China grapples with bulging numbers of aging countryside, made worse by equally aging caregivers
By the end of 2025, China had 320 million people aged 60 or above, accounting for 23 per cent of the population. In recent years, the country has expanded its rural eldercare network. As of June 2024, there were about 16,000 rural homes for the elderly with 1.68 million beds, along with roughly 145,000 mutual-aid eldercare facilities.
Tehran warns Washington ‘any attack against Iran’s interests and security will receive a faster, heavier and morepainful response’
Tehran has shown it retains the capability to attack US interests in neighbouring countries and to shut down oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil supplies flowed prior to the conflict.
Kenya that lives in us: Life does not ask Kenyans whether they are ready; they’ve simply become adept at continuing with it
I have travelled through places where the roads seemed to tell their own story. From the crowded streets of Nairobi to the quieter roads in the countryside. Kenya changes its face but never completely changes its soul. In the city, morning begins with urgency.
Siaya County’s 10,000-megawatt nuclear power project runs into headwinds as academics, activists cite potential risks
The multi-billion-shilling project that would become Kenya’s first nuclear power plant, is proposed for Lihundu Beach in Bondo Sub-County, Siaya County, with construction expected to begin next year.
Environmental collapse: Why Uganda should stop revelling in self-deception and protect its rich ecological resources, knowledge included
Uganda generates more than 600 metric tonnes of plastic waste daily; shockingly, less than 40 per cent is properly collected and managed. Approximately 40 per cent of the resulting waste ends up in the environment, where it blocks drains, worsens urban flooding and pollutes soil and water.
Victim Protection: Human rights groups want stiffer abduction penalties, criminalisation of enforced disappearances as election heat rises
Speaking during the event, Grace Wangechi Kaguria, a representative of Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) and member of Missing Voices, said the organisations had convened their Police Reforms Working Group to address concerns surrounding missing persons and enforced disappearances.
Court orders Uasin Gishu Governor Bii’s guard detained for 21 days after killing nurse at Eldoret State House
A General Service Unit (GSU) officer accused of fatally shooting a 45-year-old nurse outside the Eldoret State Lodge will remain in custody for an additional 21 days, an Eldoret court has ruled. Chief Magistrate Peter Ndwiga on Tuesday ordered that the suspect, Nathan Kirwa, who is attached to the security...
Denmark job scam lands woman in court after allegedly obtaining Ksh200,000 by false pretences
A middle aged woman was Thursday charged with obtaining Ksh200,000 from a man after allegedly falsely claiming she could secure him employment in Denmark. Leah Wanjiku appeared before Nairobi Principal Magistrate Paul Mutai, following allegations that she had obtained the money by false pretences. Prosecution told the court that Ms...
President Xi, wife Peng Liyuan and their host Fattah El-Sisi visit Grand Egyptian Museum
Sisi thanked Xi for extending congratulations on the opening of the museum last year. He said the ancient Egyptian and Chinese civilizations share the qualities of openness, inclusiveness and harmonious coexistence amid diversity, which closely aligns with the vision of the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by Xi
How two of world’s oldest civilisations converged on River Nile and is now reshaping the Arab world
During the 2016 visit to Egypt, Xi travelled to Luxor, an ancient city nestled on the banks of the Nile widely described as one of the world’s largest open-air museums.