Alarm Over Forest Fires as Drought Persists
Homa Bay County Ecosystem Conservator (CEC) David Muigai has raised an alert to the local communities to take measures to prevent forest fires following the prevailing dry spell in the
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Environment
Governor urges pastoralists to embrace change
With the drought nearing the Emergency Phase in Kajiado, Governor Joseph ole Lenku, is urging the pastoralist community, to embrace change in how they practice pastoralism. Governor Lenku noted that Climate
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Wetlands encroachment-a worrying trend that environmentalists are decrying
Environmentalists in Homa Bay county have called for urgent measures to protect and conserve Ondago wetlands following encroachment and adverse effects of human activities. A Homa Bay based environmentalist Willis Omullo
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Fall armyworms strike again
Farmers in parts of Chepalungu, Bomet central, and Sotik are staring at losses after the fall of army worms invaded their farms, destroying maize, sorghum, and finger millet. Ann Ngetich, a farmer from Sachangwan in Sotik Sub-county, Bomet County, said she was shocked
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Alert issued on forest fires as dry spell persists
Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has issued a fire alert following the prevailing dry spell in many of the country’s forested areas. According to Mr Peter Mukira, the Nakuru County Ecosystem Conservator,
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