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Severe drought in northern Kenya leaves thousands of children facing hunger
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 29, 2024

The ongoing drought has led families with children and adolescents to be constantly on the move or to go to emergency camps where they are at risk of...

Seaweed farming brings hope to Kwale residents hit by climate change
Reuters  |  Nov 15, 2024

In 2022, the industry produced almost 100 tonnes of seaweed worth more than $30,000 (Sh3.9 million).

President Ruto honoured with global award for advancing climate action
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 26, 2024

Ruto awarded the 2024 Presidential Green Industrialisation Investment Statesman of the Year Award, recognising his dedication to climate action.

Kenya mulls streamlining climate funding with new CBK rules
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 18, 2024

For investors, the rules will provide the information needed to assess the financial implications of climate change on potential investments and ident...

Taita Taveta MCAs urged to allocate ward funds to finance climate action
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 15, 2024

The MCAs expressed their support for the proposal, acknowledging that local climate action projects could restore river sources, improve food security...

CSOs urge Mombasa to enact climate legislation to unlock climate funding
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 26, 2024

The exclusion of Mombasa has sparked concern among local stakeholders, who argue that the county is missing out on vital resources that could address...

Kenyan pastoralists to benefit from Sh6.1bn climate change adaptation programme
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2024

The Pastoralism and Livestock Adaptation to Climate Change in Eastern Africa Programme will support over 100,000 households in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somali...

Isiolo MCAs ask State to deploy rangers to protect forested areas
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jul 31, 2024

The MCAs said cases of charcoal burning, settlements, subsistence farming and illegal logging that have adverse effects on indigenous and exotic trees...

Madaraka Day: Ruto pushes for climate-smart technologies to fight climate crisis
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 01, 2024

The president, named by Time Magazine in 2023 as one of the world's 100 most influential leaders shaping global climate, said it is now clear that cli...

Ruto renames drought response committee, extends mandate to all natural disasters
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 21, 2024

Established in 2022, the team will now be referred to as the National Steering Committee on Disaster Response and will handle all natural disasters, n...

Kenya floods: Ruto says schools to reopen on Monday
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 08, 2024

Ruto also declared that Friday, May 10, is a public holiday to remember Kenyans adversely affected by climate change.

How a young woman is changing northern Kenya's climate story
Barack Oduor  |  May 02, 2024

Aged just 21 and a climate justice activist, Rukia is on a daring mission to change the climate story of the northern frontier region.

Kenya introduces Mazingira Day in efforts to combat climate change
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 24, 2024

Amendments to the Public Holidays Act, which Ruto has signed, rename Utamaduni Day to Mazingira Day.

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