Report cites level of cancer threat
At least 32,987 Kenyans died of cancer in 2018 as revealed by a latest report on the extent the disease has ravaged the country. The report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
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Dry spell in the Aberdares opens a battle front for Water resources in Gura River
Two companies are fighting for the control of a river; an ailing giant on its death bed due to the ongoing dry spell. The conflict pitting Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), which has developed a
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Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia
In the world's coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees -- but warmth comes at a price: deadly pollution makes Ulaanbataar's air too toxic for
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Garbage disposal plan gets Nema nod
Nairobi Metropolitan Service Improvement Project (NaMSIP) has obtained an environmental licence to build Mitumbiri Sanitary Landfill in the county, the High Court heard. Environment and Land Court Judge
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Census on lions launched inTsavo
The Government and wildlife conservation partners are carrying out a multi-million shillings lion census in the vast Tsavo Conservation Area. Senior community warden Zainabu Salim said the aim of the
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Drought in West Pokot, Turkana Counitns pushes learners out of schools
Drought in West Pokot and Turkana counties has forced pupils to drop out of school as pastoralists move to Uganda. Kacheliba MP Mark Lomunokol yesterday said residents had been forced to migrate to
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World Bank to use Sh5 trillion in climate change drive
The World Bank has set aside 5.08 trillion ($50 billion) to tackle challenges posed by climate change around the world over the next five years. The financing level, an average of $10 billion (Sh1 trillion)
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Thange oil spill victims continue to suffer, as MP calls for prosecutions
The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has been accused of neglecting victims of oil spillage that occurred in Thange village in Kibwezi East in 2015. The oil, which spilled when a pipe burst, contaminated the
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Court of Appeal orders National Land Commission to submit in Lamu wind power dispute appeal
The Court of Appeal has ordered the land commission and a private investor to make final submissions in a case involving a wind power project in Lamu County. National Land Commission (NLC) and Kenwind
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Farmers risk losing livestock as outbreak of lumpy skin disease bites
Two cows have been reported dead in Murarandia, Kahuro sub-county after they contracted the viral disease. ALSO READ: Plan ahead, State advised on maize Symptoms of the disease were spotted a week ago,
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Court of Appeal to hear landmark appeal by US firm over Lamu wind project
The Court of Appeal will start hearing an appeal by an American firm seeking to invest Sh23 billion in wind power generation in Lamu, on October 9. ALSO READ: British firm fights hearing of Sh8.5b suit