Climate shocks wrecked food supplies for 72 million people across 18 countries last year, with disasters like Hurricane Mellisa hitting Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba particularly hard. Agricultural output has nosedived, with global cereal production down 2% to 5% over fifty years and Latin American maize yields dropping around 5%. The planet basically lost seven years of farming progress since 1961, according to productivity metrics showing a 21% decline.
Only 4% of climate cash went to agriculture, livestock, fisheries, and forestry sectors despite the sector getting absolutely cooked by rising temperatures and extreme weather. COP30 in Brazil is pushing the Tropical Forests Forever Fund, which aims to mobilize $125 billion total for...
Tanzanian Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has urged citizens to prevent the recurrence of violence that erupted during recent national elections, warning against economic sabotage through the destruction of infrastructure and public facilities. Speaking to media representatives in Dar es Salaam, Nchemba characterized attacks on hospitals and transport networks as deliberate harm to systems funded by taxpayers themselves.
The premier cautioned against external manipulation while emphasizing government determination to protect national resources and territorial integrity at any expense. He stressed that collaborative efforts remain essential for achieving Vision 2050 development objectives designed to reduce poverty levels nationwide...
Kiharu legislator Ndindi Nyoro has challenged the accuracy of economic data presented by President William Ruto during a recent parliamentary address. The lawmaker disputed claims about currency strength and stock market performance by citing official statistics showing the shilling has weakened 8.5 percent since August 2022 and the Nairobi Securities Exchange peaked in 2017 rather than at present levels.
Nyoro pointed to construction sector contraction and cement consumption decline as evidence contradicting government assertions. He argued Kenya's growth rate of 4.7 percent trails regional neighbors Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, while daily borrowing reaches 3.5 billion shillings. The member of parliament criticized Education Ministry...
United Democratic Alliance officials have rejected bribery allegations targeting Electoral Commission Vice Chairperson Fahima Araphat Abdallah. Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claimed Abdallah met with Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro and Commissioner Alutalala Mukhwana to arrange corrupt payments aimed at manipulating the Magarini Constituency by-election. He alleged that officials received threats and that presiding officer information was transferred after financial transactions occurred.
UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar Hassan dismissed the accusations as fabricated attacks designed to undermine a female leader. He referenced constitutional provisions requiring political parties to uphold gender equality and human rights...
Two candidates who withdrew from the United Democratic Alliance primary contests in Malava Constituency received diplomatic postings ahead of the parliamentary by-election. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi confirmed Simon Kangwana will become education attaché at Kenya's Uganda mission, while Rhyan Injendi Malulu takes a trade position at the South African embassy. Leonard Shimaka secured a Kenya Revenue Authority commissioner role after similarly stepping aside for UDA nominee David Ndakwa.
President William Ruto had pledged rewards for aspirants supporting the ruling party's standard-bearer. Mudavadi told voters to honor the arrangement by backing Ndakwa at the polls, arguing proximity to government would accelerate...
Retired Chief Justice David Maraga has disclosed a decades-long struggle with alcohol that began during secondary school and persisted until age 34. The former jurist revealed that peer influence at Maranda High School introduced him to drinking despite his Seventh Day Adventist upbringing and childhood baptism.
His consumption escalated through university and into early legal practice, where alcohol-related incidents occurred. A pivotal moment arrived after excessive drinking at Nakuru army barracks left him unable to recall returning home. The experience prompted complete abstinence beginning January 1991, when Maraga recommitted to religious observance.
The legal veteran served as Kenya's 14th Chief Justice before retiring and...
Kenya's Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has warned that anonymous online profiles represent a severe generational danger across Africa, complicating cybercrime prosecutions and leaving youth vulnerable to digital exploitation. Speaking at the Third African Forum on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence, Omollo explained that untraceable accounts prevent investigators from bringing perpetrators to justice while exposing young people to identity theft, fraud and manipulation at unprecedented levels.
The official disclosed that Kenya suffers annual losses exceeding Ksh.4 billion from cyber attacks, pointing to a recent incident that paralyzed government digital platforms for several hours. Omollo emphasized the need for...
A Kenyan magistrate confronted seven university students with pointed questions about alcohol consumption during a detention hearing following the death of their classmate. Chief Magistrate Dolphina Alego asked each defendant to justify their drinking habits after 23-year-old Lorna Kathambi Karani was found fatally injured at Harmony Plaza apartments in Ngara.
Police investigators told the court that Dennis Kariuki Gitonga, Louis Osiro, Lucy Mora, Ali Kabwana Kamaku, Precious Kendi Mutembei, Austin Ochieng and Wendy Kerubo appeared intoxicated when entering the building. Witnesses reported hearing singing and guitar playing from the 12th floor before a loud impact occurred. Security personnel discovered Karani with severe head trauma...
Nyamira County Assembly members have ousted Governor Amos Nyaribo through a successful impeachment vote that saw 23 legislators support his removal without opposition. Speaker Thaddeus Nyabaro confirmed the decision will advance to the Senate for constitutional proceedings.
Bonyamatuta Ward representative Julius Kimwomi Matwere brought charges against Nyaribo for backing an unauthorized parallel assembly faction known as Bunge Mashinani under former Speaker Enock Okero. Accusations centered on the governor approving irregular committee appointments in Keroka and establishing an illegal Public Service Board panel through the breakaway group that conducted sessions outside official chambers.
Nyaribo had previously survived two...
