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Rose Njeri Released on Ksh.100,000 Bond Amid Cybercrime Charges

Rose Njeri, a software developer who created an online tool for citizens to submit feedback on the Finance Bill, has been released on a personal bond...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Africa

“I Watched the Water Take My Family”: Over 700 Dead or Missing in Nigeria Flood Disaster

MOKWA, Nigeria —A small town in central Nigeria is reeling after floods swept through homes, farms, and entire communities, leaving behind scenes of r...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

News

Dozens Killed in Gaza as Aid Turns Deadly for Third Day Running

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza — What began as a desperate journey for food ended in bloodshed once again. At least 27 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday morning,...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Climate

Government begins 50km dyke construction in flood-prone Nyando

KISUMU —For decades, residents of Nyando in western Kenya have watched floodwaters swallow their homes and farmland, year after year. Now, there’s fin...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Climate

Heroes plant over 3,500 trees at Kitengela Prison in bold green push

KITENGELA, Kenya In the dry heat of Kitengela, the unlikely sight of prisoners, public officials and environmentalists digging side by side marked a q...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Lake Naivasha swells again flooding homes and sparking health fears

Naivasha, Kenya – The floodwaters have returned to Lake Naivasha, and with them, a familiar sense of despair. For the third time in five years, rising...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Climate

Kenya’s dams overflow but government says power and safety are under control

Embu County, Kenya - Heavy rains have swelled Kenya’s largest hydropower dams past their full capacity, triggering overflow across the Seven Forks cas...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Here is the Bold Plan to Transform Polluted Nairobi River

NAIROBI – On the banks of the Nairobi River—where garbage chokes the waters and informal settlements teeter precariously—a quiet revolution is taking...

1 year ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Climate

Scientists Warn Worsening Global Warming Intensifies Deadly Floods in Africa

Several African countries have been affected by flooding this year unleashing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. According to a report by scientist...

2 years ago · By Victor Okeyo

Climate

AI-Powered CCTV Systems Can Detect Blockages and Help Prevent Flooding

Sustainable practices to mitigate or adapt to the effects of climate change have been spearheaded the world over, especially now that machine learning...

2 years ago · By Victor Okeyo

Africa

What to Know of the Floods in North-Eastern Nigeria

Torrential floods have submerged entire neighborhoods, displaced hundreds of thousands of people, and unleashed a wave of desperation, as well as zoo...

2 years ago · By Victor Okeyo

News

What Caused the KPLC Nationwide Blackout

On Friday, August 30, Kenya experienced a widespread power outage affecting most parts of the country. The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC/Ken...

2 years ago · By The Correspondent