Kenya

As the African Nations Championship (CHAN 2024) takes place in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, the tournament is offering more than a showcase of African football talent. It is also highlighting…

Ministers of environment from all 54 African countries have gathered in Nairobi this week (July 12–18) for the 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). This…

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) has officially broken ground on its new African headquarters in Nairobi, a milestone that signals a major evolution in global climate governance. The new facility, set to be completed by 2027 at a cost of KSh1.7 billion, marks the launch of a historic dual-headquarters model, shared between Nairobi and Rotterdam, ushering in a new era of co-ownership between the Global South and Global North.

As carbon markets face mounting scrutiny, a new international coalition spearheaded by Kenya, the UK, and Singapore aims to restore integrity and trust, offering African economies a path to climate finance without the burden of debt.

KQ, ‘the pride of Africa’ has launched its 2024 Sustainability Report, announcing an ambitious plan to begin local production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) within the next five years. The move signals a pivotal shift in the airline’s approach to decarbonization and comes at a time when global aviation is under mounting pressure to accelerate climate action.

Britam Holdings Plc has launched its 2024 Sustainability Report, disclosing a KSh2.4 billion spend on local and minority-owned suppliers, one of the largest such commitments in Kenya’s financial sector to date. The report, released this week, signals the insurer’s deepening alignment with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities, and underscores the shifting role of insurance firms in shaping Africa’s sustainable development landscape.

Kenya and Senegal have emerged as Africa’s top energy regulators, tying for first place in the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) with a remarkable score of 0.892 – a signal achievement in a continent-wide push for better energy governance, climate resilience, and sustainable development.

In a move expected to strengthen environmental accountability and ethical business practices across Kenya’s agribusiness sector, Del Monte Kenya Limited has officially joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. 

Uyombo, a small coastal village in Kenya, Kilifi County, has recently sparked unrest due to uncertainty in talks of a nuclear power plant coming to the area. While the government…

KenGen, Kenya’s leading power producer and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) recently reached a deal to put up the country’s first waste-to-energy utility scale power plant in the city. The…