Kenya: Tell Media investigations expose massive looting of tea farmers’ funds at KTDA, cartel launches vicious fightback to regain stranglehold
Over the past three weeks, Tell Media investigations found, there have been coordinated attacks targeting KTDA board members and factory officials from locations such as Kebirigo in Nyamira and Kapkoros in Kericho, as well as senior staff at KTDA subsidiaries such as KTDA Holdings Ltd and Chai Trading Ltd.
How Kajiado Prison in Kenya helps offenders unlearn criminal behaviour, acquire skills to rebuild their lives
Kajiado Prison may not have the most advanced facilities but its commitment to lending discipline with reformation offers a glimpse of hope. Inmates leave not just having served their time, but are also equipped with skills that could help them rebuild their lives in the outside world.
Glimmer of hope in Kenya’s demilitarisation plan as herders in West Pokot turn in illegal firearms
Commissioner Khalif announced that the government will support those who surrender firearms by enrolling them in technical and vocational institutes (TVETs) to acquire job skills. He further said that the government will be offering those who surrender employment opportunities, especially under the affordable housing programme.
Compromised or scared? US senate query why authors of study that shows unvaccinated children are healthier refused to go public with results
The US has yet to start writing its report on the possible causes of autism, US Food and Drug Commissioner Marty Makary told Bloomberg yesterday. Rogers has researched autism since 2015 when his then-partner’s son was diagnosed with autism. At the time, he was pursuing a doctorate in political economy at the University of Sydney.
Why enterprising farmers in Tinderet in Kenya’s Rift Valley are dumping maize for Irish potatoes
The crop’s popularity is also driven by its resilience. Farmers like Samuel Kiprotich in Chebarus village praise potatoes for performing well even with erratic rainfall.
Among Luhyia sub-tribe of Bukusu ‘blood moon’ was seen as premonition of disaster, pregnant women were barred from looking at it
In Bukusu folklore, the occurrence of an eclipse was believed to be the moon getting swallowed up by a monster locally referred to as Kamkuywa in this Luhyia sub-ethnic dialect.
ICC to use Kony’s case as a test run for other proceedings against suspects such as Israeli PM Netanyahu and President Putin
Kony’s guerrilla campaign, with its reliance on ambushing government soldiers and others, terrorised local people even more. Attacks on villages, or fear of impending attacks, often forced many civilians to flee their remote homes in search of relative safety in nearby towns.
Kenya: How incentives power interest in cotton farming in Taita Taveta as youth jostle for a piece of the pie
Traditionally, cultural practices discouraged fathers from giving land to their sons, locking many out of farming. That is now changing with parents increasingly handing over land to their children and opening up opportunities for youth to venture into agriculture.
Ethiopia ignores Egyptian and Sudanese River Nile flow concerns to launch Africa’s biggest dam
Water experts in downstream Egypt say the dam has reduced the amount of water the country receives, and the government had to come up with short-term solutions such as reducing annual consumption and recycling irrigation water.
Ants in test tubes: While wildlife trafficking in is not new in Kenya, it is pivoting from iconic animals to lesser-known species
Turns out, these weren’t just any ants. Among the species found were M. cephalotes, also known as the Giant African Harvester ant – striking creatures with vivid red and black colouring. Exotic pet enthusiasts prize them for their size, vibrant appearance and colony behaviour. They’re rare outside East Africa, difficult to breed, and fetch high prices on specialty pet markets in Europe and Asia.
