MAKUENI, Kenya — On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make concrete. The sound of their shovels resonated through the valley ...
Kenya’s booming construction industry has driven massive demand for river sand, but the environmental cost is steep—damaged ...
MAKUENI, Kenya (AP) — On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make concrete. The sound of their shovels resonated through the ...
MAKUENI, Kenya — On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make concrete. The sound of their shovels resonated through the valley ...
MAKUENI, Kenya (AlertNet) – Barely a month after heavy rains pounded Kenya, many seasonal rivers in the country’s semi-arid east are already drying up, and residents are preparing for the months-long ...
Workers construct a sand dam in Makueni in October 2020. The ongoing construction of sand dams in drier parts of Ukambani will save residents endless hours used to fetch water for domestic use and ...
Kenyans are currently experiencing a deluge of El Nino rainwater, but experts are warning that the country must take proactive measures to conserve this precious resource. In a recent interview on ...