Africa governments must invest more in agroecology to advance food sovereignty, ESAFF forum in Kenya told
Executive Director Institute for Research and Promotion of Alternatives in Development (IRPAD) Mamadou Goita said agroecology is essential for safeguarding African biodiversity, enhancing soil quality, improving nutrition and health and increasing resilience to climate and other crises to strengthen local food systems.
Nairobi gear up for National Basket Association Africa elite camp with big wins in Safaricom tournament
In the final, Olympic Junior Secondary won gold in the girls’ competition after thrashing St John Junior Secondary team 25-03 in a one-sided affair. However, the tables turned in the boys’ final as St. John Junior Secondary team edged out Olympic Junior Secondary team 17-14 in the tightly contested match.
22 fishermen feared killed in fighting between Ethiopian, Kenyan fishermen near Omo River
Kenya’s Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen wrote on X on Sunday that the government had deployed additional security to the border and that he was engaging with Addis Ababa to “broker peace between the two communities.”
Kenyan police officer killed in action in Haiti as violent gangs unleash terror on island anation’s capital
The police officer was airlifted out of the area and died from his injuries, Godfrey Otunge, the commander of the Kenyan forces in Haiti, said in a statement.
Kenyan autism patient overcomes stigma, joins ordinary school following early intervention
Another student, Peter Kairo, is currently undergoing a similar journey at the same pre-vocational institution. His learning process began with structured training to help him adjust to the school environment – an essential first step for children with intellectual disabilities.
Italy to spend $4.2m over the next three years to restore degraded Cherang’any water tower
The Cherang’any ecosystem, which stretches across Elgeyo Marakwet, West Pokot and Trans Nzoia counties is one of the five major water towers in the country with others being Mt Kenya, the Aberdares, Mt Elgon and the Mau Complex.
13 police officers deny killing two Indian nationals, Kenyan the in run-up to 2022 polls
Amnesty International’s Kenya chapter have linked the SSU to most of more than 500 extrajudicial killings and dozens of enforced disappearances between 2019 and September 2022.
Kenya’s tourism shows strong recovery as minister projects surge in new arrivals and foreign exchange earnings
The domestic tourism sector, CS Rebecca Miano, also recorded impressive gains, with bed night occupancy rising by 12 per cent from 4,618,094 in 2023 to 5,173,966 in 2024.
Chief Justice Koome says Kenya’s judiciary is committed to fighting runaway corruption
Chief Justice Martha Koome giving her keynote speech as she chaired the 31st National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) meeting at the Pride Inn Paradise Hotel, Shanzu.
Under fire Kenya president rapped as ‘genocide-washing’ and ‘criminally irresponsible’ for hosting faction in Sudanese war
The African Union in a statement published on Wednesday voiced “deep concern over the continued escalation of the conflict between the two warring parties, particularly the non-stop perpetration of war crimes and crimes against humanity”.
