People living in Nairobi’s Mathare slum fear that if catastrophic flooding does not bring down their homes, the government will. Jane Kalekye trudges through the narrow muddy alley to her tin-roof house in Mathare, one of Kenya’s largest slums. Ever since the devastating floods that forced her out of her home last month, she...
New server, new #introduction:
Hi there! I’m Wangechi (Wa•ng̃e•shi)
Born and raised in #Nairobi, Kenya. Currently in #Seattle.
Jumped out of the tub and screamt ‘Eureka!’ when I found out about the Fediverse. It feels like a place to want and get knowledge in social media form, without its commodification for work or school. For the fun of it. I like that.
Total amateur but I’m learning!
Technology is all very fascinating, and within it, I’m treading my path in finding the essence of society through its lens.
Grad: Software Engineering.
Les #États-Unis et leurs alliés exercent à la fois une pression et une puissance douce au #Kenya pour soutenir la #guerre contre les #Houthis au #Yémen. #Nairobi, quant à elle, se sert du pouvoir de contrôle et de gestion de #Washington du Fonds monétaire international #FMI et de la Banque mondiale #BM, pour alléger la pression sur le remboursement de la #dette et sauver l’ #économie.
Gasexplosion in Nairobi: Mindestens 200 Verletzte nach Großbrand
Viele Verletzte und mindestens zwei Tote meldet die kenianische Regierung nach einem Großbrand in der Hauptstadt Nairobi. Er wurde ausgelöst von der Explosion eines mit Gas beladenen Lasters. Zahlreiche Häuser fingen Feuer.
Félix Tshekendi knew his presidency was planned in #Nairobi, here is another coalition, teaming up with M23 to form #Congo River coalition and everything being planned in Nairobi against Tshekendi. This is clear why Tshekendi recalled ambassador from Nairobi. Is also the reason why he is teaming up with another rebel group, FDLR. Calls for seccesion of Kivu from #DRC is also growing. We hope for the best.
Allow no one to stoke fire in DRC from Nairobi - The Standard https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/article/2001487701/allow-no-one-to-stoke-fire-in-drc-from-nairobi
#Food has an extraordinary power to transcend boundaries, bridge cultures, and evoke emotions. It’s more than sustenance; it’s a #UniversalLanguage that resonates with people from all walks of life.
Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution advance Monday in Nairobi as most of the world’s nations, petrochemical companies, environmentalists and others affected by the pollution gather to discuss draft language for the first time....
A demonstrator waves a #Palestinian flag as #Kenyan police officers fire teargas canisters during a protest against #Israel and in support of Palestinians, in #Nairobi, #Kenya, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
"African countries have a vital resource that aging societies are losing: a youthful population brimming with energy, ideas and creativity that will shape their future, and the world's."
African leaders among several requests said they are demanding a just multilateral development finance architecture, to liberate Africa’s economies from odious debt....
African Climate Leaders Say #Nairobi Summit Fell Victim to Corporate Interests, False Solutions
"The solutions do not lie with private capital and the age-old profit driven model," said one advocate.
"#Africa will seek to present itself as a solution to the global warming crisis in a declaration to be signed by heads of state on September 6 at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit in #Nairobi, Kenya.
African leaders committed to tripling the proportion of electricity generated from renewable sources to 60% by 2030 compared with the 2019 levels."
"#CommunityMappers set out to find the distribution of trash in four informal settlements in #Nairobi. The study mapped trash according to volume/size, contents, fresh trash, and evidence of burning and presence of odour. The study incorporated use of satellite data to show the distribution of the trash. Volume of trash was split according to what could fill a sack, a cart, or a truck. " https://www.reseauconsulting.com/post/the-importance-of-waste-management-in-east-africa
By Nicera Wanjiru Kimani
We are truly saddened by the passing of Anthony Wanjau, one of Kenya's well known sculptors. Our condolences to his family and friends. Rest in peace Anthony.
"More than 150 workers whose labor underpins the AI systems of Facebook, TikTok and ChatGPT gathered in Nairobi on Monday and pledged to establish the first African Content Moderators Union, in a move that could have significant consequences for the businesses of some of the world’s biggest tech companies."
‘I’ve only the clothes on my back’: lives swept away by floods in Kenya (www.theguardian.com)
People living in Nairobi’s Mathare slum fear that if catastrophic flooding does not bring down their homes, the government will. Jane Kalekye trudges through the narrow muddy alley to her tin-roof house in Mathare, one of Kenya’s largest slums. Ever since the devastating floods that forced her out of her home last month, she...
Nations gather in Nairobi to hammer out treaty on plastic pollution (apnews.com)
Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution advance Monday in Nairobi as most of the world’s nations, petrochemical companies, environmentalists and others affected by the pollution gather to discuss draft language for the first time....
ANALYSIS: Inside details of Climate Change pact brokered in Nairobi (www.premiumtimesng.com)
African leaders among several requests said they are demanding a just multilateral development finance architecture, to liberate Africa’s economies from odious debt....