Veterinarian warns Kenyan dairy farmers hit by prohibitive cost of animal feeds and ignorance
Njoroge advised farmers to avoid storing their animal feeds on the floor saying feeds should be stored in a raised platform for proper ventilation.
Alarm as experts tell FDA to ban cancer-causing talc – widely used in chewing gum – from food and drugs
Talc is a mineral made up mostly of magnesium, silicon and oxygen, according to the American Cancer Society. Some talc contains asbestos, which has been linked to cancer.
Covid vaccine terrorism: US weaponised fear, shame and classification systems to silence wellness educators, doctors, scientists and parents
According to the 2021 report, “the controversy surrounding vaccination mandates for school-age children, employees facing termination for lack of compliance, or perceptions of unfair healthcare treatment for the unvaccinated might trigger increased violence by DVEs.
Proposed amendments to information and communication law offers relief to media firms with dubious licences
Under the amended provision, telecommunications operators must ensure existing subscribers register their SIM cards as required. In addition, such operators must ensure registration details of a client remain confidential and shall not be disclosed to a second party without the subscriber’s consent.
Western Kenya dumping sugarcane farming for coffee as minister vouches for higher farmer incomes
Speaking at a farmers’ awareness forum at Ebukanga Polytechnic in Vihiga, Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya announced the distribution of free coffee seedlings to boost production. Oparanya noted that annual production in the country has declined to just 51,900 tonnes, down from 200,000 tonnes 25 years ago.
Kenyan tea factories turn gasification to cut energy costs, earn famers more money
The researchers said recommended gasification in the factories, saying the biomass is converted from tea pruning and farm waste that can be used in running the tea boilers to ensure trees are spared as source of fuel in the factories.
Female genital schistosomiasis disease, often misdiagnosed as STI, is ravaging Kenyan coast
Unbeknown to health experts, the spread of and severity of female genital schistosomiasis disease is ravaging coastal Kenya. Researchers now want the national and county governments to list it at a reproductive health issue. The research findings have put ministry of health and county health departments on high alert, with...
GBV and femicide in Kenya highest in Kisii in Nyanza, where fish- and sand-for-sex is rampant
Dr Tum said fish and sand for sex was also found to be common in Homa Bay and Migori counties where due to poverty, women were forced to give sex for them to be allowed to trade in fish and sand commodities.
Kenyan MP defends Mombasa Port boss against allegations of monstrous financial fiddling
According to the statement, preliminary internal assessments indicate that the documents cited in the media reports were either taken out of context, misinterpreted or selectively presented in a manner intended to mislead the public and tarnish the reputation of the authority.
NEMA shuts down gold mines in Vihiga County as torrential rains pound western Kenya
NEMA officer Brenda Obura said the affected mines are characterised by cracks and could be dangerous for the people to go down and do the excavation.
