Behind glossy picture of European demographics, it emerges that Covid vaccines may have fixed the power and flair of women to bear children
The drop in natality in the Czech Republic in 2022 could not be explained by demographic factors. Total fertility rate – which is independent of the number of women and their age structure – dropped sharply in 2022 and has been decreasing ever since. The data for 2024 show that the Czech TFR has decreased further to 1.37.
Pressure on Kenya’s president to resign mounts as his kinsmen insist orders to shoot and ‘break the legs’ protesters were ‘legal’
The unrest began when the death of a blogger in police custody last month angered many Kenyans, and tensions heightened after the shooting of the civilian, Boniface Kariuki.
Kenya finally constitutes an electoral agency after a three-year standoff in political class
Chairperson Erastus Ethekon is a human rights lawyer and previously worked as Turkana County’s top legal adviser. He has also worked with the United Nations Development Programme and the UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya.
Mau Mau freedom fighters from Kakamega, Bungoma blast Kenya government for neglecting, seek reparations Britain
The families have condemned the manner in which they neglected and forgotten in favour of their compatriots from central Kenya despite the legacy of their forefathers who fought for independence and are still remembered as heroes today.
Controversial SHIF and SHA taxes ramps up government revenue collection to $19.9 billion
Despite collecting Ksh560.963 billion from pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) tax, a 3.3 per cent increase with a 99 per cent performance rate, KRA attributed the slower growth in this category to recent adjustments in SHIF and Housing Levy deductions, noting that the sluggish growth stemmed from taxpayers leveraging adjustment vouchers to offset their tax liabilities.
Corruption: Clubs pile pressure on Kenya Rugby Union over financial fiddling as performance worsens
Speaking on behalf of the clubs, Victor Wachira, chairman of Ngong Warriors RFC, stated that the clubs were acting well within their constitutional rights and that their concerns stemmed from a desire to safeguard the integrity and future of rugby in Kenya.
Anglican schism over homosexuality force Church of England to relook at status Archbishop of Canterbury
For centuries, the man who crowns British monarchs as the senior-most bishop in the Church of England, which formed after Henry VIII’s 16th-century split from Rome, has also been the titular head of 85 million Anglicans across 165 countries.
Journalism and democracy are conjoined twins and when they die, they are buried in same grave
Independent journalism is one of the strongest defences we have against polarisation, extremism and authoritarianism. But in many parts of the world, it simply cannot survive without support. Advertising doesn’t work in conflict zones. Subscription models don’t sustain outlets serving rural, low-income communities.
Life of dignity: How deputy governor humanises support to people with disability in Nandi County
Since assuming office in 2017, Dr Yulita Mitei has rolled out transformative programmes that redefine how disability is addressed by county governance.
Covid fraud: Scientists tell leading European public broadcaster ‘Never seen science so compromised’
Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported that censorship extended to intelligence agencies. In August 2021, the Biden administration excluded the FBI from a White House intelligence briefing, preventing the bureau from presenting evidence supporting the lab-leak theory.
