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The Government’s Media Briefing Exposes Greed: Greenpeace
Nairobi, 20 June 2019 –The government spokesperson Colonel (Rtd) Cyrus Oguna today, called a media briefing and issued a statement on the controversial Lamu Coal Power Plant. Colonel Oguna alluded…
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Greenpeace: 2019-20 Budget Fails to Cater For Kenyan’s Electricity Needs
Nairobi, 14 June 2019 –Responding to the budget speech by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich, Greenpeace Africa’s Senior Campaign Manager, Renee Olende has said: “The Ministry of Energy has failed…
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Greenpeace Africa and Partners Demand a Stop to Coal Investments in Kenya
Nairobi, 12 June 2019 – Communities from Lamu and Kitui together with Greenpeace Africa and members of the deCOALonize coalition have today handed over letters to the Ministry of Energy…
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Bold Steps Towards a Total Ban on Single Use Plastics, Greenpeace Call for Effective Enforcement
Nairobi 7 June 2019 – Responding to president Uhuru Kenyatta’s pronouncement to ban single-use plastic products including plastic bottles and straws in all protected areas effective June 5 2020, Greenpeace…
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Regional Policy on Single-Use Plastic Ban Required for Effective Implementation of Plastic Ban
Nairobi 30 May 2019 – Responding to the news that the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has issued a warning over the return of plastic bags in the country, Greenpeace…
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Smallholder Farmers Must Be at The Centre of Kenya’s Proposed Agriculture Master Plan: Greenpeace
Nairobi, 21 May 2019 – The government of Kenya has come up with radical plans to revive its agriculture sector, including a possible shift to genetically modified organisms technology. The…
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Using Zai pits to harvest scanty rain water
The 2019 March to May long rains have been scanty, unreliable and inconsistent. In Ikombe, Machakos county, Muthama; a seasoned farmer, embarked on early planting of kidney beans in order…
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Greenpeace Activists Ship Plastic Monster Back to Nestlé’s Factory in Kenya
Nairobi, 16 April 2019 – Greenpeace Africa activists and volunteers delivered a #PlasticMonster partly covered with Nestlé branded plastic packaging right back to its source: the Nestlé factory servicing Kenya…
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Plastics Ban: A Step Towards Environmental Consciousness in East Africa
By Fredrick Njehu, Greenpeace Africa’s Senior Political Advisor Urban consumers in Nairobi have started warming up to the reality that single-use plastic is harmful to the environment and are taking…
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Proposed Crop Bill Puts Profit Over Farmers and the Environment
Nairobi, 29 March 2019 – Responding to the news that it will be illegal to plant crops using animal manure if a proposed crop bill becomes law, Renee Olende, Greenpeace…