Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 19hHot and dry in Marsabit County. There are no trees here (all cut down over the last 20 years) so the animals try to edge into the little shade at the edge of the building, but at midday, so near the equator, that is a very little shade. 020
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Africa’s monitored wildlife populations have declined an average of 80% since 1970, according to a new global assessment. Though there are pockets of hope where conservation is making a real difference. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...news.mongabay.comAfrica’s monitored wildlife populations declined 80% since 1970, new report saysAfrica’s monitored wildlife populations have declined an average of 80% since 1970, according to a new global assessment. 011
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026There are only a few year round rivers in the arid northern half of Kenya. This is the Ewaso Ng'iro. A lifeline during the long 6 month dry season, and during countless droughts. When it floods it can also bring death and destruction. We wait to see what the coming El Niño enhanced rains do to it. 002
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is a Lakipiak Maasai boma on the border of Laikipia and Isiolo Counties. Once relatively peaceful, this area has become increasingly insecure over the last 15 year. Plagued by the violent livestock raids that now cover much of the north, people here now live in a constant state of fear. #Kenya 021
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Yes! And, when the El Niño rains arrive, I hope people are ready to harvest the water too. In places like Kenya, we don't lack resources, we lack good equitable management of those resources. 010
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Everybody is waiting for the rain. It hasn't rained across most of the north of Kenya for 6 months. This season the wind has been strong and unrelenting. The heat is building towards the rains. The land, and all life, is parched. The wait has almost become unbearable. 1116
Reposted by Remember the GoatAtmos Nairobi @atmosnairobi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Nairobi air today: PM2.5 averages 14 ug/m3 across 14 stations, 0.9x the WHO daily guideline. Highest: Karura (29). Lowest: Cheleta Runda (6). A good day for outdoor play. Data: AirQo 001
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The first rays of sunlight warming a house on the outskirts of Maralal, Samburu County. Kenya. 030
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I live in northern Kenya so this is not my territory, but I did find this from 2 days ago. I was interested because there have been some bad fires on Mount Kenya in the last month. www.msn.com/en-xl/news/o...msn.comMSN 110
Reposted by Remember the GoatGroWHYzr @growhyzr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Africa is slowly pulling apart and new research found the crust beneath Kenya’s Turkana Rift is only ~13 km thick. It’s a key stage toward breakup, but a new ocean would still take millions of years. 🌍 #Geology #Africa #EarthScience #Nature #Science 001
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is an interesting thread highlighting the development of the fire on the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro. bsky.app/profile/mary... Thanks for posting Mary! 110
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Kenya can be cool, it just has to be filmed right (as apposed to filmed like a apocalyptic hell hole on primetime for news junkies!) roadtoshujaa.com/copy-of-abou...roadtoshujaa.comRoad to Shujaa 000
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is lovely! www.cnn.com/world/africa...cnn.com‘World’s first solar ambulance’ just proved it works | CNNThe team behind Stella Juva hopes it can help bring healthcare to people in remote areas who are struggling to access it. 010
Reposted by Remember the GoatCrisis Group @crisisgroup.org · 30/09/2026“This is a moment that calls for very active, serious, preventive diplomacy. Otherwise, you could have a region-wide conflagration.” Our Africa Director speaks with @cnn.com to talk about ways out of the dangerous escalation in northern Ethiopia. 032
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026KHRC Urges Evacuation Plans for Flood-Prone Areas in Kenya ke-en.news.netasgard.com/a/khrc-urges...ke-en.news.netasgard.comKHRC Urges Evacuation Plans for Flood-Prone Areas in Kenya — Netasgard NewsThe Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has raised concerns about the potential impact of El Niño-induced flooding on communities across Kenya, with 80% of the country at risk. The commission emphasi... 000
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sub-Saharan Africa’s off-grid solar market to grow 450% by 2035 www.pv-magazine.com/2026/09/29/s...pv-magazine.comSub-Saharan Africa’s off-grid solar market to grow 450% by 2035 - pv magazine GlobalLatest analysis from Wood Mackenzie says growth in Sub-Saharan Africa’s off-grid market will be led by Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya, while financing installations stands as ... 000
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Kenya's noisy Quakers! religionnews.com/2026/09/28/l...religionnews.comLoud worship and other contrasts set apart Kenya's large community of QuakersKAIMOSI, Kenya (AP) — There are an estimated 400,000 members worldwide of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers. About half live in Africa with most in Kenya, where Americans introduced the rel... 001
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The United Arab Emirates Is Devastating Sudan for Profit jacobin.com/2026/09/suda...jacobin.comThe United Arab Emirates Is Devastating Sudan for ProfitSeveral outside actors have stoked the flames of war in Sudan, but none has had as great an impact as the United Arab Emirates. The evidence of its destructive role is overwhelming, but the Gulf kingd... 001
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Kenya Met Warns of Rain in 37 Counties This Week as El Niño Builds for October thekenyatimes.com/weather/keny...thekenyatimes.comKenya Met Warns Of Rain In 37 Counties This Week As El Niño Builds For OctoberKenya Met has forecast rainfall in several parts of the country from September 29 to October 5, as Kenya prepares October El Niño rains 000
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Elephants may use medicinal plants to treat themselves and their babies - This won't come as a surprise to anyone who has spent much time around elephants, if humans have worked out that some plants make us feel better they certainly will have! www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...cbc.caElephants may use medicinal plants to treat themselves and their babies | CBC RadioA new study taps into local knowledge to identify dozens of medicinal plants used elephants in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya. However, scientists caution that more research is needed. 000
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026County level efforts to improve security along the Turkana Ethiopia border area - Ethiopia and Kenya Deepen People-to-People Engagement as Shared Bonds Shape Regional Cooperation www.fanamc.com/english/ethi...fanamc.comEthiopia and Kenya Deepen People-to-People Engagement as Shared Bonds Shape Regional CooperationAddis Ababa, September 29, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia and Kenya are deepening people-to-people engagement, with communities from South Ethiopia and Kenya’s Turkana region convening in Arba Minch to strengt... 000
Reposted by Remember the GoatOlng'arua School and Community Education Centre @olngarua.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Rich countries take scenes like this for granted in their schools. Of course there is time to play and experiment with art materials. It is regarded as an important part of early childhood education. Yet it is almost completely lacking in most schools in poor countries. Could there be a link? 013
Reposted by Remember the GoatOlng'arua School and Community Education Centre @olngarua.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The next generation. Big dreams and bags of attitude. These guys make me feel hopeful for the future. Olng'arua School. 011
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is an interesting article on the latest moves to extract oil in Kenya. When Tullow Oil had been unable to sell out to anybody else, for years, the purchase by a buddy of the current Kenyan president is definitely suspect! news.mongabay.com/2026/03/can-...news.mongabay.comCan Kenya finally deliver on Turkana’s oil promise?LOKICHAR, Kenya — On a recent Sunday afternoon in Lokichar, a small town in Kenya’s northern Turkana region, the expansive grounds of the Black Gold Hotel are deserted, aside from a couple of housekee... 000
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Lake Turkana, Kenya's most northern Rift Valley lake is also rising. Human interference, such as the Gibe III Dam in Ethiopia, have combined with natural causes to have a devastating effect on fragile desert ecosystems and the ever increasing local population. news.mongabay.com/2026/05/risi...news.mongabay.comRising waters and mounting pressures collide on Kenya’s Lake TurkanaKALOKOL, Kenya — Rake-thin with teeth stained a deep brown from decades of drinking untreated lake water high in fluoride, 62-year-old John Esirite sits in the shade outside the small office of Kaloko... 000
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes are rising, putting thousands at risk – we now know why. theconversation.com/kenyas-rift-...theconversation.comKenya’s Rift Valley lakes are rising, putting thousands at risk – we now know whySeveral reasons have been advanced for rising levels in Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes. New evidence points to the most significant cause: higher rainfall. 001
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Rising water levels in Rift Valley lakes in Kenya raise fears of a rare lake merger and damage to specialist ecosystems www.nature.com/articles/d44...nature.comRising Rift Valley lakes in Kenya raise fears of a rare lake mergerClimate-driven rainfall is swelling lakes across the region, flooding farmland and homes. 000
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Good morning Bsky. This is Lake Baringo, just before sunrise. The water level in Lake Baringo, like all the Rift Valley lakes in Kenya, has been steadily rising over the last 20 years. With dramatic effects on people and the environment. www.nature.com/articles/d44... 020
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A Euphorbia candelabrum, on the eastern side of Laikipia, Kenya. This is quite a small one, they can be huge. They look like they are a cross between a cactus and a tree, and they don't look like any of the other euphorbias I have met. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorb... 030
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Nature will find a way, just so long as we get out of the way! Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation | The Optimist Daily www.optimistdaily.com/2026/08/rain...optimistdaily.comRainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation | The Optimist DailyA major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone. 011
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026They drilled for oil in the Chalbi Desert in northern Kenya in the 80s. They found no oil but left behind a 40 year legacy of cancer and unexplained livestock death. BP is using all its power to avoid responsibility and the Kenyan Government simply ignores it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgiI...youtube.comIsiolo court hears landmark pollution case pitting BP against 299 Marsabit residentsYouTube video by NTV Kenya 044
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Four arrested over suspected poisoning of elephants in Kenya - 20 years ago I traveled with a KWS anti poaching unit in the Amboseli area of the Kenya Tanzania border. We spent much of the night scaring elephants away from peoples farms. It is even more congested now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukKenya: Four arrested over suspected poisoning of elephantsAn investigation is looking into whether the deaths were caused by pesticides sprayed on tomato crops. 001
Reposted by Remember the GoatWagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 23/09/2025it's so nice to see what a functioning judiciary looks like "A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act." fuck yeahqnews.com.auKenya transgender rights victory hailed as African firstQNews LGBTIQA+ News 26144994246
Reposted by Remember the GoatChris Byrne @chris-byrne.bsky.social · 22/03/2025From an extraordinary evening in Amboseli #kenya 4487098
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Samburu warrior on a bicycle near Maralal. 010
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I love how the deep orange light from the setting sun highlights the manes of these giraffes. Borana Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya. 050
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The glorious alternative reality that politicians live in. 000
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The Ewaso Ng’iro River. A ribbon of life in the deep dry of July. Here it is the border between Isiolo and Samburu counties, and we are looking across to Samburu National Park. Kenya 010
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Mount Kenya - Africa’s second-highest mountain (5199m) as seen from Ethi in Laikipia (Ethi is around 2200m). This extinct volcano hasn’t erupted for around 3 million years, but the legacy of past eruptions are everywhere in the landscape surrounding it. 010
Reposted by Remember the GoatMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Kenya Airways Captain Ahmed gives passengers a stunning view of Africa’s tallest mountain, Mt. Kilimanjaro. [📹eric.thimba] Original post 05213
Reposted by Remember the GoatRandom Restaurant Bot @restaurant-bot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Railways Chips Point; 235F+2CC, Nanyuki, Kenya www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&q… 0141
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The wind started early this year, drying things even quicker than normal. We enter July, already feeling like we have been there a while. It is hazy, dusty, windy and cold (ish). The light seems to be filtering through rice paper. It is winter in northern parts of Kenya. 030
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 18/06/2026With goats, without goats. Nobody wants fences. Not the locals, not the wildlife people, not the tour guides or their visitors. But here in Laikipia, like so many other places, the environmental damage from too many livestock is making fences essential in order to protect and rehabilitate the land. 010
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 16/06/2026A thin sliver of moon just after sunset tonight. Also, a little bit of cloud, I feel July coming on. Isiolo County, Kenya. 000
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 15/06/2026On the back road to Shaba in Isiolo County, Kenya. 020
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Already this year Mandera has recorded the highest ever June temperature in Kenya. Today El Niño conditions were officially reached, and while climate changes make the impacts less predictable, we can be fairly sure it's just going to get hotter. www.noaa.gov/news-release...noaa.govEl Nino forms, expected to strengthen, say NOAA forecastersProlonged period of above-average temperatures in the equatorial Pacific expected to peak this winter 010
Remember the Goat @rememberthegoat.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Depressing, but this is now the standard response in Kenya to any form of public protest, however calm or benign. And what the hell is the government doing building on a National Park anyway?! So much greed. www.reuters.com/business/env...reuters.comKenya police fire tear gas, arrest ex chief justice at national park protestRiot police fired tear gas to disperse scores of protesters rallying on Monday against plans to build on part of a national park in Kenya's capital. 011
Reposted by Remember the GoatBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 04/06/2026Uber plans to double its fleet of electric motorcycles in Kenya by the end of the year, as the company races toward becoming a zero-emissions mobility platform globally by 2040bloom.bgUber Targets Doubling Its Fleet of Electric Motorcycles in KenyaUber Technologies Inc plans to double its fleet of electric motorcycles in Kenya by the end of the year, as the company races toward becoming a zero-emissions mobility platform globally by 2040. 1153