English football fan opens up on how daughter’s ‘stern’ gaze changed his view of Black players
When England overcome Poland 2-0 on October 19, 2013 to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, a newspaper in the host country headlined the story “The animals are coming.” It was an expression of disgust of the English raw behaviour that underlies hooliganism. The headline summed up all...
Counsellor: Some sex workers in Kenya are openly talking about their trade and it’s slowing down HIV/Aids incidence
HIV/Aids counsellor and service provider at Nyahururu Referral Hospital William Ruto has seen it all: death caused by the virus and the stigma hat comes with it is devastating. After years of waiting for patients at the hospital, Ruto opted to venture out and del with the problem before it...
From brothels with skill and confidence to create condom use awareness: tale of a prostitute in Kenya
The oldest ‘profession’ in the world is a vice that moralists preach against. Anybody involved in the flesh-pot hunger business is scorned. As the saying goes: perfection is the disease of a (puritanical) nation,” sang American R&B musician, Beyoncé. A commercial sex worker in Nyahururu town, Laikipia County, north of the...
Ethiopian Airlines comes under scathing criticism as key perpetrator of illicit and cruel global wildlife trade
Ethiopian Airlines is accused of shipping live wild animals around the world for luxury use. The exotic pets from mainly West Africa pose huge biosecurity and disease risks, besides the threat they pose to wildlife welfare and conservation, World Animal Protection says in a report published on August 31. Ethiopia...
Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah faces season without playtime, risks being forgotten completely
Danny Mills has blasted Eddie Nketiah after a report revealed the reason why the Arsenal striker failed to seal a transfer to Crystal Palace. The 22-year-old is one of several players whose exits from the Emirates Stadium were on the cards. But while the likes of Joe Willock and Lucas...
IFAW secures 30,000 acres in environmental easement deal with landowners in Amboseli ecosystem
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has entered a five-year environmental easement deal with about 3,600 landowners in the Amboseli ecosystem. In a statement, IFAW says it has secured 29,035 acres of land as habitat for wildlife in Amboseli in the south of Kenya. Chairman of the Olgulului Ololarashi Group...
Conservation agency IFAW hires eight woman rangers to beef up security in Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has hired eight woman rangers to support protection of animals and people in the vast community lands of Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem has eight new recruits. Known as Team Lioness, the cadre’s number will rise to 16. IFAW says the eight new rangers will be...
‘Messi pressure’ on young Ansu Fati shoulders as Barcelona hands him magical No10 jersey
Ansu Fati has been handed Lionel Messi’s No 10 shirt at Barcelona after the Argentine left the Nou Camp for Paris Saint-Germain this summer. The 18-year-old, a product of the club’s famed La Masia academy, has been out of action since November 2020 after suffering a ruptured meniscus in a...
Cristiano Ronaldo reveals Sir Alex Ferguson played role in Man United return
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson was the “main key” behind his decision to re-join Manchester United. The 36-year-old made a sensational return to the club on deadline day by signing a two-year deal at Old Trafford following three years with Juventus. Ronaldo spent six years at Old...
EU-supported Malian army accused of killing more civilians than jihadist insurgents they’re fighting
Boulkessi, once a large and thriving village in central Mali, is deserted – its orange, mud-brick houses now standing empty. Malian soldiers are the only people who live there, entrenched in a fortress of sandbags on the outskirts of the village. Sent to defend Boulkessi from jihadist insurgents, they are...
