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Landmark e-waste policy brief exposes toxic dumping in Kenya and Ghana – PR
Waste-pickers in Kenya are paying a heavy price for an escalating e-waste crisis in Kenya.
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Lake Victoria is not a cooling tank: Greenpeace Africa demands Kenya halt its nuclear gamble
While politicians at ICoNE 2026 speak of first-world ambitions, the fishing families of Lake Victoria (who were not adequately & meaningfully consulted) are being asked to stake their livelihoods, their health, and their children's futures on one of the world's most dangerous and expensive energy technologies.
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Nairobi’s floods and the climate reality Kenya can no longer defer
When floodwaters swept through parts of Nairobi this past week, streets turned into rivers, cars were carried away, and families watched homes and businesses disappear under muddy water.
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Karura is saved. Again. And that is the problem
On 21 February, chainsaw operators entered Karura. Trees fell. Heavy machinery moved in. Structures went up. All of it happened inside a protected forest, without consultation with Friends of Karura Forest
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The Ritz-Carlton case was dismissed. The Maasai Mara concerns were not.
Last week, the Environment and Land Court in Narok dismissed the petition challenging the Ritz-Carlton Maasai Mara Safari Camp. The court ruled that the case had been filed prematurely and that the matter should first go through the National Environment Tribunal and other statutory environmental processes before reaching the judiciary.
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Greenpeace Africa mourns Kenya’s flood victims and calls for urgent climate action
Nairobi woke up on Saturday to streets turned to rivers, homes submerged, and families torn apart.
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Ngong Road Forest wins in court – The battle for Kenya’s forests continues
Kenya's Ngong Road Forest won a historic victory yesterday. A protected public forest that was being carved up behind closed doors; its trees cleared, its soil broken, its licences signed in secrecy; has been given back to the people it belongs to.
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A Youth Story: How Free Creative Spaces Helped Build a Youth-Led Movement
Ubunifu is a cornerstone for youth who desire to create change and have no idea where to start, or just want a hand to gently push them, as they did for us.
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The Ritz-Carlton luxury lodge threatening Maasai livelihoods, the Great Migration and Kenyan pride
Community members, wildlife experts and long-time guides in the Maasai Mara have been raising concerns for months about the Ritz-Carlton Safari Camp being built along the Sand River. Their warnings, now supported by independent reporting, show a development that threatens the balance of the Mara ecosystem and sidelines the rights of the Maasai people whose…
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HISTORIC VICTORY: Kenyan Court Rules “Sharing Seeds is Not a Crime” in Landmark Verdict for Food Sovereignty
This judgment establishes powerful legal precedent globally, affirming that the ancient right of farmers to save and share seeds supersedes commercial interests, reshaping the legal balance of power between communities and agribusiness worldwide.