Kenya targets 20 million pairs of shoes as leather industry gets boost
Safari Boots was the signature footwear when Limuru-based Bata Limited, the Kenyan shoe manufacturer, was thriving in the 1970s through to the early 1990s. After the country became flooded with second-hand shoes from Europe and the United States, it set in motion the slow-death in the manufacturing of the footwear...
Jigger epidemic hits Nyamira with over 2,000 serious cases
Makomba is one among the more than 2,000 “jigger patients” in Mugirango, who cannot access quality healthcare as they cannot afford it. The plight of the octogenarian and the 2,000 jigger-ravaged residents of Nyamira brings to the fore the teething challenges
Court users in northern Kenya bolster fight against sexual violence
Due to the high number of cases, several interest groups have launched an aggressive civic education and empowerment programme within the county.
