Chrispinus Juma
36 Articles
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From Plenty to Peril: Lake Kenyatta's Spirited Fight for Survival
Gone were the longfin eels (locally called mkunga), ngorongoro, the white-fatty nilon fish, mborode, and mchokoleall vanished, perhaps forever.
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Saving Lamu mangroves: from futile photo ops to real progress
PRATI group members say they have seen a success rate of mangrove transplants growing to the tune of over 97 percent.
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When hyenas, elephants rob families of breadwinners: tales of Kajiado's long teeth of pain
Many victims have deep scars with memories of attacks, while others have blood oozing from freshly inflicted wounds. In some homes, graves are fresh. Deep in the Maasai community villages, the simple act of repairing a broken fence could tragically end a life. ...
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How water hyacinth is saving Maasai Mara University millions in water costs
Water hyacinth, which has been condemned by Lake Victoria fishermen, has found a home at Maasai Mara University. The weed removes algae, faecal coliform bacteria, trace toxic metals, organics, and a variety of other dissolved impurities from the university's wastewater....
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COP28: Kenyas unhinged luck in the rush for Loss and Damage Fund billions
President William Ruto earlier hit out at financial partners for the punitive debt financing models.
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Respect Mudavadi and Wetangula, Washiali tells Malala on call to fold parties
Former Mumias East lawmaker Benjamin Washiali has now urged the former senator to go slow on his vitriol talk, which he says lacks goodwill.
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Gov't dismisses report showing Kenyans are consuming toxic chemicals in foodstuffs
The Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) says the report released last month by Heinrich Boll Stiftung, which found farmers, horticultural workers, and open-source water users exposed to toxic pesticides, does not hold any water.
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KQ increases weekly flights to London
The two long-haul flights per day which start at the end of October, will see weekly flights between Nairobi and London increase to fourteen from the current ten.
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Let presidential candidates run for MP seats to cure winner-take-it-all: MP Mutuse
According to the first-time MP drawn from the Kenya Kwanza side in the August house, the proposed Office of the Leader of Opposition would not cure the winner-take-it-all animosity that has been undoing Kenyas politics after every election.
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When cancer nurses are more stressed than patients; tales of oncologists in Kenya
Heavy workload and late presentation of cancer patients, the Oncology Nurses Union says, has exacerbated mental health issues among oncologists, amid a shortage of such professionals.