Mathenge Stories

Sh30 million project to turn Invasive mathenge weed into economic resource launched in Turkana
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 22, 2024

The project funded by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) targets Kakuma, Kalobeyei, Songot, Nanak, Letea, Pelekech, and Lopur in Turkana West...

Asal counties move to stop spread of stubborn Mathenge plant
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 20, 2024

Locals say the tree has for long been a menace and has over time affected the growth of Indigenous trees.

PSC orders immediate release of Beatrice Mathenge from Registrar of Trade Unions post
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 18, 2024

Mathenge, whose tenure was nullified by a court ruling on November 3, 2023, is to return to the Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justi...

Revealed: President Ruto consulted Kenya Kwanza MPs on Cabinet choices
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2024

When questioned about the nominated names from the ODM party, Mathenge stated, “The President mentioned that he would form a broad-based government.”

KEFRI, Turkana county launch initiative to manage, utilize invasive Mathenge trees
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jul 19, 2024

The aggressive colonization by Mathenge has led to the loss of farmlands and pastures, impoverishing agro-pastoral communities, altering river flows,...

Kinna, Merti residents want Mathenge eradication included in Isiolo spatial plan
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jul 04, 2024

Hussein Jillo, a Merti resident, said the species were contributing to a reduction in pastures and changing the flow of water in River Ewaso Nyiro whi...

Garissa launches project to turn Mathenge weed menace into fortune
Issa Hussein  |  Mar 19, 2024

The project, supported by the ILO through KEFRI, will help the beneficiaries manage the invasive weed through decent green jobs.

Mathenge tree menace: Isiolo begins research ahead of Sh42m project
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Feb 29, 2024

Mathenge trees, which burst into the limelight during the 1997 El-Nino rains, are evergreen plants that multiply fast while colonising other plants, l...

Masalani Municipality declares war on Mathenge weed
Issa Hussein  |  Jan 19, 2024

The newly established Masalani Municipality Board is wasting no time tackling the town's environmental challenges, with a declared focus on eradicatin...

Experts present Mathenge tree management plans to Environment Ministry
Issa Hussein  |  Jan 17, 2024

Forestry experts from KEFRI and Kenya Forest Service presented strategies to manage the Mathenge tree to officials led by Cabinet Secretary for Enviro...

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