African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
As part of activities at the ongoing United Nations Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 28, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation (CAPPA) released a documentary on the impact of climate change on frontline communities. Titled “Climate Change: Africa’s Cooked and Sinking Communities,” the documentary highlights the threatening impacts of climate change in Taita Taveta […]
As Kenyans plant trees to mark the National Tree Planting holiday, youth organizations in Bungoma have planted over 3000 trees to boost the Government efforts in increasing the National forest cover. Speaking at Bungoma DEB Primary School during the ceremony, youth leaders said the youth are key in supporting the Government to achieve the desired […]
In Summary A woman who borrowed Sh6 million from a housing cooperative is seeking help to possess back her title deed . Nereah Odera had used the title as security for the loan but despite having completed payment of the loan, she says the housing cooperative is yet to give her back the land document. […]
William Ruto has urged countries across the world to explore alternatives to use of plastic bags as part of efforts to tackle pollution. He asked producers and innovators to rethink plastic products and packaging to reflect the principles of reuse, refill and repair. President Ruto argued that there was need to explore alternative options such […]
Preparations ahead of Monday’s national tree planting exercise are complete, the government has said while calling on Kenyans to actively participate in the process. The exercise which will be presided over by President William Ruto at Kiu Wetlands in Makindu, Makueni county,has seen the government mobilizing the provision of seedlings across the counties with the […]
The challenges facing the Standard Media group have increased as auctioneers have moved in to recover a debt of Sh4.1 million owed to Basil Criticos. Mr. Criticos, who is also the former Taveta MP and chairman of Kenya Trade Network Agency won a Sh3.6 million defamation case against the Mombasa Road-based media house, but the money has not been paid. In […]
Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga has slammed the government-to-government oil deal that he says has now led to exorbitant fuel prices in the country. Speaking in Siaya, Odinga says there are deep-rooted cartels inside and outside the government that have inflated the cost of fuel through corruption. The Azimio leader […]
Kenya Power has announced a power outage currently affecting most parts of the country. The power distributor confirmed the blackout in a statement on Saturday evening saying most parts of the country had been affected despite not specifying the locations. “We have lost power supply to parts of the country. Our engineers are working to […]
