Nutritional crisis in Kenya accounts for 18 per cent stunted children under five, capital Nairobi leads

Nutritional crisis in Kenya accounts for 18 per cent stunted children under five, capital Nairobi leads

In the Kenya Nutrition Situation overview, micronutrient deficiency shows over half (52.6 per cent) of the preschool children and 37.6 per cent of school-age children suffer from marginal vitamin A deficiency, and one-in-four (26.3 per cent) of preschool children are anaemic and 41.6percent of pregnant women are also anaemic.

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MSME players want Kenya to match US protectionist policies to shield local industries from cheap imports

MSME players want Kenya to match US protectionist policies to shield local industries from cheap imports

Head of Programme for Promotion of Self Employment and Entrepreneurship at the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) Irene Omogi explained that some of the key challenges that the policy review will address include putting in place regulations which will ease access to credit for informal businesses.

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MP takes swipe at impeached deputy president as allegations of possible assassination of Kenya Defence Forces chief swirl

MP takes swipe at impeached deputy president as allegations of possible assassination of Kenya Defence Forces chief swirl

Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo said key security institutions, the military, National Intelligence Service and the Interior docket must be respected and allowed to perform the duties professionally and diligently so as the secure the country.

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Study: Covid deaths were inflated and ‘over-reporting was intentional’ as infections were quite mild but it was necessary to scare people into believing the virus was severe

Study: Covid deaths were inflated and ‘over-reporting was intentional’ as infections were quite mild but it was necessary to scare people into believing the virus was severe

“There was a financial desire to make a lot of money from rapidly developed mRNA vaccines and to set a precedent for this in the future,” Bell said. “As infections from SARS-CoV-2 virus were generally quite mild, it was necessary to scare people into thinking Covid-19 was far more severe, and far more prevalent, than it actually was.”

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Farmers in Murang’a County in central Kenya to tap into expanding avocado, tea and coffee markets in China, USA

Farmers in Murang’a County in central Kenya to tap into expanding avocado, tea and coffee markets in China, USA

Murang’a County has an avocado farmers’ association that brings farmers together while the tea sector is managed by tea factories that contract KTDA as their management agency and the coffee sector is led through coffee co-operative societies.

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Police recover two bodies church in western Kenya in a case with echoes of starvation cult

Police recover two bodies church in western Kenya in a case with echoes of starvation cult

The 57 people who were rescued looked weak and frail and were taken to a nearby hospital but refused to be attended to by medical personnel and instead “began to make noises and (sing) religious songs,” it added.

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