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February 19, 2024
Kenyan Packaging Manufacturer Aims to Cut Plastic Pollution

Green Stem is manufacturing toxic chemical-free, compostable food grade packaging products from agricultural wastes. Juma Majanga reports from Thika, Kenya. Camera: Amos Wangwa
January 31, 2024
Kenyan Entrepreneur Makes Snacks from Indigenous Grains

Indigenous African grains such as millet and sorghum are known to be nutritious but are not popular with many. A Kenyan entrepreneur is using the grains to make snacks and breakfast cereals to promote consumption of indigenous grains, as Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi. Video by Amos Wangwa.
December 19, 2023
Urban Farming in Kenya Aims to Improves Food Security in Cities

Urban food security is a growing problem as populations swell in cities around the world. In Nairobi, urban farming technology is being used to help ease the food shortage problem. Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi. Camera: Amos Wangwa
December 01, 2023
Kenya Makes Strides Toward Goal of Eradicating HIV/AIDS

Kenya has the seventh-highest number of people living with HIV on the continent, at 1.4 million, according to the National Syndemic Disease Control Council. The country has, however, made progress in slowing its spread. As Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi. Camera and edit: Jimmy Makhulo
November 15, 2023
Lifestyle Changes Driving Rise of Rheumatological Diseases in Africa, Experts Say

Rheumatology diseases were previously considered to be rare in Africa but that is changing, as the number of cases is on the rise. Health experts attribute the trend to changing lifestyles on the continent. Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi, Kenya. (Camera and video editing: Jimmy Makhulo)
November 10, 2023
Kenyan University Student Innovators Manufacture Flour Using Grass

Students from Kabarak University in Kenya's Rift Valley have developed a method for turning grass into flour and then fortifying it for human consumption. This new flour will be an ingredient for ugali, a staple food normally made from cornmeal. Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi.
October 31, 2023
Water Harvesting and Recycling Technology to Help Kenya Cut Shortages

As Kenya prepares for heavy rains forecasted to occur in November and December, water-harvesting and recycling technology developed by a Kenyan entrepreneur could help reduce water shortages during drier times of the year. Juma Majanga reports from Isinya, Kenya. Videographer: Amos Wangwa
October 22, 2023
US Charity Donates Shoes That Grow With Wearer to Children in Kenya

An estimated 20 million children in sub-Saharan Africa walk barefoot, leaving them vulnerable to diseases and parasites. A U.S. charity is donating some specially designed shoes that expand five sizes and last for years. Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi's informal settlements of Kibera, Kenya.
October 09, 2023
Older Kenyans Encounter Challenges in Obtaining Health Care

In many African societies, elders are highly regarded as powerful figures who keep the culture alive and guide the young. But sometimes that power doesn’t help when it comes to obtaining health care. Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi, Kenya. (Camera and produced by: Jimmy Makhulo)
September 07, 2023
Activists Screen Climate-Themed Films During Africa Climate Summit

As delegates gather in Kenya for the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, seeking ways to combat the effects of climate change, activists are screening films illustrating the impacts of global warming in Africa and calling for climate justice for the continent. Juma Majanga reports from Nairobi.
August 31, 2023
US Charity Helps Maasai Herders Recover From Deadly Drought

A record drought in the Horn of Africa has killed vast numbers of cows, goats and sheep, imperiling the livelihoods of pastoralists like the Maasai in Kenya. Now, a U.S charity called Water is Life Kenya is giving herders new animals and cash. Juma Majanga reports from Enkong’u Narok village.
August 29, 2023
Kenyan Entrepreneurs Recycle Synthetic Hair Waste Into Mats, Carpets

African women are looking for different ways to style their hair. One option is synthetic hair. While no apparent health issues are associated with its use, disposing of it raises environmental concerns. As Juma Majanga reports, women in Kenya’s Kisumu County have found a clever way of recycling it.
August 24, 2023
Kenyan Innovator Makes Leather Clothes From Fish Skin

A Kenyan innovator is recycling fish skin into leather clothes through a process known as fish skin tanning. As Juma Majanga reports from Kisumu, Kenya, Newton Owino’s enterprise also aims to sustainably manage waste emanating from the fish-filleting industries along the Lake Victoria coast.
July 13, 2023
Refugees Married to Kenyan Citizens Seek Citizenship Rights

The Kenyan Constitution allows some foreign nationals married to Kenyan citizens to register for citizenship after seven years of marriage
June 27, 2023
Influx of Refugees Straining Facilities at Kenyan Camps, Agencies Say

Humanitarian groups warn that conditions in the Dadaab refugee camps pose dangerous health risks
April 04, 2023
US-Trained Woman Teaching Digital Skills to Children in Rural Kenya

Aid group TechLit Africa seeks to bridge digital divide by building scores of computer labs
March 07, 2023
Report: 30% of Used Clothing Shipped to Kenya is Polluting Plastic Waste

Kenya receives an estimated 900 million pieces of used clothing every year
December 27, 2022
Drought Crisis in Somaliland Worsens Gender Based Violence for IDPs

Worst drought in half a century in Somalia’s breakaway region makes displaced women and girls more vulnerable
December 14, 2022
Somalia Inches Toward Famine as 7.8M Are Affected by Extreme Drought

The record-breaking drought in the Horn of Africa has affected half the population of Somalia, including Somaliland. The U.N. says if more aid does not arrive soon, the country will suffer its worst famine in half a century. Juma Majanga reports from Burco, Somaliland. Camera: Juma Majanga.
December 14, 2022
Somalia Inches Toward Famine Amid Extreme Drought

UN says if more aid does not arrive soon, country will suffer worst famine in half a century

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