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Plastic waste in the environment gets washed by rainfall runoff into rivers and stream that empty into large water bodies.
Plastic, therefore, is a key factor contributing to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste.
Did you know that carrying single use plastics – including PET water bottles – is against the law?
Tuna, swordfish, sting rays and shark often eat plastic, mistaking them for food. Experts say ingested plastic more often than not cause death, directly or indirectly.
Microplastics have been detected in the placenta, nose tissue and at the base of the brain.
Plastic pollution
For years, speculation on covert dumping of nuclear waste in North-Eastern has been rife.
NuPEA has identified three sites in Siaya, Kilifi and Kwale where it will put up three nuclear reactors to ensure Kenya gets 100 per cent clean energy and decommissions diesel generators.
Last Tuesday, the Ministry of Health, through the office of the Director General, Dr Patrick Amoth, issued a public advisory on the Nipah virus.
The brain has a waste-clearing system, called the lymphatic system, which works only during sleep, and anyone who fails to get at least six hours of sleep accumulates waste in the brain.
Advocates, including lawyer Paul Muite, are demanding answers about GMO mosquitoes released in Nairobi, raising concerns over their safety and impact on the city.
While pumpkin was mostly consumed while boiled, a thought crossed the couple’s mind; to convert pumpkin into flour for making porridge.
New findings have cast doubt on the effectiveness of the malaria vaccine in reducing infections among African adults, raising questions about its potential role in malaria elimination strategies.
A civil society organisation has urged the government to introduce mandatory, ongoing life-saving and emergency response training for primary and secondary school teachers.
The Kenya Vital Statistics Report 2024 shows that 4,498 out of 50,926 females died of cancer in 2024
Every year, on 8 March, the world remembers its women.
In Olgulului, residents elected more radical solutions: redirecting storm water that cascades down River Olgulului every rainy season, headed to Tanzanian pastures.
Floods are likely to contaminate drinking water, causing various diseases.
Fatma Chidagaya has begun a medically supervised weight-loss journey using the Allurion gastric balloon to help reduce appetite and achieve a healthier weight.
Experts urge Kenya to expand HPV vaccination to boys as well as girls to curb transmission and accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer.
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