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3 Million-Year-Old Stone Tools Found in Kenya Reveal World’s First Supply Chain
Greek Reporter
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August 18, 2025
Discovery of ancient tools in Kenya pushes back the timeline of human innovation. Credit: Emma M. Finestone / CC BY 4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered what may be the earliest known example of a planned supply system, after finding stone tools in...
Vulnerable nations demand funding for climate losses, fearing UN ‘talk shop’
Pacific News Service
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The surging costs of climate change-driven destruction have made vulnerable nations poorer by about one-fifth, 55 such countries said on Wednesday, as fears grow that UN discussions on money for states to repair and avoid harm could become a “talk...
Kenya’s MoH proposes mandatory warning labels on ‘unhealthy’ processed packaged foods
Food Business Africa Magazine
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August 18, 2025
KENYA – Kenya’s Ministry of Health has unveiled plans to require bold, black-and-white octagonal warning labels on processed packaged foods high in sugar, salt, or fat. The proposal, part of the newly launched Kenya Nutrient Profile Model (KNPM),...
Africa steps forward to combat climate change
Sabah
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August 18, 2025
Climate change poses enormous challenges to the survival of human beings and economic development. The issue has become an important talking point of governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), researchers and academics for about half a...
UNON Expansion Positions Nairobi as a Global UN Hub
Capital FM Kenya
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August 18, 2025
Aug 18 – The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is undertaking a major expansion of its Gigiri headquarters, a move aimed at accommodating the growing number of UN Agencies, Funds, and Programmes relocating regional and global operations to...
Nairobi County Issues Flood Warning
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 18, 2025
Nairobi landlords have been directed to move away from riparian land amid concerns over potential heavy rainfall in the city from Monday, August 18. Chief Officer for Environment Geoffrey Mosiria, on Monday, raised concern over the city's strained...
Residents of Nairobi woke up to a wet Monday and biting cold
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 18, 2025
A cold morning in Westlands, Nairobi. [Photo/Courtesy] Residents of Nairobi on Monday had to grapple with punishing morning drizzle – and toe-curling temperatures. This comes just days after the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) released the...
Kenya turns to India for rice imports as farmers decry unsold harvests
Down to Earth
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Kenya has announced plans to import half a million tonnes of rice duty-free, mostly from India and Pakistan, to address what it calls an imminent shortage. But the decision has sparked outrage among local farmers, who insist they are already...
Imperatives of strategic reforms in Nigeria’s quest for sustainable economic development (5)
New National Star
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August 18, 2025
PROF MIKE OZEKHOME introduction The last part of this treatise recommended a range of measures for resettling the agenda of our economic transformation such as project financing, diversification and public-private partnership. This week’s episode...
Kindiki praises Kenya Kwanza-ODM partnership for stability, economic transformation
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 18, 2025
The DP stated that the bipartisanship shown by the two major parties since striking a deal to work together has steadied the nation enabling it to focus on service delivery and national development. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has praised the...
Adesina urges African leadership to tame graft for sustainable growth
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 18, 2025
African countries could unlock $100 billion annually in foreign direct investments with adoption of a fair and transparent governance system according to African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr Akinwumi Adesina. Speaking at the Kenya Law...
Geoffrey Mosiria issues guidelines as heavy rains start in Nairobi: "Avoid dumping garbage"
TUKO
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August 18, 2025
Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over four years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya. Nairobi - County Chief of Environment Geoffrey Mosiria has cautioned Nairobians about possible flooding. Geoffrey...
Inside Daystar University’s Climate Masterclass: What Journalists Are Missing
Media Observer
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August 18, 2025
Every story has a climate subtext; you just haven’t taught yourself to see it. This is what you need to learn about climate change reporting. In many newsrooms, climate coverage often lives in isolation, with climate change stories appearing...
Ruto Pledges to Personally Fund Upgrade of Soccer Stadium in Nairobi
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 18, 2025
President William Ruto has pledged to personally finance the construction and upgrade of the iconic Baba Dogo Grounds in Nairobi, a pitch credited with nurturing the talent of dozens of Kenyan footballers, including Harambee Stars captain Michael...
Why Nelson Mandela Prize for Kenya’s Kennedy Odede
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 18, 2025
Kenya’s Kennedy Odede was recognised at the annual commemoration by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly of Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July, Nelson Mandela International Day. United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize is...
Unlocking the opportunities of Kenya’s boda boda economy
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 18, 2025
Each day, millions of people across Kenya rely on boda bodas to weave through traffic on the way to work, to move goods, access healthcare, and bridge the last mile. These fast, affordable motorcycle taxis power urban mobility and support economic...
A Kenyan Lawyer’s call to institutionalize sports amid Ruto and Raila pledges
TV47
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August 18, 2025
The Harambee Stars’ recent stellar performance in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) has not only united the nation but also highlighted the stark contrast between political gestures and the long-term institutionalization of sports in Kenya....
How Trump's migrant crackdown has strained Kenyan households, economy
The Standard
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Millions of Kenyan families face a new financial crisis as Trump Migrants’ crackdown hits vital diaspora remittances A growing financial crisis looms over millions of Kenyan households and the embattled economy, driven by a sharp, two-month drop...
Dealing with the challenge of urban renewal through the lenses of Nairobi and Accra
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
A national assignment brought me to Kenya a couple of days ago. Upon my arrival in Nairobi last Tuesday, I was privileged to lodge in the Concord Hotel and Suites in the middle of Parklands, an Indian-filled community of Nairobi. One observation...
Off to Africa, outgoing climate change envoy aims to spread gospel of Israel’s green tech
The Times of Israel
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August 18, 2025
Few figures in Israel’s environment and climate scene are as energetic, ubiquitous, diplomatic and positive as Gideon Behar, who is wrapping up more than five years as the country’s special envoy for climate change and sustainability under the...