Horror of domestic workers persists in Saudi Arabia as Kenya called to protect rights of its women in Middle East

Horror of domestic workers persists in Saudi Arabia as Kenya called to protect rights of its women in Middle East

Amnesty International wants Kenya and Saudi Arabia to protect the lives of Kenyan women who work in the Gulf nation. The organisation emphasised the need for Kenya’s labour migration policy to include a comprehensive protection framework to safeguard migrant workers abroad.

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Kenya’s livestock agency steps up pig breeding to meet demand for piglets as pork consumption spikes

Kenya’s livestock agency steps up pig breeding to meet demand for piglets as pork consumption spikes

The head of pig rearing section at Naivasha Dairy Institute McDonald Githinji says so far the institute has researched and come up with four main breeds of pigs which they are now recommending to the farmers for better productivity.

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Kenya says ongoing nationwide industrial mapping will provide investors with accurate data for decision making

Kenya says ongoing nationwide industrial mapping will provide investors with accurate data for decision making

In his speech read on his behalf by Secretary of Administration at the State Department for Industry, Karanja Njora, during the official launch of the exercise in Nairobi on Monday, the Principal Secretary Juma Mukhwana said the information gathered will support the development of tailor-made industrial policies, enhance investment promotion and help align government support with the actual needs of manufacturers from micro-industries to large-scale industries.

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CHAN: East Africa set to announce venues for African soccer tourney opening, closing matches

CHAN: East Africa set to announce venues for African soccer tourney opening, closing matches

Salim Mvurya said the three East African nations also discussed cross-border facilitation measures to ensure the smooth movement of players, officials and fans marking a significant step towards ensuring a successful and well-coordinated world-class soccer tournament.

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Environmental racism and ethnic nepotism in Uganda are outcomes of Museveni’s apartheid-style governance

Environmental racism and ethnic nepotism in Uganda are outcomes of Museveni’s apartheid-style governance

Ethnic nepotism is integral to racism and, like environmental racism, it promotes apartheid style leadership, governance and lifestyles whereby one ethnic group captures virtually all civic spaces, leadership and governance with other ethnic groups effectively excluded from leadership, governance and business and only act second fiddle to those of the ethnic group in power.

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Kenya revenue agency registers 96 per cent collection performance, crosses Ksh2 trillion in second quarter of finance year  

Kenya revenue agency registers 96 per cent collection performance, crosses Ksh2 trillion in second quarter of finance year  

To further improve tax compliance and convenience for landlords, the Electronic Rental Income Tax System (eRITS) was recently rolled out. This digital platform enables landlords and property owners to seamlessly compute, file and pay Monthly Rental Income (MRI) tax.

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Beauty and the Beast: Kenya battles poisonous cosmetics as women constitute burgeoning market

Beauty and the Beast: Kenya battles poisonous cosmetics as women constitute burgeoning market

According to the KEBS website, some of the skin lightening products include Jaribu Skin Lightening Lotion, Amira Skin Lightening Lotion, A3 Cleartouch Complexion Lotion, Fair White Body Clearing Milk and Precieux Treatment Beauty Lotion, Movate, Jaribu, Rico, Miki, Mekako, Tura, Fair lady, and Jambo.

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Some 120 vultures die after eating carcass of elephant poisoned by poachers in South Africa’s flagship national park

Some 120 vultures die after eating carcass of elephant poisoned by poachers in South Africa’s flagship national park

The Kruger National Park covers approximately 20,000 square kilometres (7,722 square miles) and is nearly twice the size of small countries like Jamaica and Qatar.

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Kakamega governor swears-in public service board but questions linger about Kenya’s once cleanest town

Kakamega governor swears-in public service board but questions linger about Kenya’s once cleanest town

Residents expressed relief following the appointment and swearing-in of the Kakamega County Public Service Board and hope it will speedily restore the image of the town once associated with gold-mining, indigenous culture and large-scale sugarcane farming.

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Environment in Uganda is the theatre where leaders trade indigenous rights for cheap Chinese and Indian toys

Environment in Uganda is the theatre where leaders trade indigenous rights for cheap Chinese and Indian toys

The 1995 Constitution, designed by the very group of people in power today strategically places all the natural resources of Uganda in the singular hands of the President Tibuhaburwa Museveni, who has several times stated that what matters today are interests, not identities (of the indigenous groups of Ugandans. The interests are political, military, economic, financial, as well as the use of these to dominate and conquer the indigenes well in the future.

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