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  • Deadly Pesticides
    Food Systems
    Friday 3 October 2025

    A recent government order withdrew 77 toxic pesticides, but Kenyans are not out of harm’s way

    It seems that the widespread praise of a government order withdrawing 77 pesticides over safety concerns may have been premature, after all, as...

  • Two babies smiling and playing with each other
    Newborn & Child
    Sunday 29 January 2023

    Is this the friendliest village for babies in Kenya?

    Peter Kimoi is at the local dispensary at Kasei Location In West Pokot County, but neither he nor his family is sick. He's the assistant chief of...

  • A woman milking a goat, with a herd of goats looking on in the background
    Food Systems
    Saturday 15 October 2022

    'Super goats' enrich and feed women in arid Kenya

    West Pokot has had the highest rate of malnutrition in Kenya, but goat farming and health education through support groups for mothers are making a dent, leading not just to healthier families, but also to better livelihoods.

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