UNICEF reports M23 rebels, government forces raped 572 children in a week in eastern Congo
Health facilities in the restive region reported during the week from January 27 to February 2 a total of 572 rape cases – more than a fivefold increase compared to the week before, Lianne Gutcher, UNICEF’s communication chief in Congo, said. Of those, 170 of those treated were children, she added.
Why Museveni wants Ugandans to believe the education lie that science, faith and politics are a contradiction
From his intellectual discourse we do not only deduce the ideas that science is one, knowledge is one and the truth is one, but also that science and non-science are interconnected and that both are integral to learning. He criticised the ancient Greek professors of wisdom as pretenders who gave the impression that they were impressionists of teaching a universal knowledge when the opposite was the case. His academic interests traversed the academic territories.
Youth Red Cross in Naivasha: Young people who’re ready to support humanitarian work
The Kenya Red Cross supports and runs a number of projects while promoting responsiveness to the Kenyan public about the contemporary issues and problems which may affect them. Some of the projects which are run by and assisted by the Kenya Red Cross are Famine, blood services, first aid projects, disaster and emergency services and education services.
Kenya’s health minister says the nation remains on high alert to fight emerging diseases in East Africa
Health Director General Patrick Amoth announced that the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) has been activated, and the existing Mpox task force repurposed to manage the Ebola response, with both national and county Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) on heightened alert.
Why South Sudan’s ‘central bank in exile’ in Kenya elicits interest for fraud as world’s youngest nation burns
While President William Ruto may have inherited some of the dealings from his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, Tell found a link to the current regime to a foundation associated with the first family – the Eldoret-based Samoei Ruto Foundation, senior official (name withheld) reportedly who “now is a “secretary” supporting presidential advisers.” The extent of the Samoei Ruto Foundation’s chief executive’s involvement is not clear given her designation’s nebulousness.
Kenya’s Turkana County that’s synonymous with war, cattle rustling and hunger lays ground to revive tanning industry
Tannery revitalisation will focus on identifying gaps in the sector, working out a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the county government and the County Livestock Marketing Council (CLMC) and fostering collaboration among government agencies, industry stakeholders and the community and addressing land challenges to drive the full operationalisation of the tannery.
President Museveni’s rival goes on hunger strike to protest his continued detention despite Uganda Supreme Court’s orders
Uganda’s prisons spokesperson Frank Baine denied the assertion regarding her husband, saying: “Besigye is OK and he is not on a hunger strike.”
Kin of Kenya’s freedom fighters petition Britain to come clear on ‘missing’ reparations
British High Commissioner to Kenya Neil Wigan, while responding to Kiruga regarding the reparation twist, clarified that the final settlement claim was made in 2013. The envoy also stated that any allegations levelled against the President William Ruto or his government of withholding such monies is therefore false.
an M23 72-hour ultimatum to refugees to exit camps leaves 110,000 people stranded in eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels controlling cities in eastern Congo have forcibly closed settlement camps, leading to the displacement of more than 110,000 people in recent days, the UN and locals said on Tuesday. The M23 rebels – the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups vying for control of Congo’s mineral-rich...
Reintegrating knowledge and truth: Science, religion and politics are not strange bedfellows
Domains such as ethics, aesthetics, and religion fundamentally influence human societies and how those societies interact with science. Topics like aesthetics, morality and theology are actively studied by philosophers, historians and other scholars. However, questions that arise within these domains generally cannot be resolved by science, although they can be informed by science.
