How US agrochemical lobby forces Kenyans to consume pesticides that cause cancers, birth defects and disrupt nervous systems
Pesticide companies claim their products are safe if properly handled, but the reality at the field level is that farmers are extremely vulnerable. They often don’t have basic protective gear like masks and gloves, are unlikely to have had proper training on applying the chemicals, and the printed instructions on the products are rarely in a language commonly spoken in the area.
Kenya asks IMF to review corruption issues after Western push, sources say
The countries themselves must request the IMF’s so-called “governance diagnostic”, which investigates whether corruption and governance vulnerabilities are draining revenue or creating other problems in state finances.
I’m because you are: How quest to restore my eyesight reminded me there are still some humane souls in depraved Uganda
Prof Waswa Balunywa allocated a driver, Mohammad Ali Kibirige, to me to ensure I was safe from Covid-19 through interaction with the public “in public transport”. The driver did not only take me to and from the hospital but also took me to my rural home in Luuka whenever I was through with the ophthalmologist.
Kena inflation eases to 3.6 per cent in September and stabilised consumer prices of staples
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) bank is due to announce its next interest rate decision on October 8.
Wary of sluggish economic turnaround after bloody anti-tax protests, lenders prescribe IMF review of Kenya’s recovery plan
Kenyan authorities are looking for fresh revenue-raising measures after rescinding the tax increases.
Finance Minister John Mbadi said in August that the government would have to restore some measures from the scrapped bill. However, last month Mbadi said he would seek public opinion on new legislation to boost revenue.
Retired but not tired: Musings of Ugandan scholar who straddled environmental conservation debate in East Africa
My own experience after 15 years of being in retirement, is that it is more rewarding allocating time and energy in/to what you feel comfortable with. Don’t care what other minds tell you. Care about what your mind tells you. After all after such a long time on earth, and away from the real world, few will be able to change your mindset. But they may influence you to give up smoking, drinking and womanising or manising, which will not add value to your life and can reduce it to nothing.
Humanitarian agency Doctors Without Borders treated 25,000 victims of sexual violence in Congo last year
Eastern Congo has struggled with armed violence as up to 300 armed groups fight for power, land and valuable mineral resources while others try to defend their communities. Some armed groups have been accused of mass killings, rapes and other human rights violations. The violence has displaced some six million people in the east.
Concerns rise in Tanzania after opposition implicates telecoms firm and state in illegal mining data
Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate of CHADEMA party Tundu Lissu addresses a press conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on September 25, 2024. Credit: Reuters
Kenya MPs prepare to deputy president in move seen as having President Ruto’s blessings
On Sunday, Mr Rigathi Gachagua told reporters that any impeachment motion would require Ruto’s assent. “Without the president’s go-ahead, the motion cannot reach parliament. If it reaches parliament, it is the president who has authorised it.”
Revival time: Model makers in Madagascar bringing history’s long-lost ships back to life
Madagascar has hardly any shipbuilding tradition despite being the world’s fourth largest island. So, Le Village’s own story is one of endeavour.
