Kinyanjui, co-founder of Seedballs Kenya, examines a young acacia tree sprouted from a seed ball dispersed in the ecosystem. Photo: AFP
At first glance, the round black pellets could easily be mistaken for animal dung. But these hardy little balls contain acacia seeds that are helping regrow Kenya s depleted forests.
In a tranche of razed forest bordering the Masai Mara wildlife reserve, a team of rangers scatter generous handfuls of seedballs around the bald clearing to give nature a fighting chance to regenerate.
It takes just minutes for the eight rangers from the Mara Elephant Project, a conservation group, to toss some 22,000 seedballs across this ravaged corner of the Nyakweri forest.
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Frankline Sunday |
February 17th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
African Development Bank (AfDB) has blacklisted a local civil engineering firm for 36 months over fraudulent practices in a Sh6.3 billion project.
In a statement yesterday, AfDB said an investigation found Global Interjapan (Kenya) Ltd engaged in fraud in a five-year project meant to support poverty eradication.
“The African Development Bank Group announces the 36-month debarment of Global Interjapan (Kenya) Ltd with effect from August 24, 2020,” said the bank in a statement.
“An investigation conducted by the Bank’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption established that Global Interjapan (Kenya) Ltd engaged in fraudulent practices during a tender for the bank-financed small-scale irrigation and value addition project in Kenya.”