This document presents the findings of a modelling study that examined in detail the costs and benefits of tuberculosis (TB) screening plus TB preventive treatment (TPT) in four countries – Brazil, Georgia, Kenya and South Africa – which may serve as examples for other settings with a similar epidemiological context. …
Establishment of community wildlife conservancies is the best solution for reducing elephant poaching in Northern Kenya, says a new study released on Monday. Community involvement would create understanding among pastoral communities that wildlife conservations can bring in the much needed revenue for funding development projects, says the study published in …
Many tropical countries are exceptionally vulnerable to changes in rainfall patterns, with floods or droughts often severely affecting human life and health, food and water supplies, ecosystems and infrastructure. There is widespread disagreement among climate model projections of how and where rainfall will change over tropical land at the regional …
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Switzerland today launched the East Africa chapter of the Africa Corporate Governance Program. The program aims to improve the performance of businesses in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania by helping them adopt good corporate …
Kenyan soldiers from the Rapid Deployment Unit, an emergency response unit who were deployed due to reoccurring clashes and killings between the Turkana and Dhaasanac communities, look at the carcass of cow that died from hunger Photo: Siegfried Modola Gusts of wind blow the dust coming from thousands of animals …
A team of crop experts from a Kenya research organization has been awarded for their input in fighting wheat rust. The three Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) experts were awarded the 2015 Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) Gene Stewardship Award. The trio also bagged the Norman Borlaug statue …
Nairobi County Government will map out areas prone to flooding before the onset of the El-Nino rains, which are expected from next month. The county's Planning, Environment and Roads and Infrastructure departments are set to release a joint report after mapping out the hotspot area in the coming days. Roads …
In Nairobi National Park, lions, rhinos and other animals roam just six miles (10 kilometers) from downtown Nairobi, but the carefully managed co-existence of wildlife and city life is constantly vulnerable to the pressures of urban expansion. Sometimes the threats are posed by wildlife. As a boy, this reporter attended …
The first annual HIV clinicians' conference started yesterday, with participants calling for strategies to curb new HIV infections. National Aids Control Council director Nduku Kilonzo said the disease burden is likely to rise as the country inches closer to Vision 2030. "We have about 100,000 new infections every year that …
Water CS Eugene Wamalwa yesterday said 17.6 million Kenyans lack clean drinking water. He said the realisation of universal access to water appears to be a heavy task that must be performed in the next five years. Wamalwa said national water coverage is 56 per cent while sewerage coverage is …
ZAMBIA is among eight developing countries that will benefit from a US$12 million international climate change adaptation programme fund from Germany to help raise agricultural production and increase food security. Through the Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans programme, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations Development …
Nairobi — 2015 SEED Awards Honour African and Women-Led Enterprises As the world gears up to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) later this month, 27 trailblazing eco-enterprises are recognized at the 2015 SEED Africa Symposium in Nairobi for employing business models that bring social and environmental benefits to local …
The government has set aside Sh5 billion and put on standby 70,000 National Youth Service members in readiness for the destructive El Nino rains expected from October. This is part of an emergency plan revealed by Deputy President William Ruto on Tuesday. The plan brings together all ministries and will …
Farmers in Makueni last week got a chance to ask questions and voice their concerns on genetically modified maize that could be released to farmers in one or two years time if approved. This follows an application for the approval of GMO maize by the Kenya Agricultural Research and Livestock …
FAO and the Swedish-based development cooperation organization We Effect have agreed to work together to strengthen small-scale forest and farm producers' organizations in developing countries so they can access land and markets and improve the livelihoods of their members. A partnership agreement signed today will initially involve eight countries: Bolivia, …
Cases of poaching and deforestation have reduced by 50 percent this year compared to 2013, according to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources Judi Wakhungu. Wakhungu credits the reduction to the collaboration between the ministry and partners like Monitoring for Environment for Security in Africa (MESA) and the …
An 11-member team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency, who have been in Nairobi for a feasibility study on critical areas of the energy source, has given an initial green-light. IAEA team leader in charge of infrastructure development Josi Bastos said Kenya is on the right track as …
Women in Kenya are enjoying a higher life expectancy than men, living to an average of 67.5 years compared to 63 for men. On the whole, life expectancy has been increasing over the last two decades but has been strained by HIV/Aids and respiratory and diarrhoeal infections. A health research …
Extreme and unpredictable rainfall patterns, intense floods, and droughts add significantly to the cost of controlling and managing water resources in Eastern Africa. This paper describes the approaches being taken in selected countries and how each country has interpreted the IWRM principles to address water resource management challenges. IWRM, introduced …
Today, the Republic of Kenya and the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed an agreement to finance the Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme - Climate-Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL). Ten thousand smallholder farmers, including women-headed households and young people whose livelihoods depend on maize, sorghum, millet and associated …
You may soon begin using power generated from nuclear sources as Kenya engages speed gear in the establishment of a nuke plant. The plan is set to diversify Kenya's electricity generation mix. An 11-member team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency are in Nairobi for feasibility analysis on …
