Nairobi, Kenya – A new report launched by the SDGs Kenya Forum, in collaboration with Sight Savers and Open Institute, has highlighted that Kenya is facing significant challenges in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The 2024 Civil Society Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) Report reveals a mixed picture of progress and obstacles in […]
Driving Africa’s Renewable Energy Revolution: Insights from Kenya’s Energy Secretary Briefing at IRENA Assembly
Right after the 14th IRENA assembly, which was held from the 17th to the 18th of April in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, His Excellency, Mr. David Chirchir, the cabinet secretary in charge of Energy and Petroleum of Kenya, engaged in a media briefing alongside host Nicole Bockstaller, the head of communications at IRENA, and […]
Kenya’s Climate Odyssey: Transformative Initiatives, Challenges, and the Pursuit of Resilience
Climate change is a global phenomenon with local consequences, and it casts a formidable shadow over Kenya. The country is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to its reliance on rain-fed agriculture, which is the backbone of its economy. Climate change has led to frequent droughts, unpredictable floods, and extreme weather events […]
Kenyan Government Officials Spend Billions of Taxpayer’s Money on Travel
In a report from the Control of Budget, it has been unveiled that government county officials across Kenya have spent a staggering Ksh 17.5 billion on travel in the fiscal year ending June 2023. This sizeable sum is divided into domestic travel within the counties, amounting to Ksh 15.3 billion, and foreign travel, which accounted […]
Fuel Consumption Drops as Kenyans Keep their Cars at Home
Fuel consumption in Kenya has dropped to its lowest levels in over five years, excluding the Covid-19 pandemic period, as the high pump prices have deterred motorists and kept vehicles off the road. Official data reveals a sharp decline in the consumption of super petrol, dropping by five percent to 1.01 billion liters from 1.074 […]
Has Journalism In Kenya Been Compromised: Departures Into Politics And Entrepreneurship
In Kenya, the field of journalism has long been perceived as an influential and coveted profession, with journalists wielding significant power to shape public opinion. Journalists are seen as the gatekeepers of information, tasked with the crucial role of informing the public and holding those in power accountable. However, recent times have seen a wave […]
STREET DIARIES
What are we doing to reduce and support the number of street families in Kenya? Of late, the number of street families and children has been rising rapidly in our streets, this is brought about by various reasons that some can be avoided. From the 2019 census on people living in the streets, Kenya registered […]