Kenya entered into the devolved system of government in 2010 when a new constitution was entered into to allow for devolution. One of the main objectives of devolution is to facilitate community participation on economic development. There are currently 47 counties in Kenya. Some counties are natura...
One major negative effect on the environment is the heating of e-waste which results in the discharge of toxic compounds like lead or mercury into the air. SEATTLE (Scrap Monster:There are over 62 million mobile phones in Kenya – more devices than people, at this rate. ...
Kenyan food production and grazing land is under threat from a huge desert locust invasion. The insects are currently in two counties in northern Kenya and are now spreading to other Kenyan regions including Meru, Laikipia, and Rift Valley. The government has yet to quantify losses but past att...
This study was conducted in two purposely selected counties in Kenya. The counties were selected based on two criteria; 1) the presence of a health and demo- graphic surveillance system (HDSS), and 2) being either a rural or urban county. Counties with HDSS sites were selected because they...
Exercising our sovereign power indirectly has led to many fundamental problems in our Kenyan society today. A case in point is a farmer, in rural Kenya, who is expected to be the food producer asking the government for food rations,Ceteris paribus. ...
Many countries, including Kenya have introduced major emergency economic stimulus packages to prevent Covid-19 from destroying their economies, including significant sum of public money and combines monetary and fiscal measures, prioritising cash injection into the economy, rescuing vulnerable busin...
Kathrin:There are two main differences between Nairobi and Nyeri. First of all, Nairobi is the business and financial hub of Kenya and East Africa. It has a higher velocity of money and is more international than Nyeri, attracting many foreign companies and organizations with its business oppor...
(cricce.) By the end of the 17th century, the fences were in use, and the first known cricket match was played in Sussex in 1697. The first match between teams from English counties took place in 1709. The championship is held to this day, and cricket is played in many other ...
To domesticate this ambition, Kenya has developed a water master plan. We are now left with only a decade to make this a reality. Covid-19 has reminded all of us of the central role a basic activity like hand washing plays in curbing disease transmission. We should build o...
Guo et al. [11] also found that long-term exposure to PM2.5 could result in a much higher incidence rate and mortality risk among urban males than rural males across 353 counties in China. Long-term exposure to PM2.5 in China is also associated with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases ...