Sign contracts that you understand and are based on Kenyan labour law, athletes counselled

Sign contracts that you understand and are based on Kenyan labour law, athletes counselled

Lawyer Samwel Momanyi said there were many clauses that the athletes may not understand without the help of a lawyer especially after it emerged that, since most of the managers were from foreign countries, the athletes signed contracts written in foreign languages and under foreign labour laws.

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Four in five child deaths in Africa are avoidable and caused by infections during hospital visits, study finds

Four in five child deaths in Africa are avoidable and caused by infections during hospital visits, study finds

Dr Isaac Kihurani, a paediatric specialist at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, said that dealing with preventable child deaths takes an emotional toll on healthcare workers.

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There’s no such thing as a free lunch: Listening billionaires’ stories it’s obvious they are sick of human species, whom they see as inferior beings around them

There’s no such thing as a free lunch: Listening billionaires’ stories it’s obvious they are sick of human species, whom they see as inferior beings around them

In order to roll back the labour victories of the postwar era (which had become harder to justify in the wake of falling profits), American elites both empowered finance capital (leading to a series of bubbles) and embraced deindustrialization, with many industries shifting to the Global South (notably China).

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Kenya’s plan for 60,000-megawatt nuclear plant in western Kenya on course as it eyes EAC electricity market

Kenya’s plan for 60,000-megawatt nuclear plant in western Kenya on course as it eyes EAC electricity market

Siaya, which is in Lake Victoria Basin, has been identified for the project because of its proximity to the lake. The site of the plant is also strategic as Kenya will export the surplus power to Uganda and other East Africa Community (EAC) countries to the west.

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Listen, President Museveni: Governance without ecological, ecosystem and sustainability mindset is crime against Uganda

Listen, President Museveni: Governance without ecological, ecosystem and sustainability mindset is crime against Uganda

Since 2009 I have committed time and energy to develop the collective public ecological, ecosystem and sustainability mindset of Uganda, East Africa, the Nile Basin, the Great Lakes Region, Africa and the world.

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After signing bumper deal Arsenal’s teenage fullback Myles Lewis-Skelly reveals ‘mamba mentality’ that endears him to fans, team manager

After signing bumper deal Arsenal’s teenage fullback Myles Lewis-Skelly reveals ‘mamba mentality’ that endears him to fans, team manager

As well as Myles, both Marcia and his father, Paul, spoke on their experience as academy parents. It was important to them that Mertesacker was present, given his role in Lewis-Skelly’s education. Mertesacker and under-18s coach Adam Birchall have been integral to Lewis-Skelly’s development.

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Song and dance that shut out pangs of hunger in Kenyan refugee camp as Trump’s aid freeze takes heavy toll on youth in exile

Song and dance that shut out pangs of hunger in Kenyan refugee camp as Trump’s aid freeze takes heavy toll on youth in exile

The happiness of these children isn’t guaranteed now as funding cuts have affected operations here. Fewer resources and staff are available to engage the children and ensure their safety. One of the dancers, Gladis Amwony, has lived in Kakuma for eight years now. In recent years, she has started taking part in the Acholi traditional dances to keep her Ugandan roots alive.

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Alternative medicine: Why after FDA finding that snake venom in approved drugs treats stroke convinces biohackers humans can live forever

Alternative medicine: Why after FDA finding that snake venom in approved drugs treats stroke convinces biohackers humans can live forever

For the biohackers, decentralisation is a feature, not a bug. It’s a safeguard against corruption. “The biohacking community,” Fabrizio “Fab” Mancini, a chiropractor and frequent flier of the daytime TV medical circuit, tells me, “is not owned by any one entity. It’s actual individuals.” In a community for whom deregulation is entirely the point, though, how do you screen for bullshit?

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US health secretary’s ‘alternative medicine’ push inspired quest to ‘live forever’ via snake venom, urine therapy

US health secretary’s ‘alternative medicine’ push inspired quest to ‘live forever’ via snake venom, urine therapy

Biohacking is a big tent, combining Silicon Valley technology, Burning Man spirituality and health libertarianism. If anything unites this crowd, it is a distrust of the medical status quo – particularly the pharmaceutical industry – and an appetite for tech-heavy alternatives.

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US president says Iran’s key nuclear sites ‘obliterated’ by American bombers, Tehran refutes claim

US president says Iran’s key nuclear sites ‘obliterated’ by American bombers, Tehran refutes claim

Donald Trump said US forces struck Iran’s three principal nuclear sites: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow. He told Fox News’ Sean Hannity show that six bunker-buster bombs were dropped on Fordow, while 30 Tomahawk missiles were fired against other nuclear sites.

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