Raise Standards of Imported Second-Hand Vehicles, Africans Urged By Sharon Atieno Africa’s lack of stringent regulations in the importation of heavy-duty vehicles (HDV), including trucks and buses, is resulting in the importation of lower-quality vehicles which contribute significantly to air pollution. This is according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)report dubbed Used Heavy […]

Clean Air: More Effort Needed to Eliminate Harmful Pollutants By Sharon Atieno To keep the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius per the Paris Agreement within reach, action is required on all fronts including on the super pollutants. This is according to Inger Andersen, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director. […]

Reduce Salt, Sugar, Oils in Baby Foods, Nutritionists Urge By Gift Briton  Caregivers are discouraged from feeding infants with products that contain excess sugar, salt or oils. These products offer little benefits to babies and increase their risk of developing non-communicable diseases, including cancer, obesity and diabetes, nutritionists say. “Several processed foods contain excess salt, […]

By Duncan Mboyah Despite efforts to recycle and incinerate plastics, much of it is mismanaged and ends up threatening the wetland ecosystem. This is according to Dr. Musonda Mumba, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands during an exclusive interview. “Stocks of plastics accumulating in aquatic environments such as rivers, lakes, seas and oceans […]

Kenya:1200 More Schools Set to Transition to Cleaner Fuels By Gift Briton Over 1200 additional schools in Kenya are set to benefit from an initiative by the Equity Bank Kenya that facilitates schools across the country to use cleaner energy for cooking. These schools will join the pool of over 400 other schools across the […]

Kenya Reaffirms Commitment to Manufacture Health Products Locally By Gift Briton The need to expand local manufacturing of health products dominated discussions as the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)’s annual conference kicked off in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. In her opening remarks at the 14th KEMRI Annual Scientific and Health (KASH) conference, Dr. Susan Nakhumicha, Kenya’s […]

Migratory Species Declining, Action Needed By Sharon Atieno With nearly half of the population of migratory species including fish, birds and other animals declining, there is need for concerted efforts to increase their conservation and protection. This is according to the first-ever State of the World’s Migratory Species report by the Convention on the Conservation […]