Empower Yourself, Ignite Sustainability
Have you heard of the Great Green Wall? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. It is one of the most ambitious restoration projects on Earth, and it’s African-led, yet it rarely makes our headlines. Last week it got a serious boost. So let’s do this one “Did you know?” style. Did you know… …the Great … Read more
How many times this year have you read that artificial intelligence is bad for the environment? Data centres guzzling electricity. Cooling systems drinking water. Carbon emissions rising with every new model. Those concerns are real, and I’m not going to pretend otherwise. Back in 2019, I wrote that even our internet use has a carbon … Read more
Do we treat drought as an emergency, or as something we could have seen coming? When was the last time you heard the word “disaster” used for a dry season? We use it for floods. We use it for landslides and fires. But drought? Drought usually gets called “hard times” until the day someone finally … Read more
Have you ever read a company sustainability report and noticed it proudly states how many trees were planted, but never how many are still standing? I have. More times than I can count. That gap is not an accident. “Seedlings planted” is an easy number to report, and a flattering one. “Seedlings alive a year … Read more
Have you ever planted something and then quietly forgotten about it? Be honest. Most of us have. Kenya plants trees well. We have planting days, planting targets, and planting photos. What we’re less good at is what happens in month three, when the rains stop, the cameras have gone, and nobody’s watching. So let’s talk … Read more
Do you remember the tree you planted last Mazingira Day? Do you know if it’s still alive? And if I asked how many of the trees planted on 10 October 2025 survived their first year, could anyone give me a straight answer? That’s the question I’m carrying into this Mazingira Day, which falls on Saturday, … Read more
A year after Mazingira Day 2025, do we know how many of the trees planted are still alive? Here’s how to find out, and what to ask our leaders. Quick take Do you recall the tree that was planted during the previous Mazingira Day? Are you aware of its current status? Furthermore, if I were … Read more
Do you know what happens to the food you scrape into the bin tonight? Do you know how much of Kenya’s food never even makes it to a plate? Let’s talk about it. Around the world, roughly a third of all food is lost or wasted. The UN breaks it down like this: about 13% … Read more
Rivers act as channels for the waste we discard, impacting cities, wildlife, and communities in Kenya. Polluted waterways pose health risks in urban areas and disrupt ecosystems that rely on clean water. Communities near these rivers suffer as their livelihoods like fishing and agriculture, are jeopardized by pollution. To address these issues, it’s crucial for … Read more
Yesterday was World Cleanup Day. Today is when it really counts. Here is how to turn one day of action into daily habits.
