Kenya Moves Closer to Ratifying the Bamako Convention After 30 Years of Waiting
By Jackson Okata
Nairobi, Kenya — In 2007, Metal Refinery (EPZ) Ltd, a lead-acid battery smelting plant, started operations in Owino Uhuru slums,...
Bare Hands, Hidden Dangers: How Embakasi’s Recyclers Risk Their Lives to Survive
By Lenah Bosibori
Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya is a signatory to the Bamako Convention, an African treaty that bans the import of hazardous waste and obligates...
Lake Turkana: Desert Lake Swallows It’s Shores Fueled by Climate Change
By Henry Owino
Turkana County, Kenya: As dawn breaks over Lake Turkana, the winds curl across the water, dragging waves toward the shrinking land. The...
