Covid-19 pandemic is ‘nowhere near over’, WHO chief warns
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says ‘no country is out of the woods’ on Omicron The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that “no...
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Uhuru reiterates Govt’s determination to end Gender-Based Violence
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday reiterated Government’s determination to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and urged Kenyans to support efforts by the various state agencies. The...
Covid-19: Pope takes aim at anti-vaxxers, says they need ‘reality therapy’
Pope Francis on Monday urged the international community to step up Covid vaccination and said “reality therapy” was needed to battle “baseless information” putting people...
India blocks foreign funds for Mother Teresa’s charity
NEW DELHI — India’s government has blocked Mother Teresa’s charity from receiving foreign funds, saying the Catholic organization did not meet conditions under local laws,...
Huge fire tears through Burundi prison, kills dozens
At least 38 people have died in a huge fire that tore through an overcrowded prison in Burundi’s political capital, Gitega, Vice President Prosper Bazombanza...
Gov’t steps up efforts to curb indiscipline in schools
Ministry of Education and Interior Cabinet Secretaries (CS’s), Prof. George Magoha and Dr. Fred Matiang’i, have decried perpetual indiscipline among school going children and called...
Nairobi leads in recruiting youths for Kazi Mtaani project
Nairobi County is leading among counties that have recorded the highest number of youth who have expressed in the Kazi Mtaani Phase three which is...
Gov’t committed to disability mainstreaming, President Kenyatta assures
President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Government’s commitment to the mainstreaming of disability in the country’s development agenda saying Kenyans living with disabilities will be supported...
Kenya has made tremendous progress in containing HIV, President says
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Kenya had made tremendous progress in slowing down the spread of HIV/AIDS in recent years noting that new infections had...
Covid-19: UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by southern Africa’s isolation over Omicron variant
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday he was “deeply concerned” as countries around the world imposed travel restrictions on southern Africa in an attempt to...