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Kenya’s Fourth Plastic Ban Anniversary
As Kenya marks the fourth anniversary of the ambitious plastics ban much has been achieved including limiting the pollution by carrier bags and the president's directive in protected areas but, still more needs to be done.
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Three takeaways as Kenya marks 4 years since the ban on single-use plastic bags.
It is exactly four years since Kenya banned the use of single-use plastic carrier bags. It is important that as we mark the 4th anniversary.
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Greenpeace Africa demands Truthfulness in the Pesticides Conversation in Kenya.
"Kenyan farmers deserve to know the truth about pesticides. The associations championing the use of pesticides have misled our farmers, who deserve the truth about toxic pesticides’’.
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Farmers Need Protection From Revolving Drought Episodes In Kenya
"Small scale farmers who produce 80% of the food consumed in Kenya don’t need to read the full text of the IPCC report to know climate variability. They are often hit by recurring long periods of drought and floods year after year"
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Open Letter to Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum
This Open letter comes to you from Greenpeace Africa, deCOALonize, the communities of Lamu and Kitui County. We are deeply concerned by the Treasury budget allocation of 1.3 Billion shillings to the exploration and mining of coal in Kenya.
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Kenya’s Post Covid Recovery has to be People Centered NOT Coal Centered.
The Post Covid Recovery Budget needs to address the climate and COVID-19 crises faced by Kenyans and not funding coal.
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Plastic Pollution on Kenyan Coast signals stricter plastic measures are needed: Greenpeace Africa
Plastic pollution presents a major threat to the environment, communities and livelihoods. Across Africa, plastic pollution remains a serious problem, devastating communities' health, the environment, and the ecosystem that millions depend on for livelihood. Plastics are entering our oceans and environments at an unprecedented rate.
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Greenpeace appalled by inaction in protecting Kenya’s rivers
Nairobi, 5th July 2021- In response to the media report of the Thwake dam water being declared unfit for human use Greenpeace Africa Campaigner, Amos Wemanya has said:
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Coca Cola Greenwashing Campaign a Threat to Kenya’s Plastic-Free Ambitions
Nairobi, 30 June 2021: In response to Coca Cola marketing a PET (polyethylene terephthalate), plastic bottle for its Sprite soft drink brand as an solution to the country’s plastic crisis,…
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Agricultural policies in Kenya have been designed to oppress farmers and profit multinational corporations
Smallholder farmers produce 75% of the food consumed in Kenya today. Yet the Kenyan government is facilitating their exploitation and oppression by Multinational Corporations through draconian agricultural laws. Quite contradictory…