UNEP

The World Health Organisation has initiated a comprehensive health study in Ogoniland, Rivers State, to investigate disease prevalence linked to prolonged hydrocarbon exposure, implementing a key recommendation from the 2011 UNEP environmental assessment.

Ida Odinga has disclosed assets worth Sh500 million while seeking appointment as a UN Environment Programme envoy, invoking her connection to late Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai to bolster her environmental credentials.