A walk with Kenyan presidents: Sleuth calls public reverence of Jomo Kenyatta as a god, Moi a workhorse and Kibaki paragon of excellence
To Mwangi, Kenyatta is an enigma who can never be wished away; though deceased. The octogenarian now lives in his imposing country home in Mahiga location, Othaya Sub-County, where he has invested heavily in crop and animal husbandry.
Unregulated sand harvesting in Lake Victoria Basin’s Siaya County raises serious environmental degradation concerns
Dereda Leah Amunga and Kevin Oduor Okumu, a water vendor, lamented that more than 3,000 people who rely on Wath Kojwando water point for their domestic water supply were no longer safe as they risk breaking their limbs due to gulleys and weak soil that keeps on collapsing.
Day the Sun will vanish: Astronomers confirm August 2 next year will witness longest solar eclipse of the century
Ask veteran eclipse chasers and many will tell you: 1999 in Europe changed them, or 2017 across the United States, or 2024’s last big one in North America. They remember where they stood, who they were with, how the light turned metallic and shadows went razor sharp.
Sports economics: ‘Pioneer’ Harambee Stars wingback Vincent Kwarula lays foundation for soccer academies in Kakamega, Nairobi
At present, Kenya is investing in infrastructure without corresponding investments in development and technological for skills expansion. More than three quarters football coaches have little more than rudimentary training in the sport, a situation that obtains in other disciplines in the industry.
‘They could see my colour’: Minneapolis Uber driver recalls encounter with ruthless US Border Patrol agents
In the videos of the incident, one posted by a bystander and one from Bin Hassan himself, the Uber driver can be seen asking the ICE officers for their ID, questioning their citizenship. Throughout the confrontation, Bin Hassan remains defiant, refusing to share his identity with the officers and asking them for their identities and proof of citizenship. At one point a Border Patrol agent tells him, “Man, shut up!” Bin Hassan never does.
Bruising tussle for sea resources pits Lagos fisher-folk against sand harvesters as dredging reshapes Nigeria’s megacity coast
Dredgers and local traders say the price of sand, crucial for making concrete, has risen steadily as development in Lagos has accelerated. A standard 30-tonne truckload of what’s known as sharp sand – coarse and gritty – now sells for about 290,000 naira or roughly $202, reflecting strong demand.
Inside Room 16: How Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referral Hospital in Kisumu restores cancer patients’ hope
Cervical cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among Kenyan women, largely because many patients seek care when the disease is already advanced. Early screening remains the most effective way to reverse this trend.
Papa stop the war: How African sports icon Didier Drogba scored more goals against conflict than in football to end Ivory Coast civil war
The origins of the first Ivorian civil war can be traced back to the death of Felix Houphouet-Boigny in 1993. Houphoeut-Boigny was the country’s first president after gaining independence from France in 1960 and he remained in power until his death. Houphouet-Boigny helped Ivory Coast’s economy grow significantly.
Bayer kicks off civil war in drug industry with lawsuit that accuses Pfizer, Moderna of stealing Monsanto’s technology to make Covid vaccines
Pfizer and BioNTech earned more than $3.3 billion from global sales of their Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine in 2024 alone, and Moderna earned $3.2 billion from Spikevax, according to Reuters. The companies’ 2025 earnings from the vaccines are only a fraction of what drug-makers made at the height of the pandemic.
Psychiatric drugging of children: How we are systematically harming children while calling it care
If you are a young person who was drugged into compliance and told there was something fundamentally wrong with you, I want you to hear this: There was not. There is not. You were a human being having a human experience within a system that profits from your suffering.