Under surgeon’s knife: The six times I’ve gone through surgery were excruciating, but nothing compares to when a cockroach lodged in my ear

Under surgeon’s knife: The six times I’ve gone through surgery were excruciating, but nothing compares to when a cockroach lodged in my ear

My sixth surgery was on September 10, 2925, at Uro-Care Hospital in Nansana. I was nearly two months into my 76th year. Very early, Dr Steven Watya, the proprietor of the hospital, warned me I might have to undergo surgery on my prostate.

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Bees: An army of tiny security guards that’s keeping marauding elephants away from farms in Kenya

Bees: An army of tiny security guards that’s keeping marauding elephants away from farms in Kenya

Sesame plants produce a scent that actively repels elephants, so for 70-year-old Gertrude Jackim, swapping out maize and green grams for sesame was a no-brainer. “Look at me, I’m aging, so I can’t fend off the elephants or chase them away,” she says.

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