Amoco, an American company drilled for oil in northern Kenya and left behind soaring cancer that is killing people, livestock in Marsabit
The pollution and disease inspired the first-ever lawsuit filed on the basis of Kenya’s constitutional right to a safe and healthy environment in 2020, when residents of Kargi and other communities in the Chalbi Desert sued the Kenyan national and county governments.
The first-ever ‘Earth-set’ marks another Artemis II milestone that mirrors ‘Earth-rise’ of 1968
A crescent of Earth hangs over the horizon of the moon, as the planet sets. The brown moon foreground is pocked with craters. An Artemis II astronaut captured the crescent Earth setting behind the moon at 6:41pm Eastern Time on April 6, 2026, as the Orion spacecraft flew around the...
Suspects arrested over attack on Senator Osotsi as Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo is accused of financing criminal gangs
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has been implicated in criminal activities in Kisumu County for political reasons. Members of Parliament from the Lake Victoria Basin accused Dr Omollo of underwriting criminal activities in the region in what is billed a supremacy push for clout ahead of the 2027 elections.
Kennedy suicide jinx: Chilling detail of suicide that made Mary Richardson Kennedy’s doctor think ‘maybe she didn’t want to die’
No suicide note was ever publicly confirmed to be found, although Vincent details a frantic search by Mary’s siblings hours after her death that resulted in RFK Jr being asked to leave the property.
Mombasa court given blow-by-blow account of how stateless vessel Igor was intercepted with $63.4m narcotics, Chevy escaped dragnet
The accused persons Nasem Darzadeh Nia, Rahim Baksh Goharam, Hassan Baloch, Imran Baloch Mustafa, Nadeem Jadgal Abdulgani and Emtiyaz Daryayi were in the dock as the prosecution, led by Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Joseph Kimanthi alongside Principal Prosecution Counsel Alex Ndiema, opened its case in which 12 witnesses will give evidence.
Preventable blindness: Kisumu County embarks on free cataract surgery with only two doctors for 1.3 million people
Findings from previous medical camps in the area point to a heavy local burden. In one outreach in Kombura, Nyando Sub-county, about one in three people screened were diagnosed with cataracts.
Semi-arid Elgeyo Marakwet County launches free milk programme for early childhood education programme
The initiative, which targets Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) learners, is intended to improve child nutrition, improve school enrolment and enhance retention rates in education.
Ketamine: Strong anaesthetic approved in US for surgery is now abused for its euphoric effects
Ketamine has seen a huge surge in use in recent years as a treatment for depression, anxiety and pain. While the drug isn’t approved for those conditions, doctors are free to prescribe drugs for so-called off-label uses.
US judge hands ‘Ketamine Queen’ 15 years in jail for selling TV star Matthew Perry fatal ketamine
Ketamine is a powerful anaesthetic approved by US health regulators for use during surgery. It can be given as an intramuscular injection or by IV.
Los Angeles-based Sony Pictures Entertainment unveils plan to shed hundreds in film, TV overhaul
Even though Sony’s US-based headquarters will remain in the Los Angeles area, a growing share of filming, visual effects and other work will be done elsewhere where production costs are cheaper and heavily subsidised by government tax incentives, further reducing the number of local jobs tied to each project.
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