South Sudan VP Machar fears ongoing peace talks in Kenya are aimed at replacing 2018 accord
Opposition groups that were not part of the 2018 peace agreement have been in talks in Kenya since May 9 aimed at bringing groups on board ahead of the December elections. The talks have resulted in a draft agreement that recommends an extension of the transitional period to provide more time for election preparations.
Police in Nairobi drop probe into allegations Worldcoin illegally obtained Kenyans’ data
Worldcoin is being rolled out by Tools for Humanity, a company co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Its website says it has signed up 5.7 million users across more than 160 countries.
Over 4,000 die of snakebites, 7,000 are paralysed every year as it is hard to find cure in Kenya
Kenya imports antivenom from Mexico and India, but antivenom is usually region-specific, meaning a treatment in one region might not effectively treat snakebites in another. Part of the work of Maranga and colleague Fredrick Angotte is extracting venom from one of Africa’s most dangerous snakes, the black mamba. The venom can help produce the next generation of antivenom.
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.
