Listen, President Museveni: Governance without ecological, ecosystem and sustainability mindset is crime against Uganda

Listen, President Museveni: Governance without ecological, ecosystem and sustainability mindset is crime against Uganda

Since 2009 I have committed time and energy to develop the collective public ecological, ecosystem and sustainability mindset of Uganda, East Africa, the Nile Basin, the Great Lakes Region, Africa and the world.

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After signing bumper deal Arsenal’s teenage fullback Myles Lewis-Skelly reveals ‘mamba mentality’ that endears him to fans, team manager

After signing bumper deal Arsenal’s teenage fullback Myles Lewis-Skelly reveals ‘mamba mentality’ that endears him to fans, team manager

As well as Myles, both Marcia and his father, Paul, spoke on their experience as academy parents. It was important to them that Mertesacker was present, given his role in Lewis-Skelly’s education. Mertesacker and under-18s coach Adam Birchall have been integral to Lewis-Skelly’s development.

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Song and dance that shut out pangs of hunger in Kenyan refugee camp as Trump’s aid freeze takes heavy toll on youth in exile

Song and dance that shut out pangs of hunger in Kenyan refugee camp as Trump’s aid freeze takes heavy toll on youth in exile

The happiness of these children isn’t guaranteed now as funding cuts have affected operations here. Fewer resources and staff are available to engage the children and ensure their safety. One of the dancers, Gladis Amwony, has lived in Kakuma for eight years now. In recent years, she has started taking part in the Acholi traditional dances to keep her Ugandan roots alive.

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Kenya prepares for street children census with capital Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret headlining the count

Kenya prepares for street children census with capital Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret headlining the count

The counties with the highest concentrations of street persons are Nairobi with 15,337, Mombasa 7,529, Kisumu 2,746, Uasin Gishu 2,147 and Nakuru 2,005. Most of the street persons were males at 72.4 per cent and females at 27.6 per cent, the majority being the youth at 45.3per cent followed by children at 33.8 per cent and older persons at 2.4 per cent.

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Kenya steps up push to grow tourism arrivals to five million to stave off competition from neighbouring countries

Kenya steps up push to grow tourism arrivals to five million to stave off competition from neighbouring countries

County Executive Committee Member for Trade, Culture and Tourism, Mohamed Osman, said he believes that the five million target can be achieved by 2026. He urged the government to fully implement the open sky policy to attract more tourists to the country.

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After years of high teenage pregnancy incidence Kisumu County in Lake Victoria Basin sees steep decline

After years of high teenage pregnancy incidence Kisumu County in Lake Victoria Basin sees steep decline

In 2021, Kisumu County reported 21,314 pregnancies in this age group and by 2024, the figure had fallen to 9,773.  Teen pregnancies among older adolescents (15-19 years) also declined consistently over the same period from 314,534 in 2020 to 231,024 in 2024, a drop of 26.6 per cent.

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Kenya drafts law to shield senior citizens against economic and social vulnerabilities, keep them active in economy

Kenya drafts law to shield senior citizens against economic and social vulnerabilities, keep them active in economy

Article 6 also obligates the state to ensure prompt payment of pension and other forms of social security for older persons to enable them to lead comfortable and dignified lives in their sunset years.

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Alternative medicine: Why after FDA finding that snake venom in approved drugs treats stroke convinces biohackers humans can live forever

Alternative medicine: Why after FDA finding that snake venom in approved drugs treats stroke convinces biohackers humans can live forever

For the biohackers, decentralisation is a feature, not a bug. It’s a safeguard against corruption. “The biohacking community,” Fabrizio “Fab” Mancini, a chiropractor and frequent flier of the daytime TV medical circuit, tells me, “is not owned by any one entity. It’s actual individuals.” In a community for whom deregulation is entirely the point, though, how do you screen for bullshit?

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US health secretary’s ‘alternative medicine’ push inspired quest to ‘live forever’ via snake venom, urine therapy

US health secretary’s ‘alternative medicine’ push inspired quest to ‘live forever’ via snake venom, urine therapy

Biohacking is a big tent, combining Silicon Valley technology, Burning Man spirituality and health libertarianism. If anything unites this crowd, it is a distrust of the medical status quo – particularly the pharmaceutical industry – and an appetite for tech-heavy alternatives.

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Cruel husband and wife arrested for burning son’s hands with molten plastics for stealing, eating fish

Cruel husband and wife arrested for burning son’s hands with molten plastics for stealing, eating fish

The minor was then handed over to the Children’s Department in Ndhiwa before being taken to a safe house.

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