Kenya push to raise food production Police impound fake fertilizer, maize seeds
Police and Directorate of Criminal Investigations Officers (DCI) inspected suspected counterfeit fertilisers and maize seedlings recovered from a home in Lubinu, Mumias East Sub-County of Kakamega County. Police are holding three suspects, including the owner of the home and have impounded a lorry that was found loading the fake fertiliser as DCI officers launch further investigations into the alleged scam.
Entirely man-made: Former British PM Minister Boris Johnson now admits Covid leaked from lab
Quoting the report, Campbell said, “Since the select committee commenced its work in February 2023, more and more senior intelligence officials, politicians, science editors and scientists increasingly have endorsed the hypothesis that Covid-19 emerged as the result of a laboratory or research-related accident.”
Dire straits: Kenya returns to IMF for new loan, denies rift with lender over expenditure review
Kenya had failed to meet some targets during the combined seventh and eighth reviews of the programme. However, both were approved by the IMF board last October which triggered payout of the funding tranches linked to those reviews.
New investigation finds Germany knew about Covid lab leak in 2020 but hid evidence from public for political reasons
The FBI had evidence in 2021 that the virus leaked from a lab, but wasn’t allowed to present it, The Wall Street Journal reported last year. Investigative journalist Paul D. Thacker said major US news outlets have not reported on the German investigation “because it doesn’t fit their politics.”
Largest, most comprehensive study finds menthol cigarettes have higher death risk, especially for Black smokers
The alarming findings come at a critical time – just weeks after the FDA under the Trump administration withdrew a proposed Biden-era ban on menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars amid tobacco industry pressure.
Kenya drafts energy, petroleum policies to drive universal electricity access by 2030
According to a timeline provided by the Ministry of Energy, National Energy Policy will result in achievement of universal electricity access by 2030, focusing particularly on marginalised communities in rural and remote areas.
World apprehensive as some states in US push for digital ID adoption, fears of ‘surveillance-based technocracy’ rise
Several media reports have presented May 7 as a deadline for people to get a REAL ID-compliant driver’s licence if they intend to travel domestically by air on or after that date. For instance, Washington, DC-based radio station WTOP reported that “time is running out” for people to get a REAL ID-compliant ID card to travel domestically.
Kenyan doctor calls for focus on mental health at workplace, reveals it costs world economy $1 trillion
Speaking at an Iftar dinner event for Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) members in Mombasa, Lifecare International Insurance Brokers Team Lead, Umema Abdulhusein, highlighted the critical link between employee well-being and business performance.
Food-deficit Kenya launches 10-year initiative to address food security, drive economic growth
The estimated cost of Ksh5 billion ($38.6 million) will be met through a combination of government resources, international donors, development agencies, and private sector investments.
Some 100,000 motorsport fans descend on Kenya’s ‘Sin City’ for the fourth edition of World Rally Championship
The competition, which kicked off in Naivasha on Friday after President Ruto flagged it off at Nairobi’s Kasarani Stadium, is expected to push up local tourism inflows as small and large businesses open their doors for buyers.
