red sea insecurity Stories

Escalating Red Sea vessel attacks risk negating Kenya’s easing inflation as shipment of essential goods affected
Alfred Onyango  |  Jan 04, 2025

The ongoing attacks and tensions have severely impacted the flow of goods through the Suez Canal, with the 7-day moving average of container traffic f...

Investors make fortunes at NSE compared to other investments in 2024
Alfred Onyango  |  Jan 01, 2025

Official data shows between January 1 and December 30, the NSE saw a staggering 34.4 per cent increase in investor wealth, translating to an additiona...

Ishakani Village: A century-old community fades away due to insecurity, poverty
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 26, 2024

The village has for years suffered many challenges, key among them being insecurity contributed by Al-Shabaab militants from neighbouring Somalia.

Global hunger monitor says famine in war-torn Sudan is spreading
Reuters  |  Dec 24, 2024

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are engaged in a civil war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and are adamantly opposed to a famine declaration for f...

Kenya to use assisted reproduction in bid to save northern white rhino from extinction
Amina Wako  |  Dec 17, 2024

Only two females, Najin and Fatu, remain in the world, and they are kept at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.

MP Abdul Haro: UDM Party key to securing resources for marginalised North Eastern region
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 17, 2024

The Eastleigh Voice Reporter Barack Oduor spoke to Mandera South MP Abdul Haro on the role of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party in changing t...

Leaders roll out peace training to combat Mombasa’s juvenile gang crisis
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 16, 2024

Community leaders and government officials have now joined forces to address the growing crisis, describing it as a threat to the county’s social fabr...

Counting Uganda’s lions: We found that wildlife rangers do a better job than machines
The Conversation  |  Dec 15, 2024

We are researchers with over 50 years of combined experience in conservation, big cat ecology, and the complexities of people and wildlife living toge...

Pastoralist leaders raise alarm over 1.9 million children out of school in nomadic communities
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 10, 2024

The leaders pointed out that 1.9 million children in 15 pastoralist counties were not attending school, noting the urgent need for solutions

Neglect hurts northern frontier's chances of proving its potential - Wajir South MP
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 09, 2024

The world today is looking at food security as the number one agenda yet we have neglected 80 per cent of this country agriculturally.

Africa’s worsening food crisis – It’s time for an agricultural revolution
The Conversation  |  Dec 09, 2024

Agroecology is a promising way forward in addressing Africa’s worsening food crisis.

Lamu leaders decry insecurity around Boni Forest, propose deployment of local youth
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 06, 2024

They argued that the youth, being familiar with the area, would provide more effective security than the current Kenya Defense Forces personnel.

Initiative to enable the blind experience photography launched in Kenya
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 04, 2024

The initiative has been designed to offer a unique, accessible and immersive way for everyone, regardless of their visual ability, to experience and e...

Ruto hails community, private conservancies for transforming Kenya's wildlife economy
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 03, 2024

Key fencing projects in Laikipia and Taita Taveta counties are protecting both communities and wildlife.

Garissa learners gain skills in climate-smart agriculture initiative set to combat food insecurity
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 01, 2024

At Yathrib Primary School, a UK-Tech Hub-funded project is equipping students with modern agricultural skills while enhancing the school feeding progr...

Security officials and business leaders meet to address crime in Eastleigh 
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Nov 27, 2024

Security officials assured the community that they would take firm action against any criminal activities and ensure the safety of all residents and b...

Government says unlicensed dental services providers face Sh10 million fine
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 26, 2024

The crackdown on unregistered dental clinics is part of a wider government effort to address unauthorised medical practices across the country.

Kenya moderately food secure in 2024 - report
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 23, 2024

However, the country is faced with the challenge of malnutrition, as 18 per cent of children below the age of five years are stunted.

From logging to honey production: How beekeeping is saving Lamu’s mangroves forests
Farhiya Hussein  |  Nov 23, 2024

This initiative aimed to create alternative livelihoods for the Swahili-Bajuni community, traditionally known for fishing and logging.

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).