Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay ready for Madaraka Day celebrations expected to address plight of fisherman on Lake Victoria

Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay ready for Madaraka Day celebrations expected to address plight of fisherman on Lake Victoria

Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo was accompanied by Governor Gladys Wanga and the national celebrations steering committee on an inspection tour of the stadium. He said local businesses should take advantage of the national event to boost their turnover and profits.

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Trigger-happy Museveni cannot use guns to ‘silence’ Uganda’s burgeoning environmental ruins, only brains will

Trigger-happy Museveni cannot use guns to ‘silence’ Uganda’s burgeoning environmental ruins, only brains will

When the socio-cultural dimension of the environment is corrupted, all these can be and have been corrupted. The Uganda Constitution 1995 engineered an artificial indigenous group called Banyarwanda and many indigenous groups such as Hehe and Nubi hither to known to be indigenous elsewhere. Cultural pollution has led to the erosion of our languages, thereby compromising conservation

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UN humanitarian agencies plan worldwide job cuts as US funding reduction bites

UN humanitarian agencies plan worldwide job cuts as US funding reduction bites

UN World Food Programme is expected to cut up to 30 per cent of its staff. The head of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said it would downsize its headquarters and regional offices to reduce costs by 30 per cent and cut senior-level positions by 50 per cent.

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Raila ally accuses former Kenya president of incitement, defends incumbent Ruto and tells ex-deputy president to go back to school

Raila ally accuses former Kenya president of incitement, defends incumbent Ruto and tells ex-deputy president to go back to school

Odhiambo at the same time called out former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for expending energy on attacking the government, saying that this was a pointer that Gachagua was very idle.

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Biotechnology: Health experts in Kenya call for speedy resolution of logjam on genetically modified crops

Biotechnology: Health experts in Kenya call for speedy resolution of logjam on genetically modified crops

A clinical pharmacologist from UMMA University Dr James Ndukui said that biotechnology is here to stay and very useful in the Kenyan population concept, where the population is increasing and therefore the need to enhance food production is encompassed in Vision 2030 food security, safety and sustainability.

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Kenya announces plans to raise paramilitary recruitment from 20,000 to 300,000 per annum

Kenya announces plans to raise paramilitary recruitment from 20,000 to 300,000 per annum

Ruku said particular focus will be on farming of avocados, maize and beans on large-scale production and sale. He cited the NYS Yatta field unit which he said has about 300,000 avocado seedlings ready for market, saying it would boost earnings for the institution.

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MP in western Kenya to offer counselling to law enforcers as depression, suicide and homicide incidence in police service hits crisis levels

MP in western Kenya to offer counselling to law enforcers as depression, suicide and homicide incidence in police service hits crisis levels

Between 2021 and 2024, the National Police Service Psychological Counselling Police unit statistics show, over 64,464 cases of counselling and psychological support have been handled. The statistics are broken down as 33,412 cases in 2021-22, and 31,052 in 2023-24, hence the need for counselling services beyond what the government offers.

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Why rare diseases often go undiagnosed or untreated in parts of Africa

Why rare diseases often go undiagnosed or untreated in parts of Africa

Globally, more than 350 million people live with rare diseases, most of them caused by a misstep hidden within their genes. Some conditions can be caught early and treated – but in parts of Africa where population data and resources are scarce, many people go undiagnosed.

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Pope Francis death rekindles memories of mediaeval pope Benedict IX, who was a thief, overthrew three other popes

Pope Francis death rekindles memories of mediaeval pope Benedict IX, who was a thief, overthrew three other popes

Benedict IX took office in 1032, while practically a teenager. “At that time, the papacy was the legal centre of the Western world,” Weiss recalls on camera.

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