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The legislators, who plan to visit the site next week, say government officials bypassed environmental concerns and may have ignored objections from k...
Environment CS Deborah Barasa explained that forest laws allow the development of eco-tourism ventures in public forests and referred to provisions in...
The court heard that within the secluded Shakahola forest, individuals were designated specific responsibilities, including village leadership, enforc...
The new drilling plans could also affect around 39 million people living in the targeted areas, including indigenous communities, threatening their la...
The funds raised should be used to roll out digital extension services, endorse indigenous knowledge, and advocate for inclusive and gender-responsive...
The now 16-year-old, testifying under witness protection as “SBB” before Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku, described how his life was upended when his mot...
This digital platform serves as a centralised system for tracking, verifying, and managing emissions reductions from REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from De...
The elders, visibly angered by the attempts, argue that the scheme is a thinly veiled attempt to dispossess them of their ancestral shrines to pave th...
Mackenzie, currently in custody and on trial alongside 94 co-accused, is alleged to be directing followers via mobile phone, sparking concerns about t...
In the year ending June 2024, the agency spent Sh24 million on legal services, but the Auditor-General found that its legal department lacked clear st...
Police also recovered two human skulls and the fresh body of an unidentified man in nearby bushes. The five-acre parcel, now designated a crime scene,...
The arrests follow renewed fears of a revival of the Paul Mackenzie-led Shakahola cult, whose mass graves, uncovered in 2023, shocked the nation and d...
Three of those rescued, all women, appeared frail and were immediately rushed to Malindi Sub-County Hospital for medical attention.
In Mkupe, a once-thriving fishing village near Mombasa, life has changed drastically as prolonged heatwaves, vanishing mangroves, and declining fish s...
At exactly 7:45 am, the programme commenced with welcome remarks and a brief but insightful history of yoga. One speaker explained that yoga derives f...
The activists want IPOA empowered to arrest rogue officers and oversee other security agencies such as the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), Kenya Forest Se...
Residents living on the disputed 34-acre part of Ngong Forest will not be evicted, Environment Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa has confirmed.
South Africa’s G20 presidency could link the ecological health of the continent’s forests with economic progress and social equity.
The conflict has already disrupted conservation in the protected areas in North and South Kivu (Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Virunga National Park).
The project, described as an “eco-tourism” initiative, involves building 11 luxury cottages, two restaurants, and other upscale facilities, which GBM...
While KFS said Konyon Company Ltd won the tender to construct the 11 cottages, the National Environment Management Authority said that it did not issu...
The ruling marked a significant win for the prosecution in the ongoing case involving Mackenzie and 37 others accused of serious offences related to t...
She said they handled 13 children, many of whom displayed symptoms of deep trauma and grief. Some carried intense anger, while others struggled with s...
Widespread tree cutting for charcoal and expansion of farmland stripped the soil of its natural cover, causing severe erosion and depleting the ground...
The Kenya Forest Service said the suspension is necessary to allow time for roundtable discussions with all stakeholders to address the public’s conce...
The clarification follows a letter from the Greenbelt Movement, a nature conservation organisation, which alleged that a luxury hotel was being built...
The organisation has now demanded that the KFS disclose the identity of the developer undertaking construction within the forest.
Ruto directed Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo to coordinate with the County Deputy County Commissioners and local leaders to identify the...
Lamu has been on the spot in recent months over suspected Al-Shabaab activities, including March's raid of Mangai village by the militia, who lectured...
These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in rainforest before they left Africa, the home of our species. Until now, though, the oldest...
