Hopeful Sudanese refugees return from exile in Egypt, but find no peace at home

Hopeful Sudanese refugees return from exile in Egypt, but find no peace at home

The battle for power between the military and the RSF has caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Famine is spreading. At least 20,000 people have been killed, according to the UN, although the figure is likely higher.

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Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay ready for Madaraka Day celebrations expected to address plight of fisherman on Lake Victoria

Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay ready for Madaraka Day celebrations expected to address plight of fisherman on Lake Victoria

Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo was accompanied by Governor Gladys Wanga and the national celebrations steering committee on an inspection tour of the stadium. He said local businesses should take advantage of the national event to boost their turnover and profits.

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‘Anarchy’ in state communication office major concern as regularity agency bosses in Kenya meet

‘Anarchy’ in state communication office major concern as regularity agency bosses in Kenya meet

Chief of Staff Felix Koskei emphasised that the revitalisation of regulatory bodies was central to achieving President William Ruto’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). Koskei said regulators were not just enforcers but enablers of economic and social transformation, tasked with setting and ensuring adherence to norms and standards that promote public welfare.

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Trigger-happy Museveni cannot use guns to ‘silence’ Uganda’s burgeoning environmental ruins, only brains will

Trigger-happy Museveni cannot use guns to ‘silence’ Uganda’s burgeoning environmental ruins, only brains will

When the socio-cultural dimension of the environment is corrupted, all these can be and have been corrupted. The Uganda Constitution 1995 engineered an artificial indigenous group called Banyarwanda and many indigenous groups such as Hehe and Nubi hither to known to be indigenous elsewhere. Cultural pollution has led to the erosion of our languages, thereby compromising conservation

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Property prices in Nairobi’s satellite towns inch up fastest since September 2022, demand in city’s suburbs thins

Property prices in Nairobi’s satellite towns inch up fastest since September 2022, demand in city’s suburbs thins

The global economic uncertainty is influencing property markets worldwide, and Kenya is no exception. Geopolitical tensions, interest rate shifts and policy changes have prompted more cautious investor behaviour. For instance, the US commercial real estate sentiment dropped by 30.5 per cent in Q1 2025, while in Australia, investment lending rose by 18 per cent amid expectations of rate cuts and market volatility.

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Nairobi meeting warns expansion of industrial animal agriculture key cause of animal cruelty, zoonotic diseases

Nairobi meeting warns expansion of industrial animal agriculture key cause of animal cruelty, zoonotic diseases

External Affairs Lead at World Animal Protection Sally Kahiu said the move was essential to meeting international climate commitments, including the Paris Agreement and safeguarding public health and planetary boundaries.

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Danger in your hands: Study finds cellphone radiation causes abnormal blood clumping in just five minutes

Danger in your hands: Study finds cellphone radiation causes abnormal blood clumping in just five minutes

For the data in this study, Brown and his colleague, Barbara Biebrich, an ultrasound technician, did an initial experiment including an ultrasound scan of the leg vein of a 62-year-old asymptomatic woman with no history of allergy, blood disorder or systemic disease.

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UN humanitarian agencies plan worldwide job cuts as US funding reduction bites

UN humanitarian agencies plan worldwide job cuts as US funding reduction bites

UN World Food Programme is expected to cut up to 30 per cent of its staff. The head of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said it would downsize its headquarters and regional offices to reduce costs by 30 per cent and cut senior-level positions by 50 per cent.

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