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Simple ways to conserve water at home

MaxJan 30, 20200

Our contemporary modern households use water for different purposes ranging from doing laundry, bathing, cleaning, watering lawns, cooking and other uses. In Nairobi, as in

Large-scale rainwater harvesting eases scarcity in Kenya

MaxJan 29, 20200

Rainwater harvesting in Kenya and other places is hardly new. But in this water-stressed country, where two-thirds of the land is arid or semiarid, the

Local factories to produce own energy in new deal

MaxJan 29, 2020January 29, 20200

Kenyan based Water and Energy Solutions firm Davis & Shirtliff has been appointed by Germany’s solar company SMA Solar to manufacture solar inverters for photovoltaic

Lake Victoria set to get a fresh lease of life

MaxJan 29, 20200

The Kenyan government has started dredg ing the water body to ease vessel navigation and improve transportation at the lake. A- 70-metre-long dredging vessel with

No more boreholes to be drilled, water table dropping, warns CS

MaxJan 29, 20200

Water Cabinet secretary Simon Chelugui has ordered Nairobi to stop drilling all bore holes, as they are competing for the water – rom the same

Mau is not just about trees but water, Experts warns

Water KenyaSep 5, 2019September 5, 20190

The Mau Forest complex is the largest water tower in Kenya and is the main source of water for 13 key rivers flowing through the

Drinking dirty water claims million lives annually, Infants affected.

Water KenyaAug 29, 2019September 5, 20190

A joint report by World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF shows good number of Kenyans are not accessing safe water and proper sanitation. The report

Open Sewer poses danger to children’s health, Nairobi Slums affected most

Water KenyaAug 26, 2019September 5, 20190

Research shows that most slums still lack better waste disposal disposal control. Cases of flooded sewage, burst sewers and the discharge of raw or semi-treated

More than half the world lacks access to safe sanitation, Kenya’s rural worst affected

Water KenyaAug 15, 2019September 5, 20190

Rural areas remain worst affected with data showing that 8 in 10 people still lack access to these services. The Joint Monitoring Programme report, Progress

Groundwater is recharged through extreme floods: Research shows

Water KenyaAug 13, 2019September 5, 20190

Kenya, Aug 8 2019 (IPS) – Extreme rainfall and heavy flooding, often amplified by climate change, causes devastation among communities. But new research published on