake from pollution? What can be done to eradicate the said unsustainable human activities?

Up to 503,000 tonnes of plastic waste generated by Kenya; only 7% recycled. A study revealed the presence of most microplastics in the vicinity of fish landing and recreational beaches. The county government, local CBOs and youth groups are carrying out clean-up activities in Dunga Beach, Kisumu Kenya