Kenya’s controversial affordable housing project is already having impact on ordinary people’s lives -team leader

Kenya’s controversial affordable housing project is already having impact on ordinary people’s lives -team leader

The 220 housing units Bahati Affordable Housing Project consists of 60 studio units, 20 one-bedroom units, 120 two-bedroom units and 20 three-bedroom units. The project was launched by President William Ruto in Bahati constituency on August 22, 2023.

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Doomed to live in penury due to disability and stabbed with knife by sister, poor Maasai mom defies the odds to fend for her children

Doomed to live in penury due to disability and stabbed with knife by sister, poor Maasai mom defies the odds to fend for her children

Nevertheless, everything did not move as smoothly as she had hoped. The worst happened when Pisoi lost her father who was the pillar of their family when she was a teenager. The big loss forced the family into struggling for basic needs like housing, food and clothing.

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US intelligence agency’s classified analysis offers detailed scientific view that Covid came from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology

US intelligence agency’s classified analysis offers detailed scientific view that Covid came from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology

The DIA has not publicly recognised the analysis as its official position on the matter. But, unlike other federal assessments that provide few details to back up their findings that Covid-19 likely emerged from a lab, the DIA assessment offers the most detailed US agency scientific analysis made public to date supporting why such a conclusion was drawn.

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While Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwest Kenya is already bigger than many African cities, UN thinking of evolving it into a city

While Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwest Kenya is already bigger than many African cities, UN thinking of evolving it into a city

Now the Kenyan government and humanitarian agencies have come up with an ambitious plan for Kakuma to evolve into a city. Although it remains under the United Nations’ management, Kakuma has been re-designated a municipality, one that local government officials later will run.

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NExT programme steering Kenya’s horticulture exports competitiveness in bruising world market

NExT programme steering Kenya’s horticulture exports competitiveness in bruising world market

Horticulture is a major foreign exchange earner, often referred to as “green gold” alongside tourism, coffee and tea. It contributes significantly to Kenya’s GDP, with the agricultural sector as a whole accounting for a substantial portion.

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‘Primitive’ crops resurface in Migori County as Kenya’s Lake Victoria basin fends off high lifestyle diseases incidence

‘Primitive’ crops resurface in Migori County as Kenya’s Lake Victoria basin fends off high lifestyle diseases incidence

It is unfortunate that most of these foods are not served in many eateries frequented by the young people in the county and in Kenya as a whole. The young generation today would not differentiate between millet and sorghum and would out rightly dismiss ugali made from the crops as sludge.

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Pushed on the edge, more and more Tunisians are turning to eating snails as an alternative to beef, veal and fish

Pushed on the edge, more and more Tunisians are turning to eating snails as an alternative to beef, veal and fish

Low in fat and high in iron, calcium and magnesium, snails offer both nutritional value and economic relief. In a country where unemployment runs high and median wages remain low, they cost about half as much as beef per kilogramme and often less when sold by the bowl.

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Infidelity: Storm on social media as microcheating is all the rage, boundaries tested and trust rocked

As relationship norms evolve and terms like “polyamory” come out of the shadows, liking or commenting on a photo may seem fairly innocuous. Many couples don’t care, Medcalf said, but people who do shouldn’t feel bad for it.

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Made in US, ravaging Africans: Sierra Leone declared an emergency over powerful synthetic drug but women left behind

Made in US, ravaging Africans: Sierra Leone declared an emergency over powerful synthetic drug but women left behind

Despite new criminal, public health and prevention measures, only about 300 people have gone through the country’s official rehab program, according to available data. Most have been men. Women have been less visible in the crisis. Rights groups say they are historically left out.

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Bringing village into town: Kenya’s First Lady capitalises on craving for rustic life to promote ‘kitchen garden’ in urban areas

Bringing village into town: Kenya’s First Lady capitalises on craving for rustic life to promote ‘kitchen garden’ in urban areas

Principal Secretary for State Department for Agriculture, Kipronoh Ronoh, speaking during the national ‘Mama Kitchen Garden Initiative meeting in Nairobi, said by empowering women to establish small-scale kitchen gardens, we ensure that families have access to fresh, nutritious food and create income-generating opportunities.

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