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.
Sharp rise in Covid-19 and influenza cases in Tanzania puts government on the back-foot
Vida Mmbaga, assistant director of epidemic disease surveillance at the Ministry of Health said Tanzania has strengthened its capacity to detect and respond to epidemic diseases.
Mental health patent goes on rampage in Vihiga and stabs three people, among them area chief
According to Acting North Maragoli Chief Kenneth Ndagala the accused, Boge Odera, attacked the Assistant Chief of Kigama Sub-Location Maurice Mbarani with a knife. He stabbed him on the hands and face.
Kenya launches Electronic Warehouse Receipt System to prop up farmer financing, industrial growth
Chairman of the Warehouse Receipt System Council Patrick Mukundi Mbogo said the central registry operationalises the digital backbone of the warehouse receipt framework.
Child defilement on the rise in Busia, western Kenya, as nine-month old baby is raped by an intersex
Deputy Medical Superintendent at Busia County Referral Hospital, Sylvano Katai, expressed concern over the increasing number of sexual abuse cases.
Covid justice: US civil societies seek to prevent repeat of ‘most awful period of our lives’
Jeffrey Tucker, president and founder of the Brownstone Institute, helped spearhead and draft the Covid Justice Resolution. He told The Defender the idea for the resolution “came from a burning desire for some accountability, some statement, some restitution, some conclusion to the most awful period of our lives.”
Dehumanisation: How desperate Brazilian slave owner picked seven Black men to share his wife with to get children
The promise of freedom was both a motivation and a form of control. The Colonel knew it would create competition among the slaves, decreasing the chances of rebellion or conspiracy. João Crisóstomo was assigned to Mondays, Miguel to Tuesdays, Antônio to Wednesdays, Pedro to Thursdays, Francisco to Fridays, José Maria to Saturdays, and Luís Carlos to Sundays.
