India lays out plans for increased trade and medical technology cooperation with Kenya
Rohit Vadhwana revealed that very soon of some of the biggest hospitals in India would set base in Kenya triggering more investments of the Asian country. He said there was need for a roundtable between Kenya and India to explore more areas business cooperation particularly in the healthcare sector noting that India was the largest investor in Kenya and a systemic approach would enhance trade between the two countries.
Haiti police chiefs in Nairobi for meetings with Kenyan commanders prior to deployment of UN mission to fight gangs
A UN-approved stabilisation mission to Haiti that started in June 2004 was marred by a sexual abuse scandal and the introduction of cholera, which killed nearly 10,000 people. The mission ended in October 2017.
Weeks after Kenyans bashed president for ‘living large’ hundreds take to streets to protest punitive taxes
Opposition figure Kalonzo Musyoka said weekly protests would resume if the finance bill is approved as proposed. Legislators are due to debate the bill starting Wednesday with a vote scheduled for on Monday.
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon going for double gold in Paris Olympics is she stays free of injury
The athletics competition at the Paris Olympics will take place from August 1-11 at the Stade de France.
Gang-ravaged Haiti replaces police boss with former chief pending arrival of Kenyan force
A recent survey by local rights group RNDDH found that 20 police officers have been killed so far this year and more than 320 since 2015. Police officers also reported late pay, insufficient training, workplace harassment, dismissal threats, knife and gunshot injuries and equipment shortages – including of weapons, ammunition, shields and vehicles.
Top Kenyan official optimistic new technologies bolstered by new laws will cut foreign medical tourism
Muthoni said the Digital Health Act would not only provide the necessary legal and institutional framework for the use of the information technology in the provision of healthcare services but also facilitate the rollout of universal health coverage (UHC) in the country.
Kenya budget reins in deficit at 3.3 per cent, aims to cushion fragile economic growth and recovery
The East African country sold a $1.5 billion international bond in February at a premium to fund the buyback of a large portion of a $2 billion bond maturing in June. Before that, investors had feared Kenya might not be able to repay the bond due to its strained public finances.
Kenya’s cabinet approves sale of its shares in six listed companies
The move complements government plans to offload shares in other state-owned companies. In November, Ruto said the government planned to privatise 35 state companies after enacting a law in October to guide the process.
Cooking and coughing: Respiratory diseases surge in Kenya as 20 million people burn wood to save money
Respiratory diseases have been the most prevalent diseases in Kenya for the past several years and are on the rise, according to government authorities, with 19.6 million reported cases last year. Burning biomass such as firewood is the largest contributor to those diseases, said Evans Amukoye, a scientist with the Kenya Medical Research Institute’s respiratory diseases research centre.
New study in Kenya’s Samburu national park finds African elephants call each unique names
Researchers tested their results by playing recordings to individual elephants, who responded more energetically, ears flapping and trunk lifted, to recordings that contained their names. Sometimes elephants entirely ignored vocalizations addressed to others.
