cycli Stories

Rwanda gears up to host historic 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Africa
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 13, 2025

All schools within Kigali will be closed during the championship week, while public servants have been encouraged to work remotely.

The recycling dilemma: Most plastic still ends up as waste
DW News  |  Aug 12, 2025

Of the record volumes of plastic being produced, less than 10% is made into something new. Is it time to rethink recycling?

UN negotiations enter final stretch for historic global plastics treaty amid falling recycling rates
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 07, 2025

Every year, the world makes more than 400 million tons of new plastic, and that could grow by about 70 per cent by 2040 without policy changes, accord...

Senate Bill proposes tough fines, jail for illegal electronic waste disposal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 05, 2025

The Electronic Equipment Disposal, Recycling and Reuse Bill, 2025, aims to create a structured and legal system for collecting, sorting and recycling...

Divisions on curbing plastic waste persist as UN treaty talks begin
Reuters  |  Nov 26, 2024

At COP29, Kenya, France and Barbados floated setting up a series of global levies on certain sectors that could help ramp up the amount of money that...

Counties seek shared solutions to address waste management challenges
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 10, 2024

Despite existing laws and regulations regarding waste management, Ottichilo said effective implementation remains a major hurdle.

Mazingira Day: How Kariokor's old tyres dealer is helping safeguard environment
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 10, 2024

According to him, even though dealing with old tyres has created employment for young people in the city and across the country, the main aim and bene...

Biniam Girmay's remarkable journey to becoming first Black African to win a Tour de France stage
Rama Mohammed  |  Jul 06, 2024

Eritrean Biniam Girmay recently made history by becoming the first Black African rider to win a stage at the Tour de France.

Eritrea's Biniam Girmay becomes first Black African to win a Tour de France stage
Reuters  |  Jul 01, 2024

Girmay, who was already the first Black African to win a grand tour stage at the 2022 Giro d'Italia, timed his effort to perfection to beat Colombian...

From streets to stability: How youth are transforming lives through food waste recycling
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 19, 2024

The food waste collected is packed into 50-kg bags and sold to farmers in need of animal feed, such as those raising chickens, pigs, and other livesto...

A letter from Asmara: Unveiling the captivating allure of Eritrea's capital city
Abdirizak Yusuf Ali  |  Jun 29, 2024

The city seems to exist in a realm untouched by the chaos often associated with African capitals; poor urban planning, and unmitigated traffic chaos t...

Over 800 households to benefit from waste segregation pilot project in Likoni, Mvita
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 03, 2024

The initiative aims to encourage recycling practices, support the circular economy, and minimize waste being deposited at Mwakirunge dumpsite, a signi...

Mombasa entrepreneur transforms coconut shells into profitable household items
Mishi Gongo  |  Mar 19, 2024

An accident in 2017 ended Collins Otieno's career as a PSV driver, so he turned to the use of coconut shells to make household items for sale.

'Cycling for a course': Kilifi youths promote girls' sexual, reproductive health
Mishi Gongo  |  Mar 12, 2024

The aim is to supply sanitary towels and bicycles to girls in Kilifi and other counties to prevent them from seeking favours from boda-boda operators...

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