David Owino is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.
A commissioned documentary on a development project - Making Cities Resilient - by the UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction - UNDRR.
The Africa Development Journal covers the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva, Switzerland. Here is that episode.
Internet from the moon: here's the story of a Kenyan lecturer linking transponders on the moon to a little satellite dish in Nairobi, to provide internet to communities in remote locations.
The water hyacinth has developed into an ecological disaster in the Lake Victoria; how did it get this far? What solutions are available for locals?
Ahead of the second Intra-Africa Trade Fair in Durban, the organizers are on the road to bring down one of the major barriers to intra-continental trade – that is flow of information. A story on the AFREXIM Bank high-level roadshow in Nairobi, Kenya.
Electric mobility is gaining popularity in Kenya and could help solve the worsening air pollution problem in the country. The story of electric motor-bikes made in Nairobi.
Isaac Tindi lost his machine operator job at the height of COVID-19 restrictions. This is how a humble bicycle he had used for his daily commute in Nairobi for 5 years, came through to his rescue.
Kuria, Kenya • Social • 18 Feb 2023
Married as a teenager, soon after undergoing female genital mutilation / cutting, Susan Sagati moved into a family much like her own: all girls in her matrimonial home were cut and married off at an early age. She experienced the effects of FGM in her life and its confining consequences on the... Read more