A captivating section view of the Odra River, beautifully captured by Kui Mugweru. Standing on the banks of Poland’s Odra River, I couldn’t help but draw parallels to the struggles of my homeland, Kenya. The Odra, Poland’s second-largest river, winds gracefully through cities and countryside, its tranquil beauty belying a history of catastrophic floods. The…
Owino Uhuru residents addressing the media at one of the past demonstrations against devastating effects of lead poisoning as the case for compensation dragged in court. The Supreme Court awarded them Ksh2billion in compensation| Photo Courtesy In a historic victory for environmental justice, the Supreme Court of Kenya upheld a lower court’s decision to award…
Century-old mature mangrove trees are the pride of Uyombo, a melting pot of critical marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Proposals for establishing a nuclear power plant have met strong resistance from residents and environmentalists |Photo by Mazera Ndurya Kenya still stands at a crossroads in its energy journey that started several decades ago, specifically before independence…
Students from Bandari Maritime Academy demonstrating how a prototype they developed to fight illegal fishing called Smart Selective Fishing Box works during the Kenya Blue Economy Debate at the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM)| Photo Mazera Ndurya About 20 years ago, while on a tour of duty in Lamu, I met a man who at…
