Environment

By Benjamin Muriuki. Residents of Shauri Yako slum in Meru town have voiced their frustration over the worsening sanitation conditions in the area that poses a health hazard to their life. They are now calling on the county leadership to take immediate action by rectifying the situation. Speaking...

A group of young environmentalists in Kinna, Isiolo County have passionately embarked in the fight against deforestation through their initiative, Kinna Green Guardians. Comprising 12 members including reformed drug users and unemployed youth the group has planted over 6,000 trees since August 2024 in a bid to restore the area’s degraded ecosystem.

The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) and the Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST) on Thursday planted more than 10,000 trees in a campaign aimed at achieving President William Ruto’s 15 billion trees. Kenya’s environmental conservation efforts is shifting from simply planting trees to ensuring they grow and thrive, following the presidential directive...

Youths within Meru town have decried rising insecurity inside and around Nteere park as they planted trees and engaged in clearing bushes and cleaning. Mark Munene, the Founder of Environmental Action Alliance who led his fellow youths in carrying out the exercise urged the security agencies to beef up security along the Mwendantu and...

As the world marks World Water, March 22nd of every year;Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation CS Eric Mugaa Murithi has issued a stern warning about the significant water losses affecting the country. The global observance aims to raise awareness about the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water, underscoring the urgency of...

Meru County has taken center stage in Kenya’s latest wildlife conservation milestone as it becomes the new home for 17 mountain bongos repatriated from Florida, USA. The rare antelopes, originally native to Kenya but taken away in the 1960s, arrived in the country on Sunday night at 9:10 P.M. before being transported to Meru...

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse has held its second national substance use prevention week summit at the All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi. This year's theme was "My community, My prevention pillar". This year's theme was in appreciation of the people who do not abuse any substance...

The government has come under fire for initiating a tree planting exercise during the onset of the dry season. The exercise, where over 12 000 seedlings were planted, comes at the beginning of a dry season. The next rains are expected in March. The tree planting took place in Ruthumbi,...

Kenaff CEO Dr Mwenda M'Mailutha The Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (Kenaff) has called for increased involvement of farmers in tree planting to achieve the government’s ambitious plan to plant 15 billion trees. Kenaff, which is a membership organisation, is also mobilising farmers to plant...

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), has has kicked off a landmark translocation of 50 elephants from Mwea National Reserve to Aberdare National Park. Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano on Mo day oversaw the capture and release of a herd of five elephants as part of the operation that kicked off two...