Beads for Kenya
St. Paul's Episcopal Church is hosting an Amani part Friday-Sunday to raise proceeds for the New Life Home in Kenya. - St. Paul's Episcopal Church is hosting an Amani party Oct. 19-21 to raise funds to...
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Uganda's Standard Gauge Railway is planned to link the country to the partner states including Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and DR Congo. Uganda's Standard Gauge Railway is planned to link the country to...
View ArticleKenya:Doctors Leave Cotton in Woman's Belly After C-Section
On the due date, she checked into the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu for a caesarean section. "l went through the operation and all was well.
View ArticleUganda:Govt Puts Standard Gauge Railway On Hold
Finance minister Matia Kasaija has said government has put on hold the Standard Gauge Railway venture and has instead turned attention to revamping the old metre-gauge railway network until unresolved...
View ArticleKenya:Uganda Has Not Abandoned Railway Project - Works Minister
Uganda's Minister in charge of Works and Transport Monica Azuba said the reports appearing in a cross section of the media were false and unfounded. Ms Azube said Uganda was firmly committed to the...
View ArticleSGR cost cut by Shs450 billion
Flagged off. President Uhuru Kenyatta launches the cargo freight services of the Standard Gauge Railway at Port Reitz Station in Mombasa last year.
View ArticleKenya: China's Lifting of Its Rhino Horn Ban Reverberates in a Kenyan School
At a little known but aptly named primary school in Kenya's capital, pupils have taken it upon themselves to become ambassadors for the endangered rhino, or kifaru in Swahili. A massive mural of a...
View ArticleCommunity-university engagement a top priority at UVic
Members of the 'Mapping Waste Governance' and 'Recycling Networks' projects gather for a field visit at the local landfill in Kisumu, Kenya. Credit: Crystal Tremblay.
View ArticleKenya: No Welcome for National Amputee Football Team
On Thursday at 10am, the Kenya national amputee football team made their way to the Sports ministry offices to present their participation trophy after a stellar performance at the Amputee Football...
View ArticleDomestic tourism boom offers new tidings to Kenyans with rural houses
As December approaches, Simon Ochieng, a resident of Kisumu, western Kenya, knows too well that he must rush against time if he is to get good business from holidaymakers. Ochieng, who has two homes in...
View ArticleTaming Kenya's matatu madness
On October 25, a bus driver lost control of his vehicle along the Kisumu-Muhoroni highway in Kenya. The bus plunged down a slope, and was ripped in two.
View ArticleKenya: Media Council Launches Massive Crackdown on Quacks
Agency's Chief Executive Officer says the council is targeting six counties across the country for a major operation in the coming weeks to weed out the quacks. Media Council of Kenya has said it will...
View ArticleKenya: Odinga Family Among Top Land Rate Defaulters in Kisumu
Kenya's first Vice-President Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and his son Dr Oburu Oginga are among top land rate defaulters in Kisumu County. The Kisumu Land Task Force Committee says that the county...
View ArticleKenya: More Babies Infected With HIV - Report
Despite efforts by national and county governments to ensure mothers give birth to HIV-free babies, new infections in children have gone up in the last one year, a new report shows. The 2018 Kenya Aids...
View ArticleGE Healthcare collaborates with Beyond Zero Initiative to increase...
GE Healthcare and Beyond Zero Initiative are teaming up to improve access to quality and affordable primary healthcare services in Kisumu County. In the second Beyond Zero Medical Safari, GE Healthcare...
View ArticlePass women's representation bill or face crisis - Kenya MPs
Kenyan politicians must pass a bill that would ensure women one-third of seats in parliament - or risk plunging the country into a constitutional crisis, MPs supporting the bill warned on Tuesday....
View ArticleKenya: Nyong'o Calls for Absolute Ban of Plastic to Safeguard Ocean Resources
Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o has proposed the extension of the ban on single-use plastic to plastic bottles to mitigate the influx of plastic waste in water bodies. While making his contribution at...
View ArticleKenya: Kenya Pipeline Company and NHIF Top Officials in Court
By JEREMIAH WAKAYA, NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 10 - More than twenty suspects--mainly top officials of the Kenya Pipeline Company and the National Housing Insurance Fund --were set to face charges Monday,...
View ArticleServiced apartments win tourists hearts in Kenya
As the Christmas mood slowly sets in Kenya, many domestic and local tourists are scrambling to book for places they would stay during the festivities. Topping the list of facilities where holidaymakers...
View ArticleHow climate change threatens Lake Victoria basin
Above. A woman carrying a jerrycan of water wades through garbage on shores of Lake Victoria at Lambu Landing Site in Bukakkata Sub-county in Masaka District on July 28. Photo by ALI MAMBULE Challenges.
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