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Usenge is not only one of Lake Victoria’s busiest beaches but is also the leading supplier of solid waste to the lake. The beach mainly attracts fish traders from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. In 2020 the beach was faced with significant environmental changes, including rising water levels that led to
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51 films from 23 countries have been selected for this year's Mobile Film Festival Africa. These films, done exclusively on mobile were selected from 497 films from 38 countries. The festival was launched with the aim of discovering talented African filmmakers. With it's unique format 1 Mobile - 1 Minute
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Happy New Year! We hope you have held on to this, however long it lasted. It is a welcome relief after a tumultuous 2020. Amidst all the challenges brought about by COVID-19 in 2020, we witnessed the true power of our resilience and unity during trying times. Throughout this time,
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A tour along the course of Chania, a river that cuts through the bustling industrial Thika town, reveals a grim sight. Rubbish of all kinds wash down the sleepy Chania. The clearly visible waste comprise shoes, nets, hooks, napkins, and plastic loaded with fatal chemicals such as biphenyl and polystyrene.
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Mobile Journalism Africa in partnership with Mobile Film Festival Africa wishes to announce that the deadline for the call for films to Mobile Film Festival Africa has been extended to July 7, 2020. The ongoing call encourages those who reside in Africa to submit One 1-minute film shot on mobile and
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The rivers, dams and other water catchment areas are seemingly filled to capacity. With the continued heavy rainfall, the water has lacked reservoirs, therefore ending up in already filled water bodies resulting in breakage of banks of rivers and outpouring into the areas surrounding the lakes. The most affected are
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COVID-19 continues to devastate the world. The question of how to contain the pandemic has remained a headache with implementation of measures radically changing lives. Africa has a large population of youth and it is prudent that their plight and role in responding to the pandemic is interrogated. I had
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As cases of coronavirus continue to rise, the government has been urging citizens to take the directives issued seriously to ease the fight against the pandemic. However, it has been business as usual in some areas, especially the informal settlements, where people find themselves in dilemma. It is not out
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Meru based KTN reporter George Maringa has been selected to participate in the Foreign Correspondents' Program (FCP) this summer in Finland. The highly competitive program was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This year's program brings together 16 journalists from across the world to learn everything Finnish, from the world-renowned education system to
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In a twin explosive attacks in two different countries targeting both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali,has left dozens injured in Zimbabwe and Ethiopia respectively. "This is not the first time I have been a target of an attack,they tried to poison me through my office and it
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