Women fetching water at the water pan.Photo by Ruth Keah On a Sunday afternoon at Mtandikeni – Jimba Village, Rabai Constituency, Kilifi County, I found children gathered around a small water pan. Armed with containers to fetch water, one boy was busy filling a 20-litre jerrycan while the girls carried the filled containers to a…
Photo of journalists and stakeholders at the media launch. Media for Nature, in collaboration with Blue Radio, officially launched the Second Edition of the Environmental Media Dialogue at Vipingo Ridge on 13th March 2026. In his opening remarks, the C.E.O of Media for Nature, Mazera Ndurya, said the organization continues to promote environmental discussions within…
At sunrise in Junda beach, Kisauni, Mombasa County, the sea looks calm and forgiving. Small wooden boats rock gently near the shore. Young men pull their nets, getting them ready for the day’s work, while others smear grease along the cracks of their old boats, carefully sealing them so no water leaks in when they…
Juliana Fondo lighting her jiko which uses Biogas. Photo by Captain Nyota. For over five years, Selina Juma, a mother of five and grandmother of ten, had to walk over five hours to seek health services for one of her grandchildren, who suffered from persistent coughing. Selina was unaware that the primary cause of her…
Kilele Health Association members, in partnership with Ultra Runners Kenya and Arch Treks Safaris, during a symbolic Mt. Kenya endurance challenge to raise awareness on cervical cancer elimination. Photo Courtesy of KILELE. On Monday 17th November 2025, Kenya joined the rest of the world in marking the first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day, a historic…
MV SH Diana at Shimoni Port in Kwale PHOTO BY KPA Kenya’s coastal tourism is experiencing growth as cruise tourism steadily gains momentum, extending beyond the traditional ports of Mombasa and Lamu to include the newly constructed Shimoni Port in Kwale County. The newly Shimoni Port received its first-ever cruise call on 27 October 2025,…
Delegates at the Pan-African regional outreach event hosted at the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM). At the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM), a coastal institution overlooking the Indian Ocean, climate change is no longer just a subject of academic debate, it’s a lived reality. Speaking during a Pan-African regional outreach event hosted at the Technical…
Delegates at the second Lead Author Meeting of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, held at Pride Inn Paradise Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya. As the sun rises over Kenya’s coastline, it brings more than just warmth. For thousands living near the sea, it brings fear that the land beneath their homes may not…
Boat business owners ferry residents across the flooded villages in Tana River county during the 2024 floods. (Photo courtesy KNA) In 2024, Kenya faced a devastating flood season that swept away homes, farms, and hopes. Heavy rains, heavier than many had ever seen, turned streets into rivers and forced thousands of families to flee for…
Mombasa Ocean Festival. Photo Credit: @mapicha_makes_memories. On a rainy Tuesday morning in Mombasa, despite the heavy downpour, more than 250 pupils from nine schools attended the opening ceremony – Ocean Movie Day at Nyali Cinemax. This event marked the beginning of the Mombasa Ocean Festival, a weeklong celebration aimed at raising awareness about the importance…
