Consumers grapple with soaring goat prices in Mombasa ahead of Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday
Despite the losses, traders say they are determined to ensure quality livestock reaches customers during this festive season. Injured animals, often affected during transit, are retained for personal consumption, while healthy goats are offered for sale.
India, Europe and US carmakers alarms rise after China slams brakes on critical mineral exports
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to talk this week, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday, and the export ban is expected to be high on the agenda.
Kenya’s Syndemic Disease Control Council taps People Who Inject Drugs as key players in HIV prevention
According to the NSDCC, Mombasa County has made notable progress in curbing new infections, recording a 65 per cent reduction in new HIV cases-from 1,778 in 2013 to 631 (515 adults and 117 children) in 2023.
Attack on humanitarian aid convoy in el-Fasher, Sudan, kills 5 that UN blames on RSF
Monday night’s attack burned many trucks and damaged the aid they were carrying, the statement said. It didn’t say who was responsible for the attack.
Male teacher in central Kenya handed 30 years in jail for lewdly stroking private parts of his pupils
The victims told the court that the offense occurred multiple times. One of the boy’s parents was tipped off by his neighbour and interrogated her son. After confirming the incident, she reported the matter at Nyakihai Police Post.
Africa’s biggest flower expo opens in Kenya with calls for export reforms in trade, logistics
Meanwhile, as the global demand for organically produced flowers continues to rise, this year’s IFTEX showcases Kenya’s commitment to innovation, digital transformation, and environmentally conscious trade practices.
ICC sets precedent after it resolves to try fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony in absentia
The LRA began its attacks in Uganda in the 1980s, when Kony sought to overthrow the government. After being pushed out of Uganda, the militia terrorized villages in Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan. It was notorious for using child soldiers, mutilating civilians and enslaving women.
Angry Kenyan engineers question why state trains them but hires Chinese for mega infrastructure projects
Currently, women make up only about 14 per cent of engineers in Kenya, a figure Kiteme described as alarmingly low, especially given the volume of ongoing and upcoming development projects.
Police reservists lay bare hitherto unknown illicit narcotics trafficking in northern Kenya after netting 72 bales of marijuana
The government has of late heightened surveillance and patrols along the porous border with Ethiopia as efforts are redoubled to get rid of criminals and illegal trade including human trafficking.
Fighting between South Sudanese military and local militias kills scores of civilians
The fighting has led to UN warnings that South Sudan is again on the brink of civil war. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking to send to South Sudan a group of eight deportees from Cuba, Vietnam and elsewhere who have been convicted in the US of serious crimes, sparking a legal fight that has reached the Supreme Court.
