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. …
Kiambu — Kiambu Governor William Kabogo has launched water projects worth over Sh60 million in Kiambu and Limuru sub-counties. The Governor promised that all homes in Kiambu County will have access to clean drinking water by 2016. Kabogo who was speaking at Rockline Water Project in Kiambu Town noted that …
Kenya Forest Service officers are working tirelessly to contain a fire on Mount Kenya East Forest from spreading beyond the bamboo zone in Kiamuriuki and Kiang'ondu. Officer in charge of the Chuka forest station Joseph Wakianga has consequently suspended pending leave for all officers in his department. He recalled officers …
Nyandarua leaders have struck a deal with Kinangop residents, allowing the demarcation of land for the construction of a wind-mill project. During a meeting held at Mwendandu market in Magumu ward on Friday, it was agreed that surveyors demarcate the land earmarked for the Sh13 billion project from today. Those …
KIAMBU Seven-and-a-half acres of vegetation was destroyed in Kinale Forest, Lari subcounty, in a bushfire on Friday night. The Kenya Forest Service on Saturday said small trees and bushes were burnt. Kiambu ecosystem conservator George Njenga said indigenous trees were destroyed in the three-hour fire. Njenga said they suspect the …
A Friday night fire in Kinale forest destroyed seven acres of vegetation in Lari sub county. The Kenya Forest Service on Saturday said small trees and forest bushes were completely burnt while tall indigenous trees were partially destroyed by the three-hours inferno. Kiambu Ecosystem Conservator George Njenga said the fire …
NAIROBI - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday set ablaze 15 tonnes of contraband ivory and vowed to intensify the ongoing war against wildlife crimes in the country. Kenyatta burnt the ivory stockpile in the presence of dignitaries from government, foreign missions and conservation groups during the occasion to mark …
Wildlife crime worth as much as $10 billion annually threatens the existence of mammals, birds and trees ranging from rhinos to Spix’s macaws and rosewood, the United Nations said. “Wildlife and forest crime is one of the fastly growing forms of transnational crime,” Yury Fedotov, executive director of the United …
(Reuters) - Kenya burnt 15 tonnes of ivory on Tuesday and promised to destroy all of its stockpile this year, the latest step in its campaign against elephant poaching. Poaching has surged in the last few years across sub-Saharan Africa, where gangs kill elephants and rhinos to feed Asian demand …
KENYA is ranked third least attractive country in the world and worst in Africa for mineral investments, trailing Zimbabwe and Zambia which recently locked horns with multinational mining firms over higher rates. This is according to a report released last week by Fraser Institute of Canada, that examined a country's …
The worsening quality of air in Nairobi due to traffic congestion may interfere with the reproductive health of the residents living in highly polluted areas in the city. According to Prof Shem Wandiga, a leading researcher at the University of Nairobi, chemicals inhaled by the residents in areas such as …
A project to feed and educate 150 needy students every month through planting trees has been launched in Kilifi county. The project will also cater for children in juvenile and remand homes. Project 150 was launched on Saturday at the Malindi Light Academy. It seeks to plant 150,000 edible fruit …
The Kinangop wind park project in Nyandarua will proceed, despite opposition from farmers. On Monday and Tuesday more than 1,000 farmers opposed to the project held demonstration in Nyandarua. One person was killed, scores injured and property worth thousands of shillings destroyed. A meeting in Kinangop chaired by Energy PS …
MORE than 20,000 residents of Magadi risk starvation if they do not receive immediate food assistance, area MCA Peter Pariken said yesterday. "Families have moved with their children into Tanzania in search of grazing areas, and schools are now almost empty," Pariken told the Star. The Kajiado county government yesterday …
BUNGOMA Water chief officer Situma Mukhwana has said the county government has spent Sh11.5 million to rehabilitate the Cheptais-Lwakhakha Water Supply Scheme. He led Governor Ken Lusaka and Water PS James Lopetum on a tour of the project at Cheptais. Mukhwana said once completed the project will benefit 30,000 residents.
MUTUAL effort is needed to preserve the River Nile, leaders from Kenya and Uganda have said. Uganda's Water minister Flavia Munaba said that it's through a joint community initiative that the major water towers can be preserved. "As the Ugandan government, we have discouraged deforestation and encouraged locals to plant …
Nairobi — At least 1.6 million Kenyans are facing famine, according to the Ministry of Devolution and Planning. A multi-agency assessment meeting of stakeholders pointed out that immediate relief was required for the next six months to support affected areas. "The findings of the assessment estimate that at least 1.63 …
THE government will spend Sh30 million on water projects in Ndivai village in Ndaragwa constituency, Nyandarua county. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei said this will boost food production. He said more than 1,000 families will benefit from the project. The project will include boreholes, which will be dug in five …
The Embu government has been asked to increase its budgetary allocation for nutrition to curb malnutrition. Participants at a workshop on nutrition advocacy and policy influence in Embu county was told on Friday that about 40.9 per cent of the Embu population is malnourished. Grass Root Alliance for Community Education …
THE government is partnering with two financial institutions in an effort to make electricity more affordable. Kenya Power managing director Ben Chumo said World Bank and the African Development Bank will inject Sh12.2 billion each. Connection charges will drop to Sh1,160 from Sh35,000 in the partnership. Only 35 per cent …
Wetland resources of Nyando Wetlands support important economic and ecological activities. However, it is faced with multiple pressures from different anthropogenic Activities within the wetlands and upstream. The Nyando wetlands are facing increasing threats of reclamation for agriculture. This is bound to intensify as population pressure increases. The question therefore …
