Stakeholders from Kenya and Tanzania have called for enhanced cross-border cooperation to address the escalating environmental degradation and water resource pressure on the Mara River Basin.

• The 15th anniversary of Mara Day highlighted threats including deforestation, pollution, unsustainable agriculture, and climate change impacting the river from its source to its downstream areas.
• Key figures like Bomet Deputy Governor Dr Shadrack Rotich and Dr Masinde Bwire, Executive Secretary of the Lake Victoria Basin Commission, emphasized the need for community involvement and coordinated management.
• Discussions focused on ensuring conservation efforts translate into measurable action and addressing challenges like differing laws and management approaches between the two countries.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it is scrapping rules designed to limit pollution from coal and gas power plants. The agency also stated it would take steps to prevent future administrations from regulating power plant emissions.

• The EPA claims repealing these rules would save $310bn and reduce energy prices.
• The move, announced by EPA head Lee Zeldin, is expected to face legal challenges from environmental groups.
• Fossil fuels are identified by the United Nations as the largest driver of global climate change, and the power sector accounts for about a quarter of US emissions.

A cross-subsidy mechanism has successfully kept kerosene prices below the Sh200-a-litre mark for the period up to October 14, despite rising global fuel costs and shipping expenses.

• Kerosene will retail at Sh191.38 per litre in Nairobi, with diesel at Sh217.86 and petrol at Sh214.03.
• The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) is responsible for the fuel price reviews.
• This pricing stability for kerosene contrasts with past price fluctuations and the potential for higher costs without the subsidy.