Green Kenya

Late last year, I got tagged in a note on Facebook, that contained an update on Cancer from the John Hopkins Hospital. Following is an extract from the Facebook Note: Be informed! After years of telling people that chemotherapy is the only way to try and eliminate cancer, the John Hopkins Hospital is finally starting [...]

NOTE: The following post was first published on Tuesday, 31 Mar 2009. It has now been republished as an addendum to our previous post about Looking back to see Ahead on Water Harvesting and Conservation. Enjoy! Heavy Rains The rains have started falling in most areas of our country. It saddens my heart when I [...]

“We never change, do we? no, no We never learn, do we?” – Coldplay (We Never Change) Oh no. Not Again! As I write this, the Red Cross and the governments of several African countries (including Kenya) are trying to manage a floods crisis occasioned by the current El Nino rains. Reuters last reported that [...]

FACT: It no longer rains as much as it used to. Intermittent Rain The absence of reliable rain patterns in Kenya in the recent past has necessitated a rethink of the way we grow food. Rain fed agriculture is becoming less and less viable in Kenya. Farmers have incurred losses when their crops have failed, [...]

Cold and Wet Today was a particularly cold day. And a wet one too. That is what makes it different from the recent past. Lately, it’s been all dusty and really hot. The Meteorological Department has predicted El Nino rains in coming months. Where I live, it was all dull and foggy today. The last [...]

I have lately seen gradual uptake of greenhouses as a preferred way of growing horticultural crops. Even in my village. A green house is defined on Wikipedia as a structure with a glass or plastic roof and frequently glass or plastic walls; it heats up because incoming solar radiation from the sun warms plants, soil, [...]

Well, it’s been quite a while since I posted on Green Kenya. And sure enough, a lot has happened while I’ve been away. In this post, I share some wonderful recycling and reusing initiatives I have come across on the web. Here we go: Bricks from cow dung These are building bricks made from cattle [...]