The widespread use of wood-based charcoal and firewood for cooking among rural communities around the Lake Victoria region poses serious consequences for both the environment and public health. As floods and drought are becoming more frequent and intense, affecting livelihoods, local communities are being encouraged to transition to clean energy sources as a proactive measure […]
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Kericho Benefits from National Government’s Road Upgrade Initiative
The national government’s road infrastructure network upgrade in Kericho County continues to take shape with the upgrading of various roads into bitumen standards. The initiative is expected to revolutionize transport and economic activities in the South Rift Region. The mega road projects include the upgrade of the 13-kilometer Sondu Sosiot Kapsoit Road at a cost […]
IGAD to Implement Ten Year Sustainable Tourism Master Plan
IGAD is to launch a ten-year sustainable tourism master plan that aims at unifying fragmented efforts of individual countries in the area of tourism development. The IGAD Tourism Ministers’ Meeting was conveyed today in Addis Ababa to endorse the IGAD Sustainable Tourism Master Plan that will be implemented from 2024-2034. Speaking at the occasion, IGAD […]
West region: Gendarmes nab killers of 58 year old
Two suspects, Ndamené Kenné Derrick alias Arafat and his brother Noubissi Tiodong Hyppolite, 22 years old each, were presented to the press bymembers of the Batcham Gendarmerie for allegedly killing Mr Noutsa Maurice, 58 year-old father of 8, early Monday September 9, 2024 in Bamefouock, a vicinity in Batcham subdivision of the West. According to […]
Clean cooking alternatives transforming lives for Lake Victoria locals
The widespread use of wood-based charcoal and firewood for cooking among rural communities around the Lake Victoria region poses serious consequences for both the environment and public health. As floods and drought are becoming more frequent and intense, affecting livelihoods, local communities are being encouraged to transition to clean energy sources as a proactive measure […]
Ethiopia Remains Committed in Advancing Africa’s Common Positions on Environment
Ethiopia has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to advancing Africa’s common position on the environmental related affairs, according to the Ministry of Planning and Development. As the current chair of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN), the East African nation shared its strategic approaches in addressing the issue of climate change in the 10th Special […]