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Checking the boxes one year after the Kenya single-use plastic bags ban
Last year the National Environment Complaints committee released a report which indicated that every month an average of 24 million plastic bags were being used in Kenya. This led to…
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Food Safety Should be Prioritised in Kenyatta’s Big Four Agenda: Greenpeace Africa
Nairobi, 23rd August 2018: The past few months have seen increased cases of sub standard food imports into Kenya. From sugar that contains mercury to expired rice, to oil that…
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Poisoned Sugar Exposes Kenya’s Broken Food System
The worsening impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity in most natural-resource dependent countries like Kenya is introducing a new form of vulnerability that is often overlooked. Increasingly, food safety…
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Greenpeace Africa Applauds Kitui County Government for Setting Aside Funds Towards Climate Change Adaptation.
Nairobi, 9th August 2018 - In response to the news that Kitui County has enacted a law that sets aside one per cent of its annual budget towards climate change adaptation, Greenpeace Africa’s Food for Life Campaigner Claire Nasike has said:
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Greenpeace Africa Urges Machakos County Government to Allocate Budget Towards Sustainable Farming
Nairobi, 25th July 2018 - Greenpeace Africa has today handed over a petition to the Agricultural Committee of the Machakos County Assembly. The petition comes after a policy dialogue that was aimed at strengthening interactions between the policymakers; county officials in charge of agriculture and food security; farmers who practice sustainable agriculture and Greenpeace Africa.…
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Strength in numbers: Sensitising retailers and consumers plastic pollution in Nairobi, Kenya
The Kenyan government’s single-use plastic carrier bag ban came into effect on 28 August, 2017. However, there are still a number of unregulated suppliers in Nairobi’s informal settlements supplying smuggled plastic bags on demand to small scale retailers.
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Ensure Safe and Healthy Food for Citizens, Greenpeace Africa Urges Kenya’s Government
Nairobi, 03 July 2018: In response to news that some of Kenya’s imported sugar contains dangerous elements such as copper and lead; and that fertilisers sold to farmers in Kenya are reported to be laced with harmful mercury, Greenpeace Africa has called on the government of Kenya to act now - Food for life Campaigner,…
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Greenpeace Africa commends Uganda for the ban on plastic bags
Nairobi, 7th June 2018 - In a statement read on his behalf on World environment day 2018, President Museveni noted that the continued manufacture, use and poor disposal practices associated with plastics have added to the accumulation of the hazardous materials in the environment. For the second time, the Ugandan President banned the use of…
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If you can’t reuse it, refuse it!
We live in a contemporary society where technology, innovation, globalisation and human interconnectedness define us - overconsumption is the norm. Now, imagine yourself on vacation along the sandy beaches of mombasa - captured on your cellphone is the beautiful scenery. That is but a dream, for the reality is that the coast line is submerged…