Swarm of bees invade burial in Makueni County in bizarre incident locals link to witchcraft
The bizarre Tuesday incident that occurred at Kasemeini village, where relatives and friends had gathered to give their departed kin a solemn send off before the bees caused mayhem, halting ceremony for over three hours before it would proceed.
Embu in central Kenya emerges as a key mineral hubs as the county prepares to start mining copper, zinc and coltan
Coltan, a grey black mineral in its pure form, has gained importance during the Electronic Age as it is major raw material in the manufacture of mobile phones, computers and other electronic devices. On her part, Governor Mbarire welcomed the development, terming it a historic opportunity for economic transformation.
Media investigations detail how regimes in US retain ‘digital goons’ to do dirty jobs
Hours after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, the Trump administration was already working to shape the narrative. Official White House accounts flooded social media with clips of burning flags and clashes between locals and federal immigration agents, casting protesters – not the killing – as...
How three White widows bought a Black slave at Charleston Slave Market in 1857 and made him a gigolo, then jealousy set in
The house on Longitude Lane operated under rules that defied conventional Charleston dynamics. Samuel wasn’t assigned to manual labour. He was given a well-furnished room on the second floor. Catherine explained the arrangement: the three widows had formed a “domestic cooperative.” Wealthy, but without male heirs or husbands to give them social legitimacy, they needed something specific.
How problems retrace way home: Land owner bought slave girl ‘for less than price of cup of coffee’, she turned out to be his own wife’s blood
In the dim light of the kitchen, the housekeeper took a damp cloth to Nora’s wrist. She wiped away years of dirt until the faded blue scrap showed clearer. The letters on it stood out just enough now to read: MB. The housekeeper’s breath caught. Her mind flew to another piece of cloth packed years ago in a trunk that had belonged to Miss Margaret Beaumont before she became Mrs. Caldwell.
US rules out ‘sunset provision’ in nuclear talks with Iran as latter warns Washington against military build in Middle East
US Special Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff, a billionaire real estate developer and friend of US President Donald Trump, arrived for the talks. However, tensions between the United States and Iran date back decades, and a single round of talks cannot address all the concerns.
Human-wildlife conflict: Leopards kill 25 dorper sheep valued at $2,900 in Kajiado
The herder estimated his losses at about Ksh375,000, noting that livestock farming is his only source of income.
UK data agency fines social media platform Reddit $20m over children’s privacy failures
The move followed Britain’s recent considerations to tighten restrictions on children’s use of social media platforms.
Mitishamba: Indigenous herbal medicine inches ever closer to mainstream healthcare system in East Africa
Kenya’s minister for health commended partner states for developing policies, legal frameworks and strategic initiatives to guide safe and effective TCIM practice, stressing that regional cooperation through shared experiences and best practices will accelerate progress and address existing regulatory gaps.
African aviation integration gets a fillip as AfDB explores ways of making it competitive, climate-aligned
The two-day event brought together African aviation stakeholders, who included senior government and development financial institutions officials and airline executives.
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