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What happened to this place?' Bobby Williamson's Glasgow verdict after 18 years away

What happened to this place?' Bobby Williamson's Glasgow verdict after 18 years away

The National (Scotland) · Sep 25

Kenya destroys $63 million meth haul intercepted at sea

Kenyan authorities have destroyed a massive methamphetamine haul worth $63 million

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Kenya's President William Ruto attends Atlanta Dream win to watch Madina Okot play

Madina Okot had a special guest at the Atlanta Dream’s win over the New York Liberty as William Ruto, the President of Kenya, was in attendance sitting courtside

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Edward Norton ran the 2009 New York Marathon for Kenya conservation

In 2009, Edward Norton ran the New York City Marathon with Maasai conservationists to raise awareness and funds for wildlife protection in Kenya. His involvement began after visiting Campi ya Kanzi near Mount Kilimanjaro, where tourism supported conservation and local communities. The resulting campaign highlighted a community-based model protecting about…

The Times of India · Sep 21

Climate impacts hitting yields and already ‘scarce’ incomes, tea farmers warn

Increasingly unpredictable climate conditions, unfair trade practices and rising costs are squeezing the amount of money Kenyan farmers can make.

Evening Standard · Sep 20

Kenya’s farmers turn to beehive fences to keep crop-raiding elephants away, creating a surprising path toward human-elephant coexistence

Dedicated to researching elephant ecology and behavior, Save the Elephants operates vital research facilities. Their Samburu research station is home to over 900 identified elephants, while a center in Tsavo works on innovative human-elephant coexistence strategies. One notable solution is the use of beehive fences, which protect agricultural lands and…

The Economic Times · Sep 18

Kenya moved 22 colobus monkey groups to Karura Forest; 109 births followed

Between 2014 and 2016, conservationists moved 22 groups of Mount Kenya guerezas, a rare subspecies of colobus monkey, from a badly degraded riverine habitat to Karura Forest near Nairobi, Kenya. A new study titled ‘ Demography of reintroduced Mount Kenya guereza (Colobus guereza kikuyuensis) at Karura Forest, Kenya ’ in…

The Times of India · Sep 17

Pride and joy as Kenya chosen to host 2029 World Athletics Championships

Athletics-mad Kenya is rejoicing after Nairobi was selected to host the 2029 world championships, becoming the first African city to ever stage the event.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 16

In 2009, Edward Norton ran the New York Marathon to back a Kenya conservation trust; its work now directly protects 283,000 acres of Maasai land

Wildlife protection, however, is rarely straightforward. The 2022 report describes a year marked by severe drought, increased poaching pressure and technical difficulties with monitoring data. It also documents incidents involving elephants, giraffes, lions, zebras and other wildlife, illustrating the complicated human-wildlife relationships that conservation teams must manage.

The Economic Times · Sep 16

Kenya has a doping crisis – so why has it been awarded the World Athletics Championships?

COMMENT: Nairobi beat London and Rome for the right to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships in a historic first for Africa, writes Lawrence Ostlere. But Kenya is a problematic host

The Independent UK · Sep 16