The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Development Partners, is working on upgrading the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory. This project aims to transform the facility into a state-of-the-art Biosafety Level three Laboratory (BSL-3), ensuring top-tier safety standards. The BSL-3 will be a high-security containment facility for handling virological and TB multidrug/extremely resistant organisms. Principal Secretary […]
Like many places in Kenya, Nakuru faces challenges from solid waste that clog drains, litter streets and wash into waterways and Lake Nakuru. As the country forges towards managing solid waste disposal, the local community in the sprawling Bondeni slums is steps ahead in the recycling business and is turning discarded plastic bottles and used […]
What lessons has Kenya learnt in its HIV response? A question that is set to feature prominently at the seventh edition of the Maisha scientific conference which kicks off on Tuesday in Mombasa. Dubbed Ending Epidemics: Leadership, People, Science and Partnerships, the forum, organised by the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council, has brought together […]
Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher, who was thrust into the political spotlight as “Joe the Plumber” after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign, and who later forayed into politics himself, has died, his son said Monday. He was 49. His oldest son, Joey Wurzelbacher, said his father died Sunday in Wisconsin […]
Thirty-nine-year-old Joyce Mema Wanjiru, a mother of five is a distressed woman. She is a victim of the now common attacks in Lamu County blamed on alshabaab militants and which have left a trail of destruction, death and displacement in their wake. On August 21 2023, she was a victim of a gang attack which […]
India’s remarkable space exploration journey continues as the nation’s space agency prepares to launch its first space-based solar observatory, the Aditya-L1, on September 2. This announcement follows closely after India’s historic achievement of landing a spacecraft on the unexplored south pole of the moon. Named after the Hindi word for the sun, the Aditya-L1 probe […]
Former President Donald Trump ambitions for a 2024 White House return are clashing head-on with a web of legal dramas that threaten to engulf his campaign trail. With multiple trials looming on his legal horizon, Trump’s political calendar is teetering on the brink of chaos. A federal judge has slated the trial for his alleged […]
The national team Harambee Stars Coach Engin Firat has named the provisional squad for the two upcoming friendlies against Qatar, the hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in an away match on September 7, 2023, and South Sudan at home on September 12, 2023. This 25-man squad comprises a formidable mix of both local […]
Vihiga Constituency residents have lauded the Government ahead of the groundbreaking for the Vihiga Affordable Housing Program which will create an estimated 3000 jobs. President Dr William Ruto who has been on a working tour of the Western region will Tuesday morning commission the project as he seeks to make affordable housing a reality for […]
The Premier League Trophy is set to embark on a remarkable journey to Kenya, delighting football enthusiasts with an unforgettable viewing event. The event scheduled to take place from 1st September to 2nd September 2023 promises to give fans an exclusive opportunity to witness the cherished Premier League Trophy, connecting them more closely with the League. The […]
Aviation workers have thrown their weight behind management shake up at the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) that led to the firing of managing director Alex Gitari. Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) Secretary General Moss Ndiema said the power outage at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) last Friday was as a result of incompetence and […]
Environment Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has challenged institutions of learning to incorporate climate change, adaptation and mitigation courses in school curricula to boost government efforts in environmental conservation and protection. Speaking during the launch of Professor Wangari Mathai Institute of Peace and Environmental Studies which aims at creating awareness and shifting attitudes towards environmental conservation […]
