a The best of the M&G's Africa coverage in 2017
Dying from the plague in Madagascar is like dying twice: first in this life; and then, because bodies must be burned to prevent further infection. The Mail & Guardian prides itself on its coverage...
View ArticleKenya:High Court Refers Teachers' Transfer Case to Labour Court
Dissatisfied primary and secondary school headteachers who were recently transferred have suffered a setback after the High Court in Kisumu declined to hear a case they had filed seeking to block the...
View ArticleKenya:Governors Fall Short in Delivery On 100 Days in Office Pledges
Governors have promised to give priority to development projects this year as they race against time to deliver on promises made during campaigns. So far, a majority of the 47 governors have fallen...
View ArticleKenya:MP Wants Heavy Trucks Diverted From Major Highways
National Assembly Transport Committee chairman David Pkosing has proposed the diversion of heavy trucks from the Nakuru-Eldoret and Kisumu highways as a temporary solution to the high number of road...
View ArticleKenya:Governor Nyong'o Recuperating in U.S. After Hipbone Surgery
Kisumu Governor Peter Anyang' Nyong'o is recuperating in the USA after undergoing a hipbone surgery at the University of California Hospital in San Francisco. Governor Nyong'o left the country last...
View ArticleKenya:Kenyans Owe Sh100,000 Each in Public Debt
EACH and every Kenyan needs to pay at least Sh100,000 in order to clear the country's mushrooming public debt that reached Sh4.58 trillion in November. Kenya recorded its highest public debt in...
View ArticleEU Observers: Kenya's 2017 Election Process Undermined Democracy
The European Union's chief observer for Kenya's 2017 elections says the process was far from perfect, singling out, in particular, the country's politicians. The EU mission is calling for Kenya to...
View ArticleKenya:Late Diagnosis Causing More Deaths in HIV-Positive Children
A new study is raising concern that more children infected with HIV are dying early in hospitals in spite of anti-retroviral therapy being available, blaming delayed diagnosis among this pool of...
View ArticleAtul Shah: How debt took down my Nakumatt empire
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View ArticleBoon for property developers as population rises in Kenya's rural towns
A faster surge in population in Kenya's rural towns following the introduction of county governments has become a boon for real estate developers. The devolved units have pulled people from several...
View ArticleFEATURE-From solar irons to shavers, off-grid power push aims to light up...
The resident of Mayoni, a village in Western Kenya's Kakamega County, has seven school-age children. Without money to pay for a connection to the electric grid, she used to spend 1,200 shillings a...
View ArticleKenya Charges Opposition Figure as Protests Erupt After Arrests
Kenyan authorities charged an opposition figure over his attendance at a mock inauguration ceremony, as protests erupted over the arrest of anti-government leaders. Police charged Miguna Miguna with...
View ArticleKenya:Odinga's Ally Miguna Miguna Deported to Canada
The self-styled General of the National Resistance Movement , Miguna Miguna has been deported to Canada, security sources and his lawyers confirmed. Miguna was forced into a KLM flight on Tuesday...
View ArticleKenya Enters Dangerous Territory
Riot police detain a supporter of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the National Super Alliance coalition protesting against the treason charges on lawyer Miguna Miguna in the streets of Kisumu,...
View ArticleKenya's cross-border maize imports peak as prices surge
Traders in Kenya have intensified cross-border maize imports from Uganda and Tanzania as stocks in the East African nation dwindle pushing up prices. The traders are currently importing up to 2,000...
View ArticleKenyan Lawyers Wear Yellow Ribbons to Protest Court Actions
Kenyan lawyers are donning yellow ribbons this week to protest what they say are violations of the rule of law in the wake of opposition leader Raila Odinga's self-inauguration late last month. Odinga...
View Article'Black Panther' Movie is Source of Pride for Kenya
One of 2018's most hotly anticipated new films premiered for African audiences this week in the Kenyan hometown of one of the film's stars, Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o. Based on a Marvel...
View ArticleKenya:Consumers Stare at Higher Bills as Hydro Water Drops
Electricity consumers could be forced to dig deeper into their pockets as declining hydro water levels force the government to switch on diesel-fired plants. Diesel-generated power, reserved for dry...
View Article'Black Panther' Movie is Source of Pride for Kenya
One of 2018's most hotly anticipated new films premiered for African audiences this week in the Kenyan hometown of one of the film's stars, Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o. Based on a Marvel...
View ArticleKenya:Lake Victoria to Be Extinct in 50 Years If Urgent Action Not Taken -...
Kisumu Governor, Anyang Nyong'o, has urged East African countries to urgently address environmental concerns that threaten the existence of Lake Victoria. Quoting a recent report discussed in the EU...
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