Nutritional crisis in Kenya accounts for 18 per cent stunted children under five, capital Nairobi leads

Nutritional crisis in Kenya accounts for 18 per cent stunted children under five, capital Nairobi leads

In the Kenya Nutrition Situation overview, micronutrient deficiency shows over half (52.6 per cent) of the preschool children and 37.6 per cent of school-age children suffer from marginal vitamin A deficiency, and one-in-four (26.3 per cent) of preschool children are anaemic and 41.6percent of pregnant women are also anaemic.

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MSME players want Kenya to match US protectionist policies to shield local industries from cheap imports

MSME players want Kenya to match US protectionist policies to shield local industries from cheap imports

Head of Programme for Promotion of Self Employment and Entrepreneurship at the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) Irene Omogi explained that some of the key challenges that the policy review will address include putting in place regulations which will ease access to credit for informal businesses.

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MP takes swipe at impeached deputy president as allegations of possible assassination of Kenya Defence Forces chief swirl

MP takes swipe at impeached deputy president as allegations of possible assassination of Kenya Defence Forces chief swirl

Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo said key security institutions, the military, National Intelligence Service and the Interior docket must be respected and allowed to perform the duties professionally and diligently so as the secure the country.

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Study: Covid deaths were inflated and ‘over-reporting was intentional’ as infections were quite mild but it was necessary to scare people into believing the virus was severe

Study: Covid deaths were inflated and ‘over-reporting was intentional’ as infections were quite mild but it was necessary to scare people into believing the virus was severe

“There was a financial desire to make a lot of money from rapidly developed mRNA vaccines and to set a precedent for this in the future,” Bell said. “As infections from SARS-CoV-2 virus were generally quite mild, it was necessary to scare people into thinking Covid-19 was far more severe, and far more prevalent, than it actually was.”

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Americans now admit no ‘natural’ or human origin of Covid, confirms evidence virus leaked from Wuhan lab

Americans now admit no ‘natural’ or human origin of Covid, confirms evidence virus leaked from Wuhan lab

The Trump administration last week launched a revamped version of the government’s official Covid-19 website. The site is now dedicated exclusively to detailing evidence of the “true origins” of Covid-19” which the White House says escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China.

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Kenya secures $25 million from World Bank to fund national youth opportunities programme

Kenya secures $25 million from World Bank to fund national youth opportunities programme

The NYOTA programme targets youth aged between 18 and 29 (and up to 35 years for Persons with Disability – PWD) aims to address unemployment, enhance income generation and promote a savings culture among the target group.

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Women football rivals athletics in Kenya’s tea-growing Kericho county as young girls embrace the sport

Women football rivals athletics in Kenya’s tea-growing Kericho county as young girls embrace the sport

Women football players in Kericho County have received a significant boost following assurances of sponsorship and academy training under the Football Kenya Federation (FKF). Kericho, like most parts of Kenya’s Rift Valley is known to produce athletics world beaters, but football now penetrating the grassroots in a county synonymous with...

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How President Museveni and ruling NRM preside over ethnic cleansing of Uganda’s economy

How President Museveni and ruling NRM preside over ethnic cleansing of Uganda’s economy

Ethnic cleansing is not genocide, which can, biologically-speaking, be reduced to “genetic death”- the death of genes. Genes are the building blocks of all living things. Genocide does not discriminate between all ethnic groups in an affected area. They suffer equally. However, ethnic cleansing targets a particular ethnic group or a few ethnic groups. It can involve one ethnic group targeting one ethnic group genetically extinguishing or other ethnic groups, often violently.

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After years of grassroots mobilisation, 700 young Maasai girls spurn genital mutilation for alternative rite of passage

After years of grassroots mobilisation, 700 young Maasai girls spurn genital mutilation for alternative rite of passage

During the three-day session, over 700 girls aged between 10-17 years received training on life skills and decision making, sexual and reproductive health, child rights and gender equality, hygiene and personal care and education and career aspirations.

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Great grandchildren of former slave owners and slaves in the Caribbean up the ante for reparations at UN meeting

Great grandchildren of former slave owners and slaves in the Caribbean up the ante for reparations at UN meeting

The Geneva-based Human Rights Council has called for global action for years, including reparations, apologies and educational reforms to make amends for racism against people of African descent. The 15-nation Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has a 10-point plan for reparatory justice, starting with demands for European countries where enslaved people were kept and traded to issue formal apologies.

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