45% of Children in West Pokot experience Stunted Growth
West Pokot and Turkana counties experience some of the most severe symptoms of chronic hunger in Kenya. This has emerged following a report released by...
Locusts Invade the North Rift just in time for the Planting Season
Swarms of locusts that have invaded Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, and Elgeyo Marakwet might be a threat to this year’s maize crop as they are...
Fresh Landslides Destroy More Homes in West Pokot
Fresh landslides have left even more people in West Pokot homeless. One elderly woman suffered injuries when the mud hit her home. In November last year,...
Saved by the Wind: Winds to Blow Locusts Away Before they Get to North Rift Region
Farmers in Uasin Gishu, Nakuru, West Pokot, Kericho, Bungoma, and Trans Nzoia have cause to celebrate. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization has predicted that...
Red Cross to Build Homes for West Pokot Flood Victims
The Kenya Red Cross will gift new houses to 228 West Pokot families displaced by floods. The Red Cross made the announcement on 11th January,...
Maize Harvest Forecasted to fall 15-25% Below Average
Increased rainfall in Northern Kenya has seen pastoral communities in Turkana and West Pokot move back to their wet season grazing grounds. The improved rainfall...
DP Ruto Raises Sh 10m for Churches in Kapseret
“I give to churches because I believe in God,” said Deputy President Ruto as he continued his church fundraisers this weekend, going to Uasin Gishu,...
Uasin Gishu Doctor Calls for Hepatitis Vaccination at Birth
BY Isah Asesa Health experts in the country have petitioned the government through the ministry of Health to ensure that new born babies are vaccinated...