How an American oil drilling firm Amoco ‘imported cancer’ to northern Kenya, then left trail of deaths of herdsman in Kargi village
The chemicals can have “catastrophic effects” on the environment and people, said James Njuguna, an engineering professor at Robert Gordon University.
Amoco, an American company drilled for oil in northern Kenya and left behind soaring cancer that is killing people, livestock in Marsabit
The pollution and disease inspired the first-ever lawsuit filed on the basis of Kenya’s constitutional right to a safe and healthy environment in 2020, when residents of Kargi and other communities in the Chalbi Desert sued the Kenyan national and county governments.
The first-ever ‘Earth-set’ marks another Artemis II milestone that mirrors ‘Earth-rise’ of 1968
A crescent of Earth hangs over the horizon of the moon, as the planet sets. The brown moon foreground is pocked with craters. An Artemis II astronaut captured the crescent Earth setting behind the moon at 6:41pm Eastern Time on April 6, 2026, as the Orion spacecraft flew around the...
Kennedy suicide jinx: Chilling detail of suicide that made Mary Richardson Kennedy’s doctor think ‘maybe she didn’t want to die’
No suicide note was ever publicly confirmed to be found, although Vincent details a frantic search by Mary’s siblings hours after her death that resulted in RFK Jr being asked to leave the property.
Ketamine: Strong anaesthetic approved in US for surgery is now abused for its euphoric effects
Ketamine has seen a huge surge in use in recent years as a treatment for depression, anxiety and pain. While the drug isn’t approved for those conditions, doctors are free to prescribe drugs for so-called off-label uses.
Los Angeles-based Sony Pictures Entertainment unveils plan to shed hundreds in film, TV overhaul
Even though Sony’s US-based headquarters will remain in the Los Angeles area, a growing share of filming, visual effects and other work will be done elsewhere where production costs are cheaper and heavily subsidised by government tax incentives, further reducing the number of local jobs tied to each project.
Kenya’s telecom sector switches from subscriber expansion to digital service consumption
The CA_Kenya report shows that Airtel Kenya continued to gain traction, with the market share of its Airtel Money service rising from 10.3 per cent in the first quarter to 11.0 per cent in the second quarter.
Senator Osotsi attack is rehearsal of assassination script borrowed from Tanzania and Uganda by Ruto administration
Senator Osotsi’s tragedy represents a step up in the ranking of targets by the Ruto-commanded terror gangs. Check! First, it was a “mere” mechanic shot dead in Kitengela in Kajiado County. Now it is a senator beaten to pulp like a dog.
Arid and semi-arid Kajiado County in southern Kenya experiencing milk glut as to long rains season sets in
In Isinya, farmers reported that milk prices have dropped from Ksh70 per litre during the dry season to about Ksh50 due to oversupply and low demand. They noted that the current prices cannot even cover transport costs to the market, forcing some to dispose of milk or give it to dogs.
