Pregnant women die in eastern Congo for fear of being detained over Ebola as pandemic death toll hits 1,600
While there was an average of 3.1 maternal deaths weekly this year before the outbreak, that jumped to 5.8 deaths from May 25 to July 19. Among those, the deaths outside health centres have also jumped from 9.1 per cent to 17.4 per cent within the same period, UNFPA data shows.
Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba unveils statue of Netanyahu’s brother killed in 1976 Entebbe hostage rescue
The statue is outside the airport terminal in the town of Entebbe where Lt-Col Yonatan Netanyahu was struck by a bullet as he led Israeli commandos in a mission to rescue 106 passengers who had been taken hostage on an Air France flight.
Paris gold raises hopes for women’s Unified Gladiators football in Namibia
The team returned to a welcome-home reception in Windhoek on July 13 attended by Vice President Lucia Witbooi. However, Special Olympics Namibia faces a more basic challenge: creating regular competition and securing support for transport and equipment.
Stanbic Kenya Foundation launch digital learning centre at ACK Kiamuringa School in Embu
Speaking during the handover ceremony, Head of Stanbic Kenya Foundation, Mercy Githanji emphasized the critical role of technology in bridging the educational and economic divide in the country.
How ‘poor senator’ is taking the war to Kenya’s corrupt regime and bourgeoisie ‘eating like gluttons’ and ‘vomiting on the shoes’ of citizens
Critics contrast Ruto’s claptrap with Sifuna’s polished and suave delivery in Kiswahili and English: “By the grace of God and with your (Kenyans) support, we must fight corruption because this is an ill that is gnawing at the very heart and soul of the nation; Kenya’s economic and political stability.”
New Ebola infections plateau as DR Congo sounds optimism the pandemic is stabilising
Speaking at a press conference in Bunia, capital of the eastern Ituri Province and the epicentre of the outbreak, Adelard Lufongola, operations manager for the national Ebola response coordination, said case notifications had entered a plateau, with a slight downward trend.
Governor of corruption-prone Bungoma County warns officials against frustrating state audit
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has warned county officials against withholding documents or frustrating ongoing compliance audit by the Office of the Auditor-General. Lusaka said failure to cooperate with auditors will result in disciplinary action. Consequently, Lusaka has directed finance officers, accountants, economists, internal auditors, chief officers and all accounting officers...
Fraud: 4,600 Kenyans accuse KWS of defying court orders for full inspection of Nairobi National Park
Co-petitioners in an environmental case seeking to halt developments within Nairobi National Park have accused the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) of failing to comply fully with a court-ordered site inspection by allegedly restricting their participation. The petition, filed by more than 4,600 Kenyans, seeks to stop what the petitioners describe...
Africa Centres for Disease Control confirms Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,000 people
Officials have warned that 80 per cent of new cases have emerged outside known chains of transmission, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track it even as they step up their response in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, and four other provinces where cases have been recorded.
Anti-corruption agency takes ‘unknown’ grabbers to court to recover eight acres of prisons land valued at Ksh790 million
Speaking in Kisumu on Tuesday, EACC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdi A. Mohamud said the disputed land forms part of a 16-acre parcel originally reserved for Kenya Prisons Service staff housing and regional offices.
