Parks, wildlife, conservation, the coast.
The Kenya Forest Service has occupied a section of Muthaiga Golf Club's course, blocking member access to holes 2 through 9, claiming the land falls within Karura Forest boundaries. The club's board is working to resolve the dispute.
4 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya Forest Service has occupied a section of Muthaiga Golf Club's course, blocking member access to holes 2 through 9, claiming the land falls within Karura Forest boundaries. The club's board is working to resolve the dispute.
4 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Tourist establishments in Mombasa are facing prolonged and unpredictable water supply interruptions that have forced them to purchase water at exorbitant prices, raising concerns about hygiene, sanitation, and service standards as the high tourist season approaches. The Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers has urged the county administration to restore water supply and address what it calls a serious threat to Mombasa's tourism industry and wider economy.
14 September 2026 · The Standard →
An honorary Kenya Wildlife Service warden writes that 18 elephant deaths in Amboseli remain unexplained despite preliminary poisoning tests, while bird-of-prey sightings have declined sharply over four decades — including a 94 per cent fall in secretary birds — signaling wider environmental threats that demand answers rather than suspicion.
13 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Esports Kenya Federation, Kenya Tourism Board, and Global Esports Federation have partnered to leverage esports and video gaming to promote Kenya as a tourism destination, with the Magical Kenya brand to be integrated into international esports events and featured on the Esports Kenya National Team's jerseys.
12 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Europe's Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that August reached all-time high global average air temperatures of 16.96C, surpassing July 2023's previous record by 0.01C, as an unprecedented El Niño pattern strengthens and extreme summer heatwaves and wildfires grip western Europe and the contiguous United States.
11 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nairobi County has identified 246 flood hotspots across the city as El Niño rains approach, with up to 100,000 people at risk of severe flooding. Sixteen high-risk flood zones have been identified requiring drainage clearance.
11 September 2026 · The Standard →
The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures reaching unprecedented highs and western Europe experiencing its warmest summer. The UN warned that humanity must wean off fossil fuels or the planet will push deeper into uncharted territory.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya Meteorological Department has urged Kenyans and the government to prepare for heavy rainfall between October and December, with warnings that El Niño could extend to February 2027.
10 September 2026 · The Standard →
Indonesian authorities and rescuers saved six orangutans, including two nursing infants, from wildfires in West Kalimantan province over the past week, bringing the monthly total to 15. The apes were stuck on plantations after fires blocked their access to forest habitat.
10 September 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya Wildlife Service and Lewa Wildlife Conservancy completed an eight-day rhino notching exercise at the Lewa-Borana landscape with a multidisciplinary team to enhance monitoring, security and conservation. Lewa Conservancy hosts about 299 rhinos (145 black and 154 white), representing more than 10 per cent of Kenya's estimated 2,282 rhinos.
10 September 2026 · The Standard →
Government experts are preparing evacuation and response plans as water levels in Lakes Baringo and Bogoria rise toward a critical threshold; a two-meter rise would breach the divide separating them, contaminating Baringo's freshwater with Bogoria's alkaline waters and threatening local fisheries, residents, and wildlife habitats.
9 September 2026 · The Standard →
Governments across Eastern and Southern Africa are using satellite technology and shared geospatial data through a cloud-based platform to help meet a Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework target of protecting 30 per cent of land and water by 2030, as fragmented environmental information has threatened conservation efforts.
9 September 2026 · The Standard →
Hemingways Collection has finished a heritage-focused interior redesign of River Camp Mara in the Mara North Conservancy, integrating advanced solar water heating and improved waste management systems while pursuing Ecotourism Kenya certification. The camp operates in partnership with over 1,000 local Maasai landowners and works to safeguard wildlife migration corridors while providing sustainable land-lease revenues for the community.
9 September 2026 · The Standard →