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Nairobi was once renowned as the “Green City in the Sun” with a reputation for being a healthy environment to live in. It took tremendous pride in being a city with a blend of natural forests, savanna grasslands, and three rivers running through it, namely: Ngong’ River, Mathare River, and Nairobi River. Furthermore, the city was […]

The role of higher education in Kenya is to generate a pool of qualified professionals with specialized skills. These professionals often have the potential to promote production and capital resources and provide national services that reflect both national and cultural heritage in Kenya. To achieve this, institutions of higher learning are expected to generate new

Introduction Kenya has made significant progress in energy transition, with 89% of electricity generated from renewable sources, with solar power accounting for 1% in 2021. In Kenya, the ideal potential for solar energy is 4-6 kWh/ m2/day levels of insolation because it is located near the equator, with an average of 5-7 sunshine hours each

Introduction Preconception nutrition refers to the nutrition status of an individual before pregnancy. It is recommended that at least six months prior to conception, men and women should focus on achieving optimum nutrition, increasing fitness and living a healthy lifestyle. This would ensure that the female body is ready for a successful pregnancy and that

Introduction The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 1948 provides that everyone has the right to take part in the government of his/her country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. The International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) further acknowledges this right and opportunity for citizens to take part in the conduct of public

Land is at the heart of social-economic activities and livelihoods due to its role as a primary agricultural input and business asset and a key determinant of access to other productive resources. It is also a social asset essential for social status, cultural prestige, participation in decision-making and political influence. Land tenure dictates the conditions

Kenya has 9 arid counties out of the 47 counties. These are Garissa, Mandera, Isiolo, Marsabit, Baringo, Turkana, Tana River, Samburu and Wajir. The arid counties are characterized by severe living conditions, with little annual rainfall of between 150 and 550 millimeters and high temperatures. Extreme weather patterns have had devastating impact on the livelihoods

Kenya’s stock of public debt as of May 2022 stood at Ksh 8,563.8 billion, up from Ksh 7,485.9 billion reported in May 2021. The ratio of domestic debt to external debt changed from 56:44 reported in May 2013 to 50:50 in May 2022. As a percentage of GDP, the debt stock increased from 64.5 per

Kenya is a signatory to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (2015), whose key objective is to limit global warming to below 2 or preferably 1.5 degrees Celsius. This calls for transitioning to clean energy by countries, and Kenya is on the path to 100 per cent transitioning by 2030. Renewable energy accounts for more

Article XX(b) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) provides that members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have the right to take Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures necessary for the protection of human, animal, or plant life or health. These are health-oriented measures put in place to minimize the negative effects on