Lake Region Bulletin

23/11/2024

Where does our solid waste go?


Rolex Dan
Maling'ling' News
Plastic Pollution Coalition

Kisumu County has initiated elaborate plans to reduce approximately 300 tons of waste generated daily in the city and 200 from the other sub-counties. The “Status and Plans for Sustainable Waste Management and Inclusion of Waste Pickers in the City” prepared by the Environment Department has a W...

23/11/2024

Community-led interventions making a mark in the fight against malnutrition
JOOUSTonline
World Health Organization (WHO)
USAID Kenya
Kevine Omollo
MESHA Science
Maling'ling' News

Two years ago, Jacob Olwanda wished his daughter death. He could not cope with the derogative ridicule from friends and foes over the health of his daughter. Despite Olwanda looking physically healthy, strong, and lively, his daughter’s case was a sharp contrast to him. “She had lost so much wei...

23/09/2024

Why are they being denied s*xual reproductive health services? Maling'ling' News Kevine Omollo Stories Kevine Omollo

At 22, and s*xually active, Fatma (not her real name) thought it was time to make a choice on her s*xual health. “I took the bold step and visited a nearby hospital to make inquiries about family planning options viable for me,” said Fatma. ‘The health service provider gave me a strange gaze, ...

21/09/2024

Fish bladder is a special delicacy in China!

Maling'ling' News Kevine Omollo Stories Dare Life Media

This story was produced in collaboration with InfoNile, and supported by the Pulitzer Center. Two years ago, Joyce Akinyi made a hard decision; the decision to halt Nile Perch fishing, and concentrate on dagaa (omena/mukene). This decision came despite her having roared Lake Victoria for close to 15...

06/09/2024

Who will save Kenyan fishermen in Lake Victoria?
Maling'ling' News
Dare Life Media

The bright Friday morning sun exposes the buzzing activities at Lake Victoria’s Uhanya Beach in Usigu, Siaya County. As one fishing boat after another docks, women and men scramble for space around it, clutching plastic basins. As per the daily catch, each or some of them manage to get a share at ...

21/08/2024

Are you ready for this?

14/08/2024

It's coming home!
MESHA Science

07/08/2024

Truth meter!
Code For Africa
PesaCheck
DW Akademie

The video was taken in November 2019 during a students’ strike in Juja. This video shared on X, showing police officers assaulting a young man in a red T-shirt and dreadlocks purportedly during one of the GEN Zs demonstrations in Kenya is missing context. The text accompanying the video reads: “...

07/08/2024

Banking for life!



MESHA Science

It is a bright Tuesday morning, and the soft and diffuse sun rays are piercing through Ringa-Kojwach village in Homa Bay County, in south western Kenya. Cynthia (not her real name), clutching her one-year-old baby, is making her way into this must-attend meeting at a neighbour’s compound. She is o...

23/07/2024

FALSE!
Code For Africa
DW Akademie
PesaCheck

The images were posted by Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi on 13 December 2014. This X (formerly Twitter) post with images purportedly showing Kenyan police assaulting a protester during a stand-off with the residents in the Kware area of Mukuru Kwa Njenga is false. The image shows a police officer s...

23/07/2024

FAKE!
DW Akademie
Code For Africa
PesaCheck

The original image of Odinga does not have the UDA branding. A photo shared on X (formerly Twitter) of opposition leader and former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga wearing the United Democratic Alliance (UDA)-branded attire is ALTERED. In the photo, Raila Odinga is wearing a yellow T-shirt and a...

23/07/2024

How true is the information you are fed out there?
Code For Africa
DW Akademie
PesaCheck

The original video is of Malema addressing Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga. This video on Facebook and TikTok supposedly of South African politician Julius Malema castigating Kenyan President William Ruto, is ALTERED. The video depicts Malema making what appears to be a public address. It is a...

27/05/2024

Talent Galore! Rolex Dan

Awe-inspiring poets from Uganda and South Sudan Uganda were crowned the winners of this year’s East Africa Poetic Hour Battle Edition. The scintillating poetry gala night on May 25, lived up to its billing to produce an unforgettable celebration of poetry, creativity, and cultural diversity at a ...

27/05/2024

Flying drugs on drones to save lives threatened by dog bites! Kevine Omollo Zipline




Lake Region Bulletin

“It was devastating!” This was Jackline Akinyi’s description of the loss of her daughter to rabies. The daughter’s death in January 2019 formed part of the grim global statistics of rabies deaths, which shows that Africa continues to bear the biggest burden of the disease. I was away when I ...

10/05/2024

A step towards food security in Africa!

Scientists at Malawi’s Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) have expressed their joy following the excellent performance of the first Bt Maize Confined Field Trial (CFTs). While speaking to the Seed Trade Association of Malawi (STAM) Biotech and Innovation Committee wh...

06/03/2024

When biking is not leisure, but to save the universe!

“If only we had cycling lanes, the world would be a better place.” These were the words of Hakim Owiny, an environmental conservation activist. Owiny, a Ugandan, set off from Kampala, Uganda on August 28, 2023, to cycle more than 650 kilometres to Nairobi, Kenya to attend the Africa Climate Summ...

06/03/2024

Fighting Gender Based Violence

The war against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Vihiga County has received a boost from the United Nations Human Rights Commission. The commission on February 16, donated a laptop, cell phone, furniture and a printer to the Gender Desk at Mbale Police Station in what it termed escalating a...

06/03/2024

Climate change discourse penetrating into the villages

In Kisumu, the power to fight the impacts of Climate Change now lies with the people. This follows the launch of community-led Climate Risk assessment in all the 35 wards. On Tuesday, the County Department of Climate Change hosted a validation exercise for the Climate Change Adaptation Plan piloted....