Kajiado communities embrace harvesting the sun to grow food
For nearly a decade, plant and animal produce from The 3000 Friends Farm has been supplying food for an estimated 200 residents every month.
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Pastrolists in Ewuaso Kedong adopt farming using solar powered irrigation to mitigate drought
By Amy Moyi Pastrolists in Ewuaso Kedong area in Kajiado county have began adopting crop farming through the use of a solar powered borehole to cushion them against the effects of the prevailing drought. Through solar powered irrigation, the pastrolist community have converted over two hectares of the arid communal land into a lush green…
Manje Requests Community to Write a Petition
Kajiado North MP Hon. Joseph Manje has requested the community around Matasia ‘Esilanke’ Dam which burst its banks recently to write a petition and present it to him. He said he will table the petition at the national assembly. The dam is claimed to have cost Ksh13 million.
Residents living near hilltop bridge panics due to flooding
Hill top bridge which was built recently blocked following heavy rainfall on 11th April 2018, causing serious flooding that affected those living nearby. Iddi Maguna who rents in a nearby plot was at home with his wife and their one year old child when their house flooded. They incurred losses of over Ksh100,000. …
Residents Claim 13 Million Shillings of Public Funds Wasted
Matasia dam which is commonly known as “Esilanke” has burst its banks, barely 12 months after rehabilitation works was completed. According to a former project oversight committee member, the dam which was rehabilitated at a cost of Ksh13 million. Elveza Media published a story last year of some residents expressing their concerns over the safety…
Heavy Downpour Brings Misery in Mathare Slums, Ngong
As others celebrate the rains, a section of Mathare residents in Ngong have been left counting loses following the heavy downpour earlier today. Some of those affected were John Musyoki, his wife Eunice Wairimu and their child. Their one roomed shelter got completely flooded. They removed all their valuables and moved to Eunice’s sister next…
Embulbul B Community Borehole Was Sunk in Land Whose Title Deed Was Under the Custody of a Bank
In 2016 a borehole was sunk in the land of Geoffrey Kariuki Mutungu through the ward development fund under the County Government of Kajiado. This followed a proposal by the Bulbul B residents who requested to have their own source of water. The Area Community Water Committee identified two locations in the area which were…