KISUMU, Kenya –When 17-year-old Jane (not her real name) confided in her mother about her stepfather’s inappropriate behaviour, she was dismissed and warned never to speak ill of him. Jane lost her biological father as a toddler, after which her mother remarried and relocated from their matrimonial home in Homabay to Kisumu, taking her only…
EMBAKASI, Nairobi –Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration, Dr Raymond Omollo, today presided over the launch of Kenya’s comprehensive national strategy to tackle Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) threats. Speaking at the event held at National Police College Embakasi A Campus, Nairobi, Dr Omollo emphasised the importance of preparedness in the face…
Kisumu, Kenya – The 2025 Business Ecosystem Summit in Kisumu opened with a powerful emphasis on forging international partnerships to empower Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), with the Sultanate of Oman and the Kisumu County Government positioning themselves as pivotal allies for this growth. Kisumu County Governor, Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o, used the platform to…
KISUMU, Kenya –The Kisumu Central police officers have this morning arrested two burglars and recovered the stolen electronics. The two are believed to be behind a string of burglaries reported in the Milimani area in Kisumu County. They were intercepted following a tip-off, with officers catching them in the act as they loaded suspected stolen…
KISUMU, Kenya – A landmark project is underway in Kenya to combat the escalating crisis of plastic pollution by advancing a non-toxic circular economy. Christened Advancing Non-Toxic Circular Economy Effective EPR Systems to Combat Plastic Pollution in Kenya, the initiative, spearheaded by the Centre for Environment, Justice and Development (CEJAD) which is supported by the…
KAPUOTHE, Nyalenda B – In the pre-dawn darkness, the fields of Kapuothe come alive with bevy of activities. Situated along the shores of Lake Victoria in Nyalenda B, Kisumu Central Sub-County, this agrarian landscape is a hive of purposeful labour as farmers prepare their fields for the next planting season using time-honoured, traditional methods. As…
NYATIKE, Migori County –The national government has rolled out an ambitious revitalisation works on the Lower Kuja Irrigation Project in Nyatike, Migori County, in a wider concerted effort to strengthen food security and promote the country’s agricultural productivity. To achieve this, the ongoing project seeks to transform the once vast, underutilized swampland into fertile and…
SUNA, Migori –The local traders and residents in Migori County are set to benefit tremendously as the construction of the Suna-Marindi Modern Market undertaken by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA), nears completion. The new market aims to improve the trading environment due to historical harsh conditions experienced by the traders, such as scorching heat,…
GENEVA, Switzerland -The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UN partners have revealed a devastating lack of progress in addressing violence against women, with nearly one in three, an estimated 840 million globally, experiencing physical or sexual violence from a partner or sexual violence from a non-partner in their lifetime. This figure has remained largely unchanged…
GENEVA, Switzerland –The World Health Organisation (WHO) is sounding the alarm on the growing threat of drug-resistant gonorrhoea, a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) that is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. According to new data from the WHO’s Enhanced Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (EGASP), resistance to ceftriaxone and cefixime, the primary antibiotics used to treat gonorrhoea,…