Health minister tells former deputy president era of ‘one community is more important than others’ is gone

Health minister tells former deputy president era of ‘one community is more important than others’ is gone

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua also alleged that President Ruto met with senior Al-Shabaab militants during a visit to Mandera, remarks that have been widely condemned by top government officials, including Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen.

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Senegal’s ‘schools for husbands’ teaching ‘positive masculinity’ but men still wary of male doctors treating their wives

Senegal’s ‘schools for husbands’ teaching ‘positive masculinity’ but men still wary of male doctors treating their wives

While maternal and infant deaths in Senegal have declined over the past decade, experts say it still has a long way to go. It recorded 237 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births in 2023, while 21 new-borns out of every 1,000 died within their first month. The UN globally wants to reduce maternal deaths to 70 deaths per 100,000 live births and new-born deaths to under 12 per 1,000 by 2030.

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God understands the deaf: How Nigerians with hearing disability fellowship in sign language

God understands the deaf: How Nigerians with hearing disability fellowship in sign language

Remi Akinrenmi is one of the pastors. Every Sunday, he mounts the pulpit with charismatic energy to preach in sign language. His big frame makes for a commanding presence.

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From deeply a conservative and religious community, Garissa grapples with explicit pornography

From deeply a conservative and religious community, Garissa grapples with explicit pornography

Speaking during a workshop organised by Muslim for Human Rights organisation (MUHURI), Garissa County Commissioner Mohamed Mwabudzo warned that the government will conduct a crackdown of the perpetrators and charge them in court.

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43 worshippers killed in Catholic Church by  ADF rebels in Ituri Province of DR Congo

43 worshippers killed in Catholic Church by ADF rebels in Ituri Province of DR Congo

The ADF has roots in Uganda dating back to the 1990s. Following the overthrow of long-term dictator, Idi Amin, a coalition of various discontent groups saw the new government of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni as anti-Muslim.

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Faith and economy: Kenyan pastor goes beyond spiritual healing and trains flock in economic self-reliance

Faith and economy: Kenyan pastor goes beyond spiritual healing and trains flock in economic self-reliance

After the training by the World Vision on Empowered World View (EWV), he sat down with his wife and together they drew up an economic plan where they prioritised maize and dairy cows farming.

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New York teachers fired for refusing Covid vaccines take case to US Supreme Court

New York teachers fired for refusing Covid vaccines take case to US Supreme Court

Several lower courts, including the Second US Circuit Court of Appeals in November 2024, ruled against the teachers. The New York City Department of Education, its Chancellor, Melissa Aviles-Ramos, and New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan are among the defendants named in the combined lawsuit.

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Kenya pushes hard to dispel religious and cultural beliefs that force Muslim women in pastoralist regions to forgo HPV vaccine

Kenya pushes hard to dispel religious and cultural beliefs that force Muslim women in pastoralist regions to forgo HPV vaccine

Speaking during a press briefing in a hotel in Nairobi, Kenya Paediatric Research Consortium Executive Director Fred Were flanked by Mandera County Deputy Governor Ali Maalim disclosed that the said vaccines had been rejected in northern areas owing to their cultural beliefs but they have talked to their women and they ready to administer to all girls from the age nine to 45 years.

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My father’s story is synonymous with the history of how successive regimes in Uganda tried to subvert Busoga kingdom

My father’s story is synonymous with the history of how successive regimes in Uganda tried to subvert Busoga kingdom

This article traces the genealogy of the mother of Charles Afunaduula-Ovuma Ngobi Isabirye, Mukyala Nabirye Takoba. She got married to Yakobo Wasedde Buganga Isabirye, of the Mulawa clan, who was a subcounty clerk and one of the few educated people of his time. They both belonged to and identified with a village called Bunafu in Ikumbya Subcounty of Luuka County (now Luuka District) on land given to Wasedde Buganga for his dedicated service to the colonial government.

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Unflattering mainstream churches in Kenya defy President Ruto, warn his reckless decisions will inflame ethnic hostilities

Unflattering mainstream churches in Kenya defy President Ruto, warn his reckless decisions will inflame ethnic hostilities

At the same time, the spiritual leaders categorically opposed the Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by Parliament on July 11, 2025, which seeks to entrench the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) into the Constitution.

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