Kenya’s public plans to install clock-in systems to flush out ghost workers, tame truancy
Apart from the Huduma Centre and the Teachers Service Commission offices, a majority of the state department offices that are housed within the regional commissioner’s compound were closed at 8 am when the cabinet secretary made his rounds.
Study finds sugar and artificial sweeteners raise children’s risk of early puberty, lead to shorter adult height
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) report named artificial sweeteners as one of the possible contributors to the US childhood chronic disease epidemic. In 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) determined that aspartame is “possibly carcinogenic” and ineffective for weight loss.
Why trying to simply declare independence from US dollar and technology isn’t a viable option
In Europe, discussions are coalescing around an ambitious idea called EuroStack, an EU-led “digital supply chain” that would give Europe technological sovereignty independent from the US and other countries.
‘Enshittification’ of American power: How US hegemony is sustained by network logic that’s difficult and expensive to break away from
So dollar clearing is an expedient. It’s also the chief enforcement mechanism of US financial policy across the globe. If foreign banks don’t implement US financial sanctions and other measures, they risk losing access to US dollar clearing and going under. This threat is so existentially dire that, when Lam was placed under US sanctions
Sins of honesty: Do culturally the dominant Luhyia have to be dragged through shame and ignominy in Kenya’s ethnic power play?
Kakamga Senator Boni Khalwale has on several occasions confirmed to Tell Media that Oparanya was forced to downgrade Luhyias numbers to show the Kikuyu are more. Dr Khalwale points out that national resources distribution drives census politics. “There’s no way the Kikuyu are going to relinquish this advantage to Luhyia,” Khalwale once told Tell Media.
For disrupting and democratising traditional banking services, Equity Bank has no equal n East Africa
Omar declared, “Thomas Sankara once said, ‘The ones who feed you, rule you.’ In today’s context, we might say, ‘The ones who finance you, empower you’,” insisting that strong African-owned banks are critical to scaling development and banks like Equity Bank are at the forefront of that mission.
Kenya plans Jumuiya Market that ‘converges’ East African Community business, trade in Kisumu
Governor Nyong’o welcomed the initiative, saying it aligns with the county’s vision to transform Kisumu into a regional trade hub.
Gold rush: Discovery of precious mineral touches off a mad scramble in Sindo town in Homa Bay County
National Council of Churches of Kenya, Homa Bay County Chair Ken Ouma called for caution noting that in the past, the area witnessed a landslide that killed four people. He feared mining could lead to disasters if uncontrolled stressing: “The government should regulate mining at the site to curb adverse effects.”
Lost in madding crowd: Weep not beloved Uganda, you polluted environment with politics and now you’re paying the price
Factories, business buildings, residences and slums are established in swamps and ancient waterways and hills are cleared of their trees to mine stones for construction, or to establish residences and hotels, thereby causing unnatural floods, especially during the rainy periods.
Bible Translation and Literacy organisation launches Waata language New Testament Bible
During the unveiling ceremony, BTL’s National Director, Rev Peter Munguti, commended the linguists, consultants and the local community for their dedication to the project. He emphasised the importance of the translation in empowering spiritual growth and more so preserving the identity of the Waata speakers.
