Amnesty Kenya: 16 Kenyans shot dead in protests against extrajudicial killings, abductions and police brutality

Amnesty Kenya: 16 Kenyans shot dead in protests against extrajudicial killings, abductions and police brutality

Large crowds were seen earlier heading in the direction of State House, the president’s official residence, in scenes broadcast by Kenyan channel NTV before it and another broadcaster KTN were pulled off the air after defying an order to stop live broadcasts of the demonstrations.

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Brazil’s Lula adds voice to calls to turn Kenya-led Haiti security mission into UN peacekeeping force

Brazil’s Lula adds voice to calls to turn Kenya-led Haiti security mission into UN peacekeeping force

Brazil led a peacekeeping mission to Haiti from 2004 to 2017, although it was marred by a deadly cholera outbreak and allegations of human rights abuses that have left many Haitians wary of an official force.

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Cooperatives minister spells out plans on how Kenya intends to recover from decades-old coffee production slump

Cooperatives minister spells out plans on how Kenya intends to recover from decades-old coffee production slump

Since coffee farming was introduction in Kenya in the 1890s, its production grew so fast to become a major cash crop, and hit the peak in the 1970s and 1980s. However, the industry faced challenges, including market volatility, policy changes and environmental issues,.

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Politicians, government officials in President Ruto’s Uasin Gishu backyard accused of robbing the poor

Politicians, government officials in President Ruto’s Uasin Gishu backyard accused of robbing the poor

Bishop Kosgei said demanding Kshh500,000 ($3,862) to Ksh600,000 ($4,635) from jobseekers for employment as a teacher or forcing parents to sell land to buy a job for a child in the police service or the military is tantamount to robbing the poor.

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Institute kicks off wildlife census in Kenya’s north-eastern frontier counties of Wajir, Garissa

Institute kicks off wildlife census in Kenya’s north-eastern frontier counties of Wajir, Garissa

The 11-day exercise is part of the 2024 to 2025 National Wildlife Census, mandated by the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, which requires regular status reports on Kenya’s wildlife populations.

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Dire straits: Broke Kenya says it is partnering with private sector eliminate systemic corruption

Dire straits: Broke Kenya says it is partnering with private sector eliminate systemic corruption

Currently, there are 20 sectors under KLIF that comprise Kenyan citizens representing watchdog agencies, media, civil society, private sector, faith, professional bodies, regional and sub-regional bodies, development partners, executive, legislature, judiciary, transport, education, labour, county government, anti-corruption agencies, constitutional commissions, regulatory boards, financial services and enforcement.

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How deadly gangsters traded crime for food production in Nairobi slum: ‘When police bullet took my brother, I knew I had to change’

How deadly gangsters traded crime for food production in Nairobi slum: ‘When police bullet took my brother, I knew I had to change’

Some two million people or 40 per cent of Nairobi’s population of five million people, live in informal settlements, according to CFK Africa, a non-governmental organisation that runs health and poverty reduction programs in such neighbourhoods and is familiar with Vision Bearerz’ work.

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EAC principal secretaries meeting in Kisumu draws up strategy for Lake Victoria conservation

EAC principal secretaries meeting in Kisumu draws up strategy for Lake Victoria conservation

Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Executive Secretary Masinde Bwire said pollution, unsustainable agriculture, land degradation, invasive weeds and illegal fishing have drastically affected the lake’s health and the well-being of those who depend on it.

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Chickens coming home to roost: Scientists and doctors behind Covid origins con face corruption invstigation, Fauci features as perpetrator

Chickens coming home to roost: Scientists and doctors behind Covid origins con face corruption invstigation, Fauci features as perpetrator

After the paper’s publication on March 17, 2020, Collins promoted the paper in the March 2020 edition of the NIH Director’s Blog. And on May 21, 2020, the NIH finalised a $1.88 million grant to Andersen and the Scripps Research Institute relating to pandemic preparedness in West Africa.

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