Kisii glamour girls Shabana Starlets brace for Kenya Women Premier League after promotion from lower division
Recent promotion of Shabana Starlets to the Kenya Women Premier League (KWPL) has earned the Kisii-based team an opportunity to join the growing list of Kenyan clubs with both men’s and women. Now Shabana Starlets will compete at the high level and marks a turning point in the club’s growth...
How Kenyans are turning to the internet to earn a living as digital economy becomes integral to national GDP
The use of TikTok in particular has proven effective due to its fast-paced visual format, allowing thrift businesses to reach younger audiences who are highly responsive to fashion trends and online content.
Ndombolo ya solo! A cultural revival is in progress in eastern DR Congo despite Ebola setback
Across cities under rebel control, artists say they are restarting live performances, returning to recording studios, and bringing back suspended festivals, school competitions, and workshops.
Kenya Railways Corporation revives Gilgil-Nyahururu line to provide affordable transportation
According to the corporation, 1,000 tonnes of government-subsidised fertiliser have already been delivered to National Cereals and Produce Board depots in Ol-Kalou and Nyahururu to support farmers in Nyandarua and Laikipia counties growing potatoes, carrots, wheat and other crops.
Uganda traders face huge losses after state closes Congo border crossing over Ebola contagion fears
Traders say they are frustrated by the slow movement of cargo trucks. Some at the Mpondwe border post said that, while they knew the tough measures are provoked by fear of Ebola contagion, they felt that holding up the trucks was excessive.
MP links rising wave of strikes, arson in schools to erosion of morals and values in Kenya’s body politic
According to Nyoro, the situation calls for a broader conversation involving parents, teachers, religious leaders and policymakers on the kind of society Kenya is building for future generations.
Trump says US welcomes prospect of Zelensky-Putin direct talks to end Russia-Ukraine war
Earlier on Thursday, Zelenskiy called on Putin to engage in direct talks to end the war, arguing that continued fighting was affecting Russia’s resources and its international standing.
Law and faith: How US Christian right is building interfaith coalition to root out same-sex relationships in Africa
The influence of US evangelical Christianity on anti-LGBTQ legislation across Africa has been extensively documented over the past two decades. In 2023, I wrote about US architectural influence on Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law, which passed weeks before the first African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family and Sovereignty in Entebbe, Uganda.
WHO Food Death Report says unsafe food kills 1.5 million annually with children hit hardest
Most chemical-related deaths were linked to inorganic arsenic (42 per cent) and lead (31 per cent), due to increased risks of heart disease and cancers. While noting a decline in the total foodborne disease since 2000, the WHO said major regional inequalities persist, with the greatest burden in Africa and South-East Asia.
Ebola control stepped up as confirmed cases in eastern Congo hit 363, Uganda reports four recoveries
Uganda’s Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Diana Atwine said the country had so far confirmed 15 Ebola cases, including 11 imported cases and four infections among health workers who treated the first patient. “Out of those, we have also discharged four.”
