Oil agency report clears fears of petroleum contamination of oil wells in Kenya’s South Lokichar Basin in the north
Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced that laboratory analysis of soil and water samples from the South Lokichar Oil Basin shows no evidence of petroleum contamination following its latest environmental monitoring exercise. The findings were shared during a meeting between Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai and a delegation from EPRA...
How Kenyan prison is quipping inmates with quality seed production skills to meet nationwide demand
Officials said Nyandarua Prison is the first correctional facility in Kenya to undertake potato seed propagation on such a scale, with plans to produce diverse potato varieties, beginning with white potatoes.
Civil service deputy boss reveals treated water theft in Kenya is costing government billions of dollars, poses serious health risks
Speaking during a Non-Revenue Water Management Conference dinner in Naivasha on behalf of Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service Felix Koskei, Gathecha said the losses were felt most by ordinary Kenyans.
Tourists arriving in Kenya aboard cruise ships grosses 4,890 in 10 months as first-ever vessel from Asia docks in Mombasa with 700 visitors
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director William Ruto described the maiden arrival of the cruise vessel from Asia as a testament of Kenya’s growing appeal as a global cruise tourism and rising confidence in the Port of Mombasa as a strategic gateway to East Africa.
US signs agreement to invest $1.3 billion in Tanzania’s health sector over the next five years
The agreement, signed late on Wednesday, is similar to those struck with countries including Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda under US President Donald Trump’s “America First Global Health Strategy”, designed to make poorer nations more self-reliant as the US has dismantled foreign aid programmes.
Dumping cabbage for liseveve: How indigenous vegetables in western Kenya are regaining ‘freedom’ from colonial species
Farmers cultivating black nightshade (lisutsa or managu), amaranth (murere), spider plant (tsisaga), cowpea leaves (likhuvi / shikhuvi) and liseveve (pumpkin leaves – pictured) say the crops now generate higher returns than exotic vegetables
Kakamega mining conference refines Kenya’s minerals, mining and beneficiation draft policy to root out middlemen in gold trade
Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting at Magharibi Hall in Kakamega, Mines Inspector Philip Kirui said the policy builds on the foundation laid by the Mining Act 2016 but introduces critical reforms to address emerging challenges and opportunities in the sector.
Tobacco Control Bill: State push for stringent control of nicotine and tobacco products alarms traders in Kenya
The Bill seeks to introduce stricter regulations on modern nicotine delivery systems and tobacco-related products. The Senate has already passed the legislation and forwarded it to the National Assembly for concurrence.
Official: Kenya turns to menstrual economy for accelerated industrial growth, arrest period poverty
Embu Woman Representative Pamela Njeru said period poverty remains a major barrier to education, health and economic empowerment for women and girls, urging stakeholders to shift from charity-based interventions to sustainable investments in the menstrual economy.
