One of the forest's beautiful trails found in the Kakamega Tropical Rain Forest. (Photo/ Chrispen Sechere.) Broke, but adventurous lovers in Kakamega have discovered a new refuge for their ...

Kakamega forest is facing extinction due to deforestation by neighbouring dwellers. Although the outer parts of the forest are intact, a walk inside reveals grand destruction. There are many loggers ...

Race director Billy Kosgei said the return of the event is a huge boost for the athletes in the region and the neighbouring counties. In Summary • “We are coming back with a bang and this time. We are ...

Kakamega Forest is the only forest of its kind in Kenya, home to plants and animals found nowhere else in the country. For decades, the forest has been shrinking due largely to poverty-driven logging, ...

Kakamega Forest in Western Kenya one of country's last remaining stands Kakamega Forest is one of Kenya's last remaining virgin forests, containing many trees and plants that have curative properties.

It’s a cool May afternoon and my adventurous friends Angela, Christine and I are looking for an affordable and fun getaway for the weekend. After asking around, we set off for Shinyalu in Kakamega.

• The National Drought Management Authority chairman Raphael Nzomo said destroying the forest hurt effort towards achieving food security. • Nzomo said that droughts have become more frequent and ...

Kakamega Forest, the only surviving rainforest in Kenya, is under threat from overexploitation, but women’s groups are finding ways to both use and protect the forest’s resources. Listed in 2010 by ...

Today, Cabinet Secretary for Health Nakhumicha S. Wafula represented Prime Cabinet Secretary H.E Musalia Mudavadi at the annual Kakamega Forest Tree Planting exercise. The event, organized by the ...

Nairobi — Herbalist Charles Miheso has for decades harvested medicinal plants at the Kakamega forest. He has been in the business for the past 30 years. To him, the forest is life because of the ...