Benard Ogembo (@benogeh) 's Twitter Profile
Benard Ogembo

@benogeh

An Environmental journalist, Plastic Waste Campaigner, tech enthusiast, communicator. All views personal, retweets may not mean endorsement.

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Just__Irene (@just__irene) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Kuna stori nimeona ikitrend TikTok na Ig and my heart dropped 💔. She takes care of her schizophrenic mum, autistic sister, her daughter and herself too all alone. I can't imagine how that feels, I hope she has been able to get the help she needs 🫂.

Marwa Mohabe (@marwamohabe1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Every piece of plastic on removed from Rainbow Beach tells a story – our story. We created this problem, and we have the power to solve it. 3.3 tons collected is a start, not an end. The need is urgent for systematical change! #OurPlanetOurResponsibility #ActOnPlastic

Every piece of plastic on removed from Rainbow Beach tells a story – our story. We created this problem, and we have the power to solve it. 3.3 tons collected is a start, not an end. The need is urgent for systematical change! #OurPlanetOurResponsibility #ActOnPlastic
GIJN Africa (@gijnafrica) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌎 Apply for Durham University, Reuters & #BrownEvansFamily's Sir Harry Evans Memorial Fund fellowship! This nine-month study & mentorship opportunity funds an investigative project at a newsroom in London, New York, or Toronto. Deadline: June 18. 👉 twp.ai/4indkS

🌎 Apply for <a href="/durham_uni/">Durham University</a>, <a href="/Reuters/">Reuters</a> &amp; #BrownEvansFamily's Sir Harry Evans Memorial Fund fellowship! 

This nine-month study &amp; mentorship opportunity funds an investigative project at a newsroom in London, New York, or Toronto. 

Deadline: June 18. 👉 twp.ai/4indkS
Lynn Ngugi (@lynn_ngugi1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The UK Visa Application Centre (VFS Global) in Westlands, Nairobi, is a masterclass in modern day exploitation. Kenyans pay hundreds of dollars, wait in the sun, get misinformed, and walk away feeling less human. The new venue at Principal Place (yes, they left 9West) has no

UK Visas & Immigration Official (@ukvigovuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Coming to the UK to work or study? From 15 July 2025 some customers will no longer receive a vignette in their passport if granted a visa and will instead use their #eVisa to come to the UK. Watch our GIF to find out how to apply. Visit gov.uk/guidance/onlin…

Dr. Winnie Courtene-Jones (@winniecj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 The science is clear: we need ambitious action across the plastics lifecycle, from production through to disposal. The question is, will countries deliver? Ahead of the final UN #PlasticTreaty #INC5 talks (4th-16th Aug) I share my perspectives theconversation.com/a-global-treat…

Benard Ogembo (@benogeh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

👋 Are joining UN INC5.2 meeting in Geneva or already there? Please reach out to, chat, have a breather, ignite discussion and a cup of coffee! probably. ☕ I'll be covering the event from 2-15th of August. Drop me a message that connect! #plastictreaty #plasticpollution #inc5.2

👋 Are joining UN INC5.2 meeting in Geneva or already there? Please reach out to, chat, have a breather,  ignite discussion and a cup of coffee! probably. ☕
I'll be covering the event from 2-15th of August. Drop me a message that connect! #plastictreaty #plasticpollution #inc5.2
#BreakFreeFromPlastic (@brkfreeplastic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

At the opening plenary of #INC52, John Beard Jr. of Port Arthur Community Action Network offered an intervention for the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement, backed in solidarity by Indigenous Peoples and fenceline community representatives. Learn more 👇 breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/08/05/inc…

Conor McGlone (@conormcg1one) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New investigation DeSmog: Plastic credits pushed at #INC5 risk cutting waste pickers out of the recycling chain. At Dandora dump in Kenya, workers say they're losing income while brands claim "plastic neutrality." 🔗 desmog.com/2025/08/05/new… #PlasticsTreaty James Wakibia Benard Ogembo

DeSmog (@desmog) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Waste pickers in Nairobi say that as the global market for "plastic credits" expands, waste collection companies are cutting them out of the market for high-value recyclable or reusable plastic. By Conor McGlone Benard Ogembo @jameswakibia

Waste pickers in Nairobi say that as the global market for "plastic credits" expands, waste collection companies are cutting them out of the market for high-value recyclable or reusable plastic. By <a href="/ConorMcG1one/">Conor McGlone</a>  <a href="/benogeh/">Benard Ogembo</a> @jameswakibia
GAIA -Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (@gaianoburn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Halfway through these negotiations, we are still circling safe talking points while people and wildlife choke on plastic." Juan Carlos Monterrey Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez delivers the intervention on behalf of the Panama delegation at today's stocktake plenary. #inc5_2

GAIA -Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (@gaianoburn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today is the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. We stand in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples honoring the generations who have fought for their rights and calling on global leaders to ensure these rights are respected, protected & placed at the heart of the

GAIA -Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (@gaianoburn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"To break free from plastics, you need to learn to break free from brackets." Fiji's Sivendra Michael delivers an urgent reminder to the delegates at #INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty Stocktake Plenary. The treaty text now has over 1,000 brackets (brackets mean they are not agreed yet by the

GAIA -Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (@gaianoburn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

GAIA rejects the Chair's latest text at #INC5_2. It disrespects the will of the majority and the very mandate of the UNEA resolution - "end plastic pollution". Our full statement in English and Spanish here: no-burn.org/gaias-statemen… #couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty

GAIA rejects the Chair's latest text at #INC5_2. It disrespects the will of the majority and the very mandate of the UNEA resolution - "end plastic pollution".

Our full statement in English and Spanish here: no-burn.org/gaias-statemen…

#couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty
Dr. Winnie Courtene-Jones (@winniecj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The final session to develop a Global #PlasticsTreaty is underway 🕙With less than 48 hours to go, the window for action is closing. Negotiators must now show courage if the world is to get a treaty capable of protecting people and the planet. #INC52 theconversation.com/were-witnessin…

James Wakibia (@jameswakibia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I've been closely following the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations in Geneva, hoping for a positive outcome. Unfortunately, no agreement was reached. But the absence of a deal doesn’t mean we give up, we must continue the fight! Plastic pollution has invaded every corner of the earth,

I've been closely following the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations in Geneva, hoping for a positive outcome. Unfortunately, no agreement was reached. But the absence of a deal doesn’t mean we give up, we must continue the fight! Plastic pollution has invaded every corner of the earth,