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May 1, 2024 · NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The torrential rains and deadly floods that have hit Kenya since March have been some of the most catastrophic in the country in recent years. At least 169 people have died due to the heavy rains, with at least 91 missing, according to the latest government figures.
- cmureithi@ap.org
- Africa Climate And Environment Reporter
Jul 9, 2024 · Kenya’s landscapes are interconnected. The very denuded hills in the Great Rift Valley and the Aberdare Ranges contribute to rapid run-off into rivers downstream that fuels flooding in Nairobi and surrounding peri-urban areas.
Rivers and sewers have overflowed, roads have become waterways and homes have been destroyed. Flooding in Nairobi is not unusual but the sheer scale of this year's deluge has exposed longer term...
- Rains Can 'Sweep You Off Your feet'
- Support For Those Already Affected
- Climate Financing A 'Neo-Colonial Tool'
- A 'Moral Responsibility'
- Kenya at A Crossroads
Weather Mtaani began as a pilot project called DARAJA run by the Weather and Climate Information Services for Africa with U.K. funding. It paired the Kenyan Meteorological Society with activists who learned how to interpret weather forecasts so they could translate them into Swahili and Sheng, a local slang, before texting them out to residents. "W...
The idea is simple, but effective. It's also the kind of project many African aid groups watching the UN's recently concluded COP26 climate summit in Glasgow say they could benefit from — if better and more transparent financing mechanisms were in place. "I was expecting to hear a lot more in terms of support to people that are already affected by ...
Mithika Mwenda, executive director of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, a consortium of more than 1,000 organizations from 48 African countries, accuses the developed world of turning climate financing into a "neo-colonial tool." "More community access to green climate fund money is like a camel passing through a needle hole," he said. "It ...
Many Kenyans, young and old, see it as another refusal of Western nations to acknowledge liability for years of unbridled emissions. "We have [developed nation] global leaders who have taken a stand on global warming in a conversation right now and yet they are the biggest contributors," said Patrice Ajwan Otieno, a 22-year-old student at the Unive...
At a recent Africa Oil Week conference in Dubai, Kenya's petroleum and mining minister said the country should be able to develop its resources just like countries in the West have done. "Much of Kenya is renewables. We just want to tap into what God has given us: hydrocarbons," said John Munyes. For some, Kenya is at a crossroads. And it's a worry...
May 3, 2024 · The government says it has relocated just under 27,600 people forced from their homes by the floods in newly built camps. Some 210 people across the country have died as a result of the floods ...
Oct 29, 2021 · The weather in Nairobi starts to turn moderately hot in August. Average temperature: The average temperature with average temperature is between a maximum of 23°C (73.4°F) and a minimum of 13.8°C (56.8°F). Chance of Rain: There’s a 13% chance of rain during the day, and the number of wet days averages 4.
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Mar 18, 2021 · Winters in Nairobi generally are very short, dry, and partly cloudy. The winter months are from June through September and are a bit cooler, granted there isn’t a huge variation in temperatures from summer to winter.
