Water scarcity fuelling conflict in Kwale
Vandalism of water pipes by neighbouring communities in Kwale County has left communities from Shangia Village in Mariakani without water for over 20 years.
The villagers have accused herders from Kwale of vandalizing pipes that supplied water to the area from the main Mzima Springs water pipe.
Speaking at a community meeting with the Mariakani Water Officer at Shangia Primary School, women from the area called on the Government to replace the old pipes with metallic ones to curb the vice. Read more...
African women scientists hold key to food security
Women who are smallholder farmers in Africa have been rated as key to addressing the food security situation in the continent.
Devolution may give children in urban slums a fighting chance
Most urban residents are no strangers to children begging on the streets or in residential areas.
This is in spite of the fact that in keeping with the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 1 to provide universal access to primary education, since 2003, a Free Primary Education Programme has been in place to ensure that all Kenyan children go to school.
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