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Nineteen agricultural counties would get above normal rainfall. Seventeen counties could face lightning strikes and flooding. In addition, diseases such as malaria were likely to emerge around Lake Victoria and the coastal region. Kenya Meteorological Department expects 37 counties to get near normal or above normal rainfall. The remaining 10 …

March to May is the major rainfall season over most of Kenya and much of equatorial Eastern Africa. The March-April-May season is also known as long rains. Kenya Meteorological Department studied sea surface temperature anomalies over Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans to make the rainfall forecast. The department says agricultural …

Representatives of children and youth organisations from around the world are attending virtual Global Youth Environment Assembly. It is in two sessions. The first ran from 12 to 13 February, while the second runs from 18 to 20 February 2021. One of the agenda is to show how climate change …

In every day of 2020 water firms had to adapt and innovate. In addition to supplying their usual customers they had to supply hand washing water and facilities. At the same time their revenues were falling as the government closed schools and businesses. March 2020 was the beginning of financial …

Ms Nzambi Matee, 29, is this year’s African continent’s winner of UNEP Young Champions of the Earth prize. She is a materials engineer and head of her firm, Gjenge Makers. The firm makes low-cost construction materials made of recycled plastic waste and sand. Ms Matee with other six winners each …

It is now nine months since the hygiene crisis started. Hand washing with soap is one way to effectively prevent oneself from getting the virus. Thus water firms had to keep on supplying water as well as hand washing points. As demand for water rose, water firms’ incomes sharply dropped …

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority is proposing new solar energy laws to improve workers’ professional skill. Further, the authority seeks to protect consumers by only allowing high quality products with guarantee. Also, the new regulations simplify the current solar power laws. An article by Nation Media Group’s Business Daily on …

Klaro makes small wastewater treatment plants for a single user to 5,000 users. The Klaro’s system uses microbes in sludge to break down pollutants dissolved in wastewater. Globally, 80% of wastewater flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused, according to United Nations’ water agency, UN Water. Thus, …

Over 900,000 families dispose their human waste in bushes and open spaces. Economic Survey for 2020 shows that about 7.4 per cent of households lack toilet. This is means that about 3.5 million people no toilet. WHO/Unicef Joint Monitoring Programme 2017 report found that only 28 per cent of rural …

Israel is located on a stretch of a desert and 60% of the country is arid. Rainfall is not constant. This resulted in a constant pursuit for new technological solutions to manage water. Israel has a national strategy for water, said Mr William Sarni, founder and chief executive officer, Water …