Blue-economy: Kenya announces plans to fast-track sea time and jobs for seafarers
Deputy Head of the Public Service (DHOPS) Amos Gathecha said the initiatives, including new agreements with international shipping lines, would position Kenyan seafarers competitively in the global maritime labour market.
Parliamentary committee probe exposes rife human organ harvesting in Kenya for local hospitals and foreign merchants
Dr Matthew Koech of Oak Tree Hospital stressed that while kidney transplants are life-saving, they are not emergencies.
Kenya receives 16 retired South Korean MD500 helicopters from South Kora for use on UN peacekeeping missions
Kenya’s military already operates the MD500, with 40 delivered by the United States between 1980 and 1985, along with 2 100 TOW anti-tank missiles. These were recently augmented by six new MD530Fs delivered from the US in December 2019. They were acquired to assist with operations in support of the AMISOM mission in Somalia.
Oh Michael Jackson! King of Pop died begging for sleep and final moments were worse than revealed
The King of Pop didn’t die on stage. He died begging for sleep. On June 25, 2009, in a rented Los Angeles mansion, Michael Jackson lay still and unresponsive while chaos and confusion unfolded around him. What was supposed to be a triumphant comeback turned into a haunting tragedy –...
‘Political economy of sugar in Kenya’ warms up to season as minister unveils plans to import 400,000 tonnes
Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui revealed that last year, the company sought approval from the East African Community Secretariat to import 165,000 metric tonnes of raw sugar for refining but only managed to secure 5,000 metric tonnes, leaving its refinery idle.
Four of seven immigrants deported by Trump to Kigali prefer to stay in Rwanda and rebuild their lives
The US also deported five men who are citizens of Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini, where the government said they will be held in solitary confinement in prison for an undetermined period of time.
South Africa appoints American economist Joseph Stiglitz to lead group of experts to compile inequality report for G20 summit
Wealthy governments are also making the largest cuts to development aid for poor countries since aid records began in 1960, Oxfam said. It said global development goals were “abysmally off track.”
Smart homes, smarter living: How ‘Internet of Things’ technology is set to transform housing in Kenya
Developers have a crucial role to play here. When planning new projects, it is far cheaper to design with smart provisions in mind than to retrofit later. Cabling for internet backbones, slots for solar integration and spaces for control panels should be part of the architectural design. We are already advising developers on these aspects and applying the same principles in our own projects. It is what we like to call taking our own medicine.
If Grimsby’s humiliation of Man United isn’t demo of hope and possibilities of English football pyramid, then nothing is
We literally have the word ‘grim’ in our name, we wear black and white stripes (“Oooh it’s just like watching Juventus”), carry inflatable fish (that’s Harry the Haddock, by the way) and sing incessantly about the industry that once made Grimsby the world’s largest port (“yes we do, yes we do”). The chant “all Town aren’t we” is not a question. It’s a statement, maybe even a state of mind sometimes.
Cash-strapped Kenya turns to prisoners to plug deficit in correctional services $3.6 billion budget
Kenya Prisons Service has been expanded to manage 140 penal institutions in the country – 134 facilities for adult offenders, three facilities for young offenders (two Borstal Institutions and one Youthful Correctional Training Centre).
