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Mangrove loss threatens Kenyan coastal communities and the climate

2016-09-22 21:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Home: Strolling through the small town of Lamu, the main town on an island of the same name surrounded by a coral-rich archipelago off Kenyas east coast, visitors are mesmerised by its classical architecture and pristine beaches, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. What they might not notice is how the beautiful landscape has been, and still is, shaped by one plant family that could soon disappear from the island altogether: mangroves. This is not only bad news for the locals, but also a step...

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Intasive Energy installs solar nano-grids in two Kenyan villages

2016-07-04 01:00:00| Power Technology

Intasive Energy has installed solar nano-grids in the villages of Lemolo B and Echareria in Nakuru County, Kenya.

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"We were waiting for our deaths" - Kenyan widows saved by tribal elders

2016-06-23 00:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: "We were waiting for our deaths" - Kenyan widows saved by tribal elders Bangladesh declares lightning strikes a disaster as deaths surge From cleaning corpses to sex with strangers, widow rituals fuel disease in Africa Centuries-old African soil technique could combat climate change - scientists Branded witches and cursed by spirits, Kenyan widows ousted from land Kenyan law grants widows the right to live on their late husbands' property until they die, but poor women are often evicted...

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Kenyan government to increase stake in Orange to 40%

2016-06-10 13:52:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The Kenyan government plans to increase its stake in Orange Kenya from the current 30 percent to 40 percent, Capital FM reported. Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich says this is part of the government plans in rehabilitating struggling parastatals.

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