COMESA adopts new strategy at Ninth Extraordinary Meeting of Council of Ministers to entrench AfCFTA
The meeting reaffirmed COMESA’s commitment to advancing regional integration and strengthening its role within the broader continental development framework, it added.
How an American oil drilling firm Amoco ‘imported cancer’ to northern Kenya, then left trail of deaths of herdsman in Kargi village
The chemicals can have “catastrophic effects” on the environment and people, said James Njuguna, an engineering professor at Robert Gordon University.
Amoco, an American company drilled for oil in northern Kenya and left behind soaring cancer that is killing people, livestock in Marsabit
The pollution and disease inspired the first-ever lawsuit filed on the basis of Kenya’s constitutional right to a safe and healthy environment in 2020, when residents of Kargi and other communities in the Chalbi Desert sued the Kenyan national and county governments.
Kennedy suicide jinx: Chilling detail of suicide that made Mary Richardson Kennedy’s doctor think ‘maybe she didn’t want to die’
No suicide note was ever publicly confirmed to be found, although Vincent details a frantic search by Mary’s siblings hours after her death that resulted in RFK Jr being asked to leave the property.
Semi-arid Elgeyo Marakwet County launches free milk programme for early childhood education programme
The initiative, which targets Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) learners, is intended to improve child nutrition, improve school enrolment and enhance retention rates in education.
Ketamine: Strong anaesthetic approved in US for surgery is now abused for its euphoric effects
Ketamine has seen a huge surge in use in recent years as a treatment for depression, anxiety and pain. While the drug isn’t approved for those conditions, doctors are free to prescribe drugs for so-called off-label uses.
US judge hands ‘Ketamine Queen’ 15 years in jail for selling TV star Matthew Perry fatal ketamine
Ketamine is a powerful anaesthetic approved by US health regulators for use during surgery. It can be given as an intramuscular injection or by IV.
Los Angeles-based Sony Pictures Entertainment unveils plan to shed hundreds in film, TV overhaul
Even though Sony’s US-based headquarters will remain in the Los Angeles area, a growing share of filming, visual effects and other work will be done elsewhere where production costs are cheaper and heavily subsidised by government tax incentives, further reducing the number of local jobs tied to each project.
Arid and semi-arid Kajiado County in southern Kenya experiencing milk glut as to long rains season sets in
In Isinya, farmers reported that milk prices have dropped from Ksh70 per litre during the dry season to about Ksh50 due to oversupply and low demand. They noted that the current prices cannot even cover transport costs to the market, forcing some to dispose of milk or give it to dogs.
Farmers in Kenya ramp up push for GM maize adoption, citing Ethiopia, South Africa and Nigeria as case studies
The legal status of Bt maize has been marked with years of uncertainty, with shifting court rulings following the government’s 2022 decision to lift a decade-long ban on GMO cultivation and importation.
