Kenya News » Rift Valley News Kenya » Rift Valley » History: Farmers Restore the ‘Cradle of Civilization' in Kenya’s Greater Rift Valley
From smallholder farms in Africa to the busy streets of Bogota, communities are reshaping the way the world designs its cities, uses energy and produces food. These examples show not just what could ...
News Kenya » Rift Valley » History: Scientists and Data Explain Why Kenya's Lakes Are Rising as Thousands Face an Uncertain Future
Scientists and Data Explain Why Kenya's Lakes Are Rising as Thousands Face an Uncertain Future NAIVASHA, Kenya (AP) — When Dickson Ngome first leased his farm at Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Rift Valley ...
News Kenya » Rift Valley » History: Kenya: the Olkaria geothermal plant
The Olkaria II plant in Kenya’s Rift Valley, inaugurated in March 2004, is the first geothermal power station in Africa. It generates electricity by pumping water down to volcanic hot areas and using ...
News Kenya » Rift Valley » History: Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes are rising, putting thousands at risk – we now know why
The East African Rift Valley sits between the Afar Triangle in Ethiopia and Mozambique. Within it lie a series of freshwater and alkaline lakes organised like a string of pearls. The Kenyan lakes in ...
News Kenya » Rift Valley » History: Landslide in Kenya’s Rift Valley Region kills at least 10 people
(Bloomberg) -- Heavy overnight rains triggered a landslide and flash floods in Kenya’s Elgeyo Marakwet County that killed at least 10 people and destroyed property and infrastructure, including the ...
News Kenya » Rift Valley » History: Kenya Natural Resources Explained 2026
Kenya resources explained: tea, flowers, geothermal steam, soda ash, Turkana oil, lakes and forests, who profits and the cost, as of October 2026.
News Kenya » Rift Valley » History: The science behind Kenya's transforming alkaline lakes
A few weeks ago, pictures of Lake Bogoria covered in what seemed like a white sheet, almost like snow, resurfaced online, sparking widespread interest and curiosity across social media about what was ...
News Kenya » Rift Valley » History: A photographer’s epic exploration of the valley tearing Africa apart
South African photographer Shem Compion remembers precisely when his love affair with the Great Rift Valley began. In 2002, in his twenties and in search of adventure, Compion saved what he could, ...