Kenya: Illicit brews ravage men and women who’re absconding conjugal duties in Lake Victoria region for the love of bootleg liquor
Together with local chiefs, community members have already identified more than 37 dens operating in the area and demanded their immediate closure and the arrest of the operators.
Glimmer of hope in Kenya’s demilitarisation plan as herders in West Pokot turn in illegal firearms
Commissioner Khalif announced that the government will support those who surrender firearms by enrolling them in technical and vocational institutes (TVETs) to acquire job skills. He further said that the government will be offering those who surrender employment opportunities, especially under the affordable housing programme.
Iran and Atomic Energy Agency sign agreement to restart cooperation, but doubts persist
European nations have said they would be willing to extend the deadline if Iran resumes direct negotiations with the US over its nuclear program, allows UN nuclear inspectors access to its nuclear sites, and accounts for the more than 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium the UN watchdog says it has.
New report sounds alarm over how Africa is forced into painful trade-offs for climate action
The report calls on development actors to provide climate finance as grants and additional resources, not as loans that keep African countries trapped in a cycle of debt, but for greater support for debt cancellation to free up government funds for climate action.
Ethiopia’s Abiy assures neighbours of unstinted access to Nile waters as he inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam
A 20-year-old university student, Yabsira Misganw, who was advertising a new online shopping mobile app, said the new dam “will provide stable electricity and improve online services.”
Suspected motorcycle thief burned alive by mobs in Madogo, bike owner fights for life in hospital
Athman Manyara, a local resident, regretted that such cases of robberies with violence had been on the rise and urged the local authorities to increase their efforts to tame the crime. Manyara said that some residents tried saving the suspects to wait for police but due to the public anger, the suspect could not be saved.
Compromised or scared? US senate query why authors of study that shows unvaccinated children are healthier refused to go public with results
The US has yet to start writing its report on the possible causes of autism, US Food and Drug Commissioner Marty Makary told Bloomberg yesterday. Rogers has researched autism since 2015 when his then-partner’s son was diagnosed with autism. At the time, he was pursuing a doctorate in political economy at the University of Sydney.
World court begins war crimes case against Ugandan LRA leader Kony begins at The Hague
Another LRA commander, Dominic Ongwen, was convicted in 2020 of 61 offences including murders, rapes, forced marriages and recruiting child soldiers. Ongwen was himself abducted by the militia as a 9-year-old boy, transformed into a child soldier and later became a brutal commander in the rebel group.
Why enterprising farmers in Tinderet in Kenya’s Rift Valley are dumping maize for Irish potatoes
The crop’s popularity is also driven by its resilience. Farmers like Samuel Kiprotich in Chebarus village praise potatoes for performing well even with erratic rainfall.
Kenya’s real estate outperforms global markets as off-plan investments drive growth
Presenting the report, HassConsult Co-CEO Salina Hassanali revealed that Kenya’s property sector had grown by more than five-fold since 2000, with prices surging by 425 per cent.
