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Environment
Konza Technopolis Uses Drones to Revive Degraded Land in Groundbreaking Conservation Drive
The Technopolis Development Authority has deployed drones to scatter more than 36,000 tree seeds across the Konza Technopolis Wildlife Conservancy, in one of Kenya's first drone-assisted ecological restoration exercises within an urban-adjacent conservancy. The initiative shows how emerging technology can fast-track large-scale land rehabilitation while bolstering biodiversity.
How Kenya's Women-Led Tree-Planting Businesses Are Turning Green Into Gold
Kenya's ambitious 15-billion-tree restoration drive is creating a multibillion-shilling seedling market, and women entrepreneurs across Machakos, Makueni, Kitui, and Murang'a are seizing the opportunity - building nurseries, securing restoration contracts, and generating rural jobs at a time when the country desperately needs both greener land and stronger local economies.
Kenya and Huawei Join Hands to Revive Limuru's Endangered Forests
Kenya's government and Huawei Technologies Kenya have launched a joint tree-planting initiative in Uplands, Limuru, Kiambu County, targeting one of the country's most threatened forest zones. The partnership, involving two government ministries and community groups, supports Kenya's national goal of growing 15 billion trees by 2032.
Government Seeks Sh19.3 Billion Emergency Funds for Worsening Drought Crisis
Kenya's Special Programmes sector has asked Parliament for an emergency Sh19.3 billion supplementary allocation to scale up drought relief operations, warning that the Sh162.8 million set aside in the 2026/27 budget falls dramatically short of what is needed to address worsening food insecurity across the country's arid and semi-arid regions.
Rhino Ark Demands Immediate Halt to Airstrip Construction Inside Imenti Forest Reserve
Conservation group Rhino Ark Kenya Charitable Trust has called for an immediate suspension of airstrip construction inside the Upper Imenti Forest Reserve, warning that the project is proceeding without the environmental approvals or public participation legally required under Kenyan law.
How Plastic Pollution Is Poisoning Kenya's Marine Ecosystems and Getting Into Our Food
As the 11th Our Ocean Conference concluded in Mombasa, the Kenya Coalition to End Plastic Pollution has sounded a grave alarm: plastic waste is contaminating Kenya's marine ecosystems, entering the food chain through seafood, and threatening the livelihoods and health of coastal communities. Experts say the time for declarations is over - only action will do.
Water Governance, Not New Dams, Holds Key to Kenya's Water Security Future
Kenya's water security battle will not be decided by the number of dams built or boreholes drilled, but by the strength of the governance systems managing those resources. Stakeholders meeting in Nairobi say resolving institutional and legal conflicts within Basin Water Resource Committees is the country's most pressing water priority.
El Niño 2026: Africa Stares Down GDP Losses Exceeding 5% as Droughts and Floods Intensify
Africa's top meteorological body, ACMAD, has warned that the 2026 El Niño could cost member states more than five percent of GDP as severe floods and droughts sweep across the continent. Eastern Africa, including Kenya, faces heightened flood risks from August through October, while dry spells threaten to devastate harvests in the Sahel and Southern Africa.
Rachel Ruto Commits 33 Hectares to Mau Forest Restoration in Nakuru Drive
First Lady Rachel Ruto has formally adopted 33 hectares of the Marindas Forest Block within the Mau Forest Complex, cementing her commitment to Kenya's forest recovery agenda. The pledge was made during a ceremony in Kuresoi North, Nakuru County, where she launched an indigenous tree seedling nursery and called on all Kenyans to join the effort.