Reporting on Rural Issues
Clouded Skies, Clouded Lives: The Air Nairobians Breathe
By John Mwilwatsi, DevReporter, Nairobi County
Key Highlights
According to a 2024 report by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), at least 268 deaths in Nairobi each year are directly linked to polluted air.
Maureen Njeri, Nairobi County Executive for Green Nairobi, announced that air quality sensors have been installed throughout the city to monitor pollution...
The Village Herbalist Who’s Giving Nakuru Back Its Smile, One Tooth at a Time.
By Dennis Gathi, DevReporter, Nakuru County
At a Glance
The Crisis: Up to 86% of Nakuru County residents suffer from dental fluorosis – brown, stained teeth caused by excessive fluoride in volcanic soils
The Solution: Joel Kariuki Kamau, a self-taught herbalist, uses traditional plant medicine to permanently restore white teeth for Kshs 600 per...
RBNews Episode 18
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:
Residents of Trans Nzoia County are trading maize farming for poultry farming
Various Sectors of the Kenyan society have mixed feelings about SHA
The rains...
RBNews Episode 17
This is episode 17 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:
The Hidden dangers faced by Nairobi Residents,
The unsung heroes of Siaya County's Health Sector
Giving the smile back to residents of Nakuru County
Have a...
Turning trash into fuel: A Murang’a innovator converts plastic waste into clean diesel.
By Rebecca Wangari, DevReporter, Murang'a County
Key highlights
Plastic waste pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues, including in Murang’a county
Several measures have been proposed to help deal with the menace
Use of alternative bio degradable materials can be a solution to the plastic waste
As plastic pollution clogs drainage systems and...
RBNews Episode 16
This is episode 16 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:
Turning plastic waste into fuel in Muranga’ county,
The good and bad about mobile phones and internet technologies in Busia county
Of biogas innovation and...
Rays of Hope: Families Navigating Autism in Trans Nzoia
Sefu Sabila, DevReporter, Trans Nzoia County
Key Highlights:
Parents in Kitale are hopeful that children with autism can lead normal, independent lives.
Autism is often detected early and affects more boys than girls, yet it remains underreported due to a lack of national data.
A new inclusion law signed by President William Ruto raises hopes...
Biogas Brings Clean Energy to Siaya’s Ugenya Homes
By Amondi Arika, DevReporter, Siaya County
Key Highlights
Families in Ugenya are embracing biogas, a renewable energy source derived from cow dung and organic waste.
Biogas is produced by mixing cow dung and water in an anaerobic digester, where fermentation generates methane gas.
According to Kenya’s Ministry of Energy, over 80,000 households now use biogas...