News Kenya Weather: Kenyan farmers abandon food crops to grow herbal stimulant
“Muguka gives me a lot of money. Farming maize or beans used to give me losses,” said the 45-year-old farmer at his home in Kanyuambora, a village in central Kenya. As drought and erratic weather ...
News Kenya Weather: UN lauds Kenya's measures to mitigate hunger
So far, more than 374,806 households in Northern Kenya receive cash assistance in the case of extreme weather events. “Using satellite data, an early warning system indicates when an area is ...
News Kenya Weather: Fires put Mt Kenya forest under threat
For decades, locals living around Mt Kenya believed that burning forest vegetation attracts rain and each year thousands of hectares of forest land is lost in the flames, endangering both human and ...
News Kenya Weather: What African Central Bankers May Decide in the Next 2 Weeks
Central banks in sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economies could start diverging on policy when they make interest-rate calls in the next two weeks after oil prices pushed up inflation. Since the Monetary Policy Committees last met, inflation in Ghana and Kenya accelerated and analysts flagged that the
News Kenya Weather: Kenya: Ruto's Murang'a Prayer Rally Put Off Again Over 'Weather Warning'
The interdenominational prayer rally scheduled to take place in Murang'a on Saturday and in which Deputy President William Ruto was to be the chief guest has been called off for the second time. ...
News Kenya Weather: Global Weather Hazards Summary: May 17 - 23, 2019
Continued below-average rainfall and high temperatures have strengthened dryness in South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Below-normal rainfall since April has resulted in ...
News Kenya Weather: Uganda, Kenya hit by rising cost of living
Inflation for the month ended April, respectively moved northwards with Kenya recording the highest. The movements were on account of the effects of severe weather and high fuel prices. This meant ...
News Kenya Weather: UPDATE 3-Kenya easily raises $2.1 bln Eurobond, debt concerns linger
Kenya’s public debt as a percentage of GDP has increased ... The government is forecasting economy growth of 6.1% this year though some, like the World Bank, have said dry weather could reduce that. ...
News Kenya Weather: Kenya and Uganda Hit By High Cost of Living in April
Kenya and Uganda recorded high inflation in the month of April as the effects of severe weather and high fuel prices took a toll on household and business spending. Uganda's overall month-on-month ...
