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Cutting Down Trees From Karura Forest Is Normal, KFS Says
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Cutting Down Trees From Karura Forest Is Normal, KFS Says

A video posted online by a social media user showing massive tree felling in Nairobi's Karura Forest has ignited a national conversation about...

Info: The October 10th Holiday in Kenya
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Info: The October 10th Holiday in Kenya

Thursday, October 10, 2024, will be observed around the country as the first Mazingira Day, pursuant to a Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill...

Wangari Maathai Institute at UON
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Prof Wangari Maathai’s Rich Legacy Comes Alive At UoN

Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya on 28th August 2023 presided over the official opening of the Wangari Maathai Institute...

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James Wakibia: The Campaigner Behind Plastic Bag Ban in Kenya

James Wakibia, 35, didn’t set out to be an environmental activist. But the pollution in his hometown of Nakuru, 150 km from the...

Machakos Governor Ezekiel Mutua last November orders closure of companies poisoning of waters of the Athi River. He said most of the pollution is from factories that dump chemicals into the river. Interior CS Fred Matiangi says those polluting water ways and water resources not to wait for deadlines that will be given by the respective ministries, but should stop the practice immediately, adding that as Kenyans we must clean the environment www.businesstoday.co.ke
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Govt Now Puts Polluters On Notice

The  government has warned facilities and individuals discharging effluents into water ways that they will soon face severe consequences. Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr...

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Hefty fines for polluters

The MPs have enacted a bill that will see individuals dumping waste to pay fine of unto Sh4 million or a jail term...

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Tobiko talks tough as he takes over at Environment ministry

Newly-appointed Environment and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko has put on notice forestry officials found colluding with illegal tree loggers, saying they risked...

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Lifeline for plastic bottles

The government is working on a diverse programme and policies to come up with guidelines on how to address the issue of plastic...

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Plastic bottles dilemma offers key lessons

[dropcap]K[/dropcap]enyans use approximately 50 million plastic bottles annually, a scenario that has remaining concern for environment experts after the largely successful ban on...