Reporting on Rural Issues
RBNews Episode 22
This is episode 18 of the news programme compiled by our DevReporters based in different counties bringing you stories and reports from Kenya's rural areas and marginalised urban communities.
Highlights:
Dialysis patients in Murang’a County are breathing a sigh of relief
Poultry farmers in Uasin Gishu county are solving the problem of middle-men
Kajiado residents...
The Paper Chase: Banned Polythene Bags Resurface in Nakuru Markets
By Dennis Gadhi, DevReporter, Nakuru County
At a Glance
Eight years after Kenya's polythene bag ban, Nakuru's Wakulima Market traders continue using outlawed carriers hidden beneath counters. The persistent use undermines Article 42 of the Constitution of Kenya on environmental rights and threatens public health—revealing a shadow economy where smugglers profit while residents bear the costs.
When Mary...
Can Value Addition Help Poultry Farmers Break Free from Middlemen, Build Profitable, Sustainable livelihoods?
By Emanuel Kipkorir Tarus, DevReporter, Trans Nzoia County
Key Highlights
Poultry farmers struggle with high cost of feeds, diseases and exploitation
Members of TURMUS poultry cooperative society build abattoir to add value to their poultry, increase incomes
The cooperative has created employment, reduced domestic violence, exploitation by middlemen
Development partners, County Government of Uasin Gishu...
From Hunger to Hope: How Tap to Eat Feeding Programme Keeps Uasin Gishu Learners in Class, Boosts Academic Performance
By Emanuel Kipkorir Tarus, DevReporter, Uasin Gishu County
Key Highlights
Lack of food kept learners out of school
Tap to Eat has increased learners’ enrollment, improved nutrition and performance
Teachers, learners and parents feel the impact of the initiative
Over 25,000 meals served every day in Uasin Gishu
Up to early May 2026, lunchtime...
Kajiado County Faces Surge in Teenage Pregnancies Amid Poverty and Child Protection Concerns
By Christine Wangoi Musa, DevReporter, Kajiado County
Key Highlights
At least 2,000 cases of teen pregnancies have been reported within the first three months of 2026 in Kajiado alone
Many of the reported cases of teenage pregnancies in Kajiado is linked to poverty
The County government of Kajiado is collaborating with schools to enhance Counseling...
Killer Kalazaar Variant Taking Toll on Kajiado’s Pastoralist Communities
By Christine Wangoi Musa, DevReporter, Kajiado County
Key Highlights
Kalazaar occurs in two forms Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) which affects internal organs such as the spleen, liver, and bone marrow and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL)which causes skin ulcers and lesions.
Children aged 2–15 years are the most affected, with many cases occurring in remote pastoralist communities.
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Alternative Justice System Restores Land Rights for Widows in Kajiado
By Christine Wangoi Musa, DevReporter, Kajiado County
Key Highlights
The Kajiado Alternative Justice System (AJS) chapter was established in October 2021.
AJS offers an accessible, affordable, and culturally sensitive justice system that combines mediation, reconciliation, and traditional dispute resolution
376 land disputes have so far been successfully resolved reducing case backlogs in formal courts.
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From 3.00 a.m. Journeys to Nearby Care: How a Mobile Dialysis Truck is Saving Murang’a Patients
By Rebecca Wangari, DevReporter, Murang’a County
Key Highlights
Patients previously traveled for up to 5 hours for dialysis
A mobile dialysis truck now brings care closer to rural communities
The initiative is reducing costs and improving health outcomes
Joseph Wainaina, was diagnosed with kidney disease early last year which saw him start dialysis sessions....
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