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Agroecology push needs effective coordination, not more pilot projects

Nairobi, Aug. 2 -- Last week, stakeholders from government, research institutions, private sector, civil society and development partners gathered at the National Agroecology Symposium, organised by P... Read More


Electoral commission should end disenfranchisement of its officials

Nairobi, July 26 -- A new team was appointed to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) last year. With this transition comes a fresh opportunity to reform Kenya's electoral system.... Read More


Why inequality, not growth, is Kenya's biggest challenge yet

Nairobi, July 19 -- Karl Marx, the revolutionary German economist and philosopher, wrote at a time of immense industrial transformation. Cities were swelling with workers drawn by the promise of oppo... Read More


Kenya's bottled water tax cut sends the wrong environmental signal

Nairobi, July 12 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has issued a circular removing excise duty on bottled water. Consumers battling the high cost of living may welcome the prospect of lower prices, ... Read More


Land degradation neutrality: Missing link in Africa's development agenda

Nairobi, June 28 -- As governments in Africa race to expand infrastructure, increase food production and attract investment, a silent crisis continues to undermine these ambitions: land degradation. ... Read More


When women speak for Mother Nature

Nairobi, June 21 -- Restoring the world's rangelands is no longer a distant environmental ambition. It is an urgent economic, ecological and social necessity. In Kilifi County, as Kenya hosted the gl... Read More


Kenya's loss, damage milestone signals new chapter for Africa climate agenda

Nairobi, June 14 -- As climate change accelerates, a growing share of its impacts can no longer be avoided through mitigation or adaptation alone. Across Africa, communities are already living with i... Read More


Africa's food systems need a Magna Carta moment to boost production

Nairobi, June 7 -- In 1215, English barons forced King John to sign the Magna Carta, a charter that limited the power of the monarchy and established the principle that no one, not even the king, was ... Read More


Why the Kitui Green Run matters

Nairobi, May 31 -- Last weekend, hundreds of runners gathered in Kitui for the inaugural Kitui Green Run, Kenya's first climate-conscious half-marathon built around a simple but powerful idea: turning... Read More


Carbon markets paradox and Kenya's climate action reality

Nairobi, May 24 -- Kenya is positioning itself as a continental leader in climate action, from renewable energy to mangrove restoration and community-led conservation. Yet one part still leaves many p... Read More