Faith and economy: Kenyan pastor goes beyond spiritual healing and trains flock in economic self-reliance

Faith and economy: Kenyan pastor goes beyond spiritual healing and trains flock in economic self-reliance

After the training by the World Vision on Empowered World View (EWV), he sat down with his wife and together they drew up an economic plan where they prioritised maize and dairy cows farming.

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Missed deadlines: Minister pledges security in Kenya’s killing fields in four months

Missed deadlines: Minister pledges security in Kenya’s killing fields in four months

The cabinet secretary observed that apart from the ongoing construction of security roads within the troubled areas, the government is collaborating with Communication Authority of Kenya through universal fund to support the locals as well as security personnel in network coverage in order to enable their communication and access to essential services.

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Israeli parliament approves apartheid as US Republicans and Democrats close ranks against PM Netanyahu

Israeli parliament approves apartheid as US Republicans and Democrats close ranks against PM Netanyahu

Despite its most powerful ally and arms dealer’s stated preference for a two-state solution, Israel’s Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday in favour of a symbolic measure to annex the occupied West Bank,

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Indigenous maize variety excites farmers in Homa Bay, they call for wider adoption due to disease resistance

Indigenous maize variety excites farmers in Homa Bay, they call for wider adoption due to disease resistance

Small-scale farmer Walter Opiyo called on the department of agriculture to support farmers in accessing the indigenous seeds, which he said are often expensive and hard to find.

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How experience in masonry became the seed that powers block-making factory in Central Maragoli, Vihiga

How experience in masonry became the seed that powers block-making factory in Central Maragoli, Vihiga

Although buyers cover their own transport costs, demand remains consistent, especially from local developers seeking nearby and affordable materials instead of sourcing from distant towns such as Kakamega or Kisumu.

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Girls in Kenyan schools remain vulnerable to grooming despite progress in gender agenda, conference told

Girls in Kenyan schools remain vulnerable to grooming despite progress in gender agenda, conference told

While speaking during the event at a Nairobi hotel, Suba North Member of Parliament Millie Odhiambo said that despite notable progress in Kenya’s gender agenda, girls in schools remained vulnerable to grooming, sexual exploitation and exclusion from decision-making spaces.

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How elimination of funding for some ‘woke’ studies by Trump administration killed cancer research

How elimination of funding for some ‘woke’ studies by Trump administration killed cancer research

While researchers across the country have lost grants, two of the Trump administration’s political targets – Columbia and Harvard – have been hit especially hard. And across the board, many of these grant terminations appear to be part of the administration’s anti-DEI, anti-trans, and anti-vaccine agendas.

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DStv’s acquisition by French television firm Vivendi sounds like Africa’s unending tale of lost independence

DStv’s acquisition by French television firm Vivendi sounds like Africa’s unending tale of lost independence

The immediate concern for many African subscribers is affordability. Already, DStv has faced criticism for high prices in lower-income nations. Canal+ past pricing models in Francophone Africa haven’t been cheap – and this raises fears of further rate hikes.

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Kenya on a sprint to medical tourism, PCS Mudavadi reveals as he opens cancer summit

Kenya on a sprint to medical tourism, PCS Mudavadi reveals as he opens cancer summit

Health Cabinet Secretary Adan Duale and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi visited the Kenyan Network of Cancer Organizations (KENCO) booth – highlighting the critical role of civil society in Kenya’s cancer response

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Pork-barrel politics: Malava by-election bears bellwether status in President Ruto’s quest for second term

Pork-barrel politics: Malava by-election bears bellwether status in President Ruto’s quest for second term

Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale is leading the charge of betrayal against Ruto who promised the region a bagful of development projects that include 1,000 kilometers of tarmacked roads, revival of moribund Webuye Paper Mill, expansion of Kakamga airstrip to an airport, turnaround of the sugarcane industry and completion of stalled 900-bed Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital, among other things.

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