There is growing concern over the increased rate of diabetes among teenagers, the Kenya Diabetes Management and Information center chief executive director Eva Muchemi has said.

Two lobby groups in Mombasa have blamed the environmental watchdog over lead poisoning in Owino Uhuru estate, Changamwe, Mombasa.

The Kenya Forest Service will reclaim more than 7,000 hectares of forests in the North Rift to increase the country's cover.

The Kenya Forest Service has condemned the illegal cutting down of mangrove forests.

Four people have died in Nakuru in a suspected cholera outbreak at Ponda Mali estate.

Nine others are at the Nakuru Referral Hospital.

RESIDENTS of Nairobi are at the highest risk of acquiring respiratory diseases.

The Ogiek and other indigenous communities will now be allowed back to forests for activities the government deems compatible with conservation.

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency will spend Sh48.1 million to put up a water scheme in Mwingi.

Addis Ababa — A United Nations mission is due to take place this month to assess the impact of Ethiopia's massive Gilgel Gibe III hydroelectric power project on the Omo River which feeds Lake Turka

THE Migori county government has been praised for its efforts to control the cholera outbreak.

The disease broke out in February, killing 10 people.