THE STANDARD By
Macharia Kamau |
March 16th 2021 at 11:16:49 GMT +0300
President Uhuru Kenyatta, Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed and AU envoy Raila Odinga
The government has started collecting views from the public on the planned crude oil pipeline running from Lokichar in Turkana County to Lamu.
The pipeline will be used to export crude oil produced in Turkana. The firms working on the oil project, together with the State, plan to build the 824-kilometre pipeline at an estimated cost of Sh100 billion.
The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) last week called on the public to give views on the proposed pipeline that will traverse Turkana, Samburu, Isiolo, Meru, Garissa and Lamu counties. “The Authority invites members of the public and interested stakeholders to give their views on the proposed project at public hearing meetings,” said NEMA.
Women Making History: Nzambi Matee – Saving The Environment One Brick At A Time
Women Making History: Nzambi Matee – Saving The Environment One Brick At A Time
During Women’s History Month, Zenger News presents “Women Making History,” highlighting women making a difference.
NAIROBI, Kenya Nzambi Matee, an innovator and the founder of Gjenge Makers in Nairobi, Kenya, is helping to change the world one brick at a time.
The 29-year-old is an innovator. She is using plastic waste to make bricks said to be more durable than concrete, an idea born in her mother’s backyard.
Matee started her company in 2017 by collecting waste, sorting it and then selling it to recyclers, but soon realized she was collecting more than they were selling. That’s when lighting struck: There was more she could do with plastic.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday March 09 2021
Mr Omar Ssekamatte and Mr Animesh Ghosh from Propel Industries Ltd inspect the manufactured sand at one of the crusher plants. PHOTO/Amos Ngwomoya
Summary
Whereas some investors use a mechanised system to get these deposits, others still use rudimentary means which at times violate the National Environmental Management Authority guidelines that regulate sand mining and stone quarrying.
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With stones and sand being key raw materials for construction, their excavation has become a lucrative business.
Apparently, investors are racing against time to explore the next area where they could establish stone quarries to serve the current construction market. There are over 100 registered companies in Uganda engaged in stone quarrying business.
Details of Kenya s Ksh121 Billion Pipeline Project
9 March 2021 - 2:19 pm
A pipeline at Mombasa sub-station. The Lamu to Lokichar crude oil pipeline will will also have fuel station.
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Kenya s Crude Pipeline Project has roared back to life with new timelines set for the completion of the Ksh121 billion line.
Referred to as the Lokichar Lamu Crude Oil Pipeline (LLCOP), the proposed pipeline will stretch 892 kilometres connecting the Lokichar oil fields in northern Kenya to the Lamu seaport in the south.
It is expected to transverse Turkana, Samburu, Isiolo, Meru, Garissa, and Lamu counties.
Following years of delays, the project finally seems to be making progress after the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) put out an invite for public participation on the project on March 9, 2021.
How borehole water hurts your health
Health & Science - By
Gatonye Gathura | March 1st 2021 at 12:00:00 GMT +0300
High demand for boreholes has also been recorded in Kiambu and Machakos counties, and adjacent urban areas of high volcanic soils, such as Kajiado, Ngong, Athi River, Kitengela, Ongata Rongai and Kitui. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]
Frustrated by poor public water supply, many Kenyans are increasingly drinking from salty boreholes.
Today, a borehole on site is a must-have for property buyers or renters in the country’s growing urban centres.
“You pay more for a flat connected to a borehole, but at least it assures you of constant water supply,” says Joseph Muteru of Tassia in Embakasi, Nairobi.