High-altitude Kenyan town Iten adapts as Olympic champions and amateurs flock to rarefied air
Iten is home to some 42,000 people, mostly subsistence farmers and it has also been a temporary home to plenty of world champions, including two-time Olympic gold medallists Eliud Kipchoge (marathon) and David Rudisha (800 metres), both of Kenya. British four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah would train in Iten for months at a time.
South Africa’s World Cup striker Benni McCarthy appointed Kenya’s national team manager
McCarthy, unveiled at a press conference in Nairobi, was last on the staff at Manchester United for two seasons under manager Erik ten Hag, working as a coach for the strikers.
‘Wildlife corridors’ are encouraged to support Kenya’s recovering animal populations
Lewa’s elephant population increased from 350 individuals in 2014 to over 450 in 2024, according to figures provided by the conservancy. Similar growth was seen among white and black rhinos, a major draw for visitors.
World Animal Protection calls for concerted efforts to conserve Africa’s endangered wildlife
The campaign manager, however, said that this requires adequate resourcing noting that wildlife conservation efforts should be properly funded, regardless of its revenue-generating potential.
National Museum launches six-month exhibition to memorialise Kenyan freedom fighter Pio Gama Pinto 60 years after assassination
He said Pinto contributed a lot in fight for freedom by being part of the Mau movement as well as the Pan African Press Editor where he helped in publications.
Siaya County government in Lake Victoria Basin accused of swindling community of ancestral land
The chairman accused national and county government officials of snubbing their meeting despite being invited, blamed the county government of Siaya of dragging its feet to have the land registered as community land.
Bukhungu Stadium: ‘Football Cathedral’ on course to regaining pilgrimage status as sports minister assures it’ll be ready for 2027 AFCON
The successful 2023 school ball games brought back memories of 1936 match that saw Western Kenya team that included the likes of Peter Muchuma (captain), Elijah Masinde wa Namene, Musisi, Nate and Elijah Lidonde, among others outsmart Remington FC 3-0 to become the first African team to beat a European team.
GMO crops are not resistant to pests after all, farmers discover as maize glut in US Corn Belt results in massive losses
rootworm resistance to Bt corn is documented in at least six states in the US Corn Belt, and 29 cases of resistance to Bt crops have been documented in 11 pest species in seven countries, he said. The scientists were surprised to find much higher levels of corn rootworm in the western Corn Belt compared to the east.
Surge in debt service costs sends Kenya into money market, is on verge of signing $1.5b UAE loan
By the end of June, Mbadi added, the government is expecting more than $950 million in funding from other external sources, including the World Bank, the African Development Bank, Italy and Germany.
How ‘domestic’ fights between Ugandan rebels leader Joseph Kony and his wife led son to quit bush war, reach out to Museveni
Ali was born in Gulu but brought to the LRA when he was six months old. From then on, he would hear about life in the town from his mother, and from other visitors who had come to meet the group in the bush during different peace talks with the Ugandan government.
