Strength of a father: My wife walked out and left me to raise our blind twin babies alone; 18 years later the twins dumped her
As the years passed, Emma and Clara grew into confident young women who moved through the world with surprising independence. They navigated school with white canes and quiet determination, made friends who respected them, and spent countless hours refining their sewing skills. Sometimes they asked me simple questions while working.
Baseline study exposes serious gaps in Kenya’s education, calls for elimination of structural barriers to outcomes
Chalan Foundation Founder Margaret Koskei said the organisation established its education and life skills development programme to address barriers that prevent vulnerable learners from remaining in school and succeeding beyond the classroom.
Sheer grit and willpower: Widow with eight children in Kenya’s sprawling Rift Valley region appeals for support
Despite the hardships she faces, Tuikong remains hopeful that well-wishers, leaders and charitable organisations will come forward to support her family.
Neo-slavery: Ugandan court commits woman to prison for breaking promise to marry teacher who financed her education
A woman in western Uganda has been sentenced to six months in prison after failing to honour a promise to marry a man who financed her education with the understanding that they would eventually wed. The woman, Fortunate Kyarikunda, was jailed after failing to comply with an earlier court order...
It’s coming home: FBI puts California in US on high alert over imminent Iranian drone attacks
The FBI’s warning did not specify how or when vessels carrying attack drones could get close enough to the US mainland. The warning came just as the Trump administration launched its assault against Iran, the report added.
Comesa economic bloc advocates for livestock trade policy unification to give a fillip to intra-Africa trade under AfCFTA
Kenya’s State Department for Trade official Lynda Ouma said AfCFTA offers an opportunity for African countries to develop competitive livestock value chains through coordinated policy reforms and infrastructure investment.
China on cusp of New Age as ruling Communist Party’s 15th Five-Year Plan parley features 6G technology, brain computer interfaces
Citing his experience in China, Dennis Munene Mwaniki, executive director of the China-Africa Centre at the Africa Policy Institute in Kenya, said that China has become a leading nation in AI development and integration.
Plans for Kenya’s first nuclear power plant in Siaya take shape as national and county government teams meet
The project is expected to have a significant impact on employment and economic development in the region. During the construction phase, it is projected to create about 10,000 jobs, while the operational phase will sustain an estimated 1,200 permanent positions.
Kenya pushes for full implementation of African free trade area to eliminate cross-border barriers to livestock trade
Dr Solomon Munyua, a livestock trade expert noted that Africa imports livestock products worth about $10.2 billion annually, while exports account for only $3.4 billion, creating a trade deficit of roughly $6.8 billion.
Sic Donec: New book dispels myth about Lord Egerton, tracks evolution of Egerton University from farm school to Kenya’s oldest institution of higher education
When approached for his donation of his Ngongongeri Farm, which had been seen as appropriate for the project, Lord Egerton readily obliged, giving 500 acres straight away. He gave no conditions to this donation but only asked that should the project not be accomplished; the land should be handed back to him “free of any legal or other charges.”
