By Elias Kayaga Things happen quite fast these days. Some Kenyans have even joked that they are struggling to “catch up with the syllabus.” Chinua Achebe says that when you see a frog jumping in a broad daylight, just know that there is something wrong or something must be after its life. Recently, the Kenya […]

By Vincent Ongore Moi University was launched in 1984 with pomp and high expectations as the second university in Kenya. Until then, Kenya had only one university, the University of Nairobi. As the country’s population grew exponentially, there was a need to expand opportunities for university education to accommodate the thousands of students who were […]

By OMBOKI MONAYO Maggie always thought her daughter was safe from harmful online content. Then one day, shock hit her. Her daughter Cynthia had seen obscene adult video as she mingled with friends in their neighbourhood in the ever busy urban jungle that is Pipeline, Nairobi. That evening, Cynthia came home looking upset. “Cynthia told […]

By Nyang’au Araka The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN) has asked member countries and partners to join the newly launched Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. The alliance was launched at the G20 Leader’s Summit in Brazil on Monday the 18th. The outfit is an initiative crafted by the Brazilian presidency […]

By Omboki Monayo Kenya is making significant progress in safeguarding its water resources and biodiversity through proactive measures, including the recent gazetting of five wetlands as Groundwater Protection Zones (GPZs). These steps, formalized under the Wetlands Conservation Regulations of 2022, designate critical areas like DikDik Gardens in Nairobi County and Lake Kenyatta in Lamu County […]

By Nyang’au Araka Kenyans living abroad now want a more robust and structured platform for them to participate as voters back home. Through the Diaspora Technical Working Group (DTWG), they have come up with a legislative proposal aimed at addressing the structural and logistical needs for their participation in the electioneering process. Specifically, the proposal […]

By OMBOKI MONAYO Management of methane emissions is among major challenges confronting humanity, attendees of the climate summit in Baku heard recently. The announcement was made by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), on November 15th. Over the last two years, the Methane Alert and Response System (MARS), a cutting-edge technology designed to detect major methane […]

By Nyang’au Araka Bodaboda riders continue to be among the most vulnerable road users in Kisii region, according to the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KURRA). The authority’s Kisii Regional Director, Walter Nyariki said motorcycles lead in the number of fatal accidents, and leave many with physical injuries that keep them hospitalised for a long time. […]

By Nyang’au Araka One-third of the world’s food is lost or wasted annually, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Specifically, the lack of effective refrigeration systems directly results in the loss of 526 million tons of food production, or 12 percent of the global total. In a world where the number of hungry […]

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