Kenya: Oral Exams Begin in Spite of the Strike
Oral exams for Form Four students which started on Monday are going on without a hitch, the national examiner has said. "Supervision of the examination is still manageable at this stage.
View ArticleStudent-built solar motorbikes hit the road in Kenya
M otorcycle taxi operators waiting for passengers in this village in western Kenya's Kisumu County lounge on their various machines - but Alfred Omondi's plug-in electric scooter stands out from the...
View ArticleTales from Mutesa's Palace: Arriving to a new life in Uganda
Adventures. Young and beautiful British-born Barbara arrived at Port Bell by ferry from Bukoba, Tanzania to start a whole new life after her marriage had fallen apart.
View ArticleKenya: 100 Jubilee Leaders Challenge Raila on Ruto Witness Claim
Jubilee MPs challenged Coalition for Reforms and Democracy leader Raila Odinga to come clean on what he knows about the alleged "procurement" of witnesses against Deputy President William Ruto. The...
View ArticleKenya: Student-Built Solar Motorbikes Hit the Road
Motorcycle taxi operators waiting for passengers in this village in western Kenya's Kisumu County lounge on their various machines - but Alfred Omondi's plug-in electric scooter stands out from the...
View ArticleKenya: El Nino Rains Now Here, City Residents Told
Most parts of the country have reported average rainfall in the last two days. These include Kisumu, Kakamega, Homa Bay, Busia, Marsabit, Mombasa, Meru, Nyeri, Kericho, and Kisii.
View ArticleKenyan Schoolgirls Dread Their Periods. Simple Changes Could Help.
Many girls in the developing world feel they are forced to skip school while they are menstruating . They don't have proper sanitary wear or don't have underwear to hold sanitary pads in place.
View ArticleKenya: Demystifying Concept of Low Cost Flying
Bernadette Wangari has had to endure long hours on the road travelling to different parts of the country. She thought it was easier enduring swollen feet than get on a plane.
View ArticleKenya: Carrots, Yams, Fruits or Omena - I Make Cakes From Any Produce
Dressed in a white cap, a beige shirt, a maroon trouser and a matching apron, Tom Mboya cuts the image of a professional chef as he decorates a cake in his shop in Kisumu. "This is a birthday cake.
View ArticleEntebbe's long-serving finance officer laid to rest
A funeral service for the Fredrick Mutagubya Kaweesi was held at St Marks Namate Church, Entebbe. By Gladys Kalibbala His bosses and friends alike were proud of him.
View ArticleAcquisition and Persistence of Human Papillomavirus 16 (HPV-16) and...
Acquisition and Persistence of Human Papillomavirus 16 and HPV-18 Among Men With High-HPV Viral Load Infections in a Circumcision Trial in Kisumu, Kenya To insert individual citation into a...
View ArticleEJAF and EGPAF launch new project to fight adolescent HIV in Africa
Washington, D.C., London, U.K.--Nov. 9, 2015-- The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and the Elton John AIDS Foundation today launched a new project to expand HIV treatment and prevention...
View ArticleKenya: No ID, No Food at Funeral - Ranguma
ODM officials in Kisumu want mourners who do not produce their identity and voters cards barred from "feasting at funerals". "In Western, more than one million registered voters also did not turn out...
View ArticleTurkey in Africa; A humanitarian approach
By Feridun Hadi SiniroAYlu Souleiman is a Darfuri young man who had to leave for Khartoum from Darfur in 2004. Sheltering in the outskirts of the capital, he did not have the chance to receive proper...
View ArticleKenya: Leave Us Alone, President Kenyatta Tells ICC
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Kenyans have resolved to live peacefully and the International Criminal Court should keep off Kenya's internal affairs. He said the government should be given room to...
View ArticlePyrethroid and DDT Resistance and Organophosphate Susceptibility...
Christine L. Wanjala, Jernard P. Mbugi, Edna Ototo, Maxwell Gesuge, Yaw A. Afrane, Harrysone E. Atieli, Guofa Zhou, Andrew K. Githeko, and Guiyun Yan Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya We...
View ArticleKenya: White Visitor Leaves Kisumu Banks Uneasy
A white man going round banks in Kisumu town and leaving behind a wallet has left the institutions' managements on edge. At Eco Bank, he left a wallet containing Sh500, a suspected master key, a...
View ArticleKenya: Ministry Launches New Aids Self-Test Kit
The Health ministry yesterday announced plans to introduce a HIV self-test kit to enable users determine their status at their convenience. Director of medical services Nicholas Muraguri said the kit...
View ArticleEast Africa: Bids On for Construction of Kenya-Tanzania Link Road
The Kenya National Highways Authority has invited bids for the upgrade of the 172-kilometre Ahero-Isebania highway that is expected to boost trade with Tanzania. The project to be funded by the African...
View ArticleKenya: Thousands Leave Kisumu for Mass
Thousands of Catholic faithful from Kisumu Archdiocese are in Nairobi to attend today's Mass presided over by Pope Francis at University of Nairobi Grounds. The faithful were picked up yesterday at St...
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