‘Our reality, our values’: Graffiti finds growing acceptance in West Africa
These days, graffiti has grown more assertive in Senegal, becoming part of the political messaging around anti-government protests. In Guinea, Diaw’s graffiti has addressed issues like migration.
Throat cancer survivors in Kenya call for tough punitive tax on tobacco to reduce spread of the disease
Despite this looming cancer crisis, Kenya’s health financing remains low, at around 3 per cent of GDP, far below the recommended 15 per cent under the Abuja Declaration.
Baba, while you are away: Kenyan politics remains plural in form, authoritarian in soul and elections wars of conquest
Like many of his generation, Raila had inherited a political philosophy that viewed power as the precondition for justice. In his book, Not Yet Uhuru, Raila’s father, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, relates how – during a stand-off between the two main African political parties at the 1962 Lancaster House negotiations over Kenya’s independence constitution – Jomo Kenyatta argued for compromise: “We had to reach a settlement. If we failed, government would be snatched from our hands. If we brought no government back with us, the people would regard it as an arch failure”.
Make America Scientific Again: Critics take swipe at AP report on drugs industry and ‘wave of anti-science bills’
In its reports, AP quoted several state lawmakers, most of whom expressed their opposition to the MAHA agenda and suggested that MAHA is spreading “conspiracy theories” and “misinformation.”
Coalition accuses US state officials of driving down vaccination rates, deliberately fuelling rise in dangerous infectious disease outbreaks
Hudson said Cody’s Law has “evolved from the proposed state law … into a joint effort between state and federal organisations and politicians working together … to bring a national solution for the severely vaccine-injured to get medical care at the time of injury.” She said this effort has received “critical support” from lawmakers.
Kenyan world record holder Chepngetich slapping with four-year ban for doping, she’ll retain her record
Marathon running has been hit with a spate of high-profile doping cases in recent years, particularly from Kenya, which is world renowned for its middle and long-distance runners.
Ukraine war: Putin tells Trump ‘no self-respecting country and no self-respecting people ever decides anything under pressure’
Putin derided the sanctions as an unfriendly act, saying they would not significantly affect the Russian economy and talked up Russia’s importance to the global market. He warned a sharp supply drop would push up prices and be uncomfortable for countries like the United States.
Study: East Africa’s event-driven coverage of sexual, gender-based violence and femicide creates room for the vice to fester
A stark three per cent focus on perpetrators means the individuals responsible for violence often remain out of sight in media narratives, especially in follow-up reporting whereas only 11 percent of stories amplified survivor voices, despite survivors being central to the narrative of violence.
Inquest into Hillside Endarasha Academy fire delayed by state unpreparedness
Last month, the parents of the deceased boys, together with the Kenya Human Rights Commission and the Elimu Bora Working Group, filed a constitutional petition. The petition seeks to hold the school proprietors, the National Education Board, the Nyeri County Director of Education, the Nyeri County Education Board and the Education Cabinet Secretary accountable for failing to protect and secure the learners’ lives, resulting in the tragic deaths.
Standard Group science journalist Rosa Agutu bags 2025 biotechnology media award
The authority will continue to deepen partnerships for media training on biosafety fundamentals so reporters can confidently translate complexity for the public
