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KENYA: New cases of black feve...
KENYA: New cases of black fever in north-east
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
At least 33 cases of visceral leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease also known as Kala-azar or black fever, have been reported in the past four weeks in...
Pirates capture Saudi oil tank...
Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Pirates have seized control of the Sirius Star, a Saudi-owned oil tanker off the coast of Kenya and are steering her towards Somalia, reports the US...
KENYA: UN warns of humanitaria...
KENYA: UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Dadaab camps
Monday, November 17, 2008
An influx of asylum-seekers fleeing violence in Somalia to the refugee camps in Dadaab in north-eastern Kenya is causing overcrowding that could lead...
KENYA: Drought forcing childre...
KENYA: Drought forcing children to quit school
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Under normal circumstances, 14-year-old Paul Katana would be in school, but not today. Katana is instead flagging down vehicles along the...
KENYA: Dumpsite threatens heal...
KENYA: Dumpsite threatens health and environment
Saturday, November 15, 2008
The Dandora municipal waste site east of Nairobi continues to pose environmental and health risks even after a study recommended its closure, said...
KENYA: Joseph Maina:
KENYA: Joseph Maina: "For every 30kg of waste, they pay me 50 shillings"
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Joseph Maina rummages through waste at Boma, the nickname for the Dandora municipal dumpsite in the eastern part of Nairobi. He is looking for...
AFRICA: Investment key to doub...
AFRICA: Investment key to doubling rice production
Monday, November 3, 2008
Greater investment to double rice production in Africa is needed to reduce food insecurity as well as improve livelihoods, specialists urged. ...
KENYA: Isolation wards vital i...
KENYA: Isolation wards vital in TB fight
Monday, November 3, 2008
Five months after a specialised facility for multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients was established at Kenyatta National Hospital in...
KENYA: Child deaths on the ris...
KENYA: Child deaths on the rise
Monday, November 3, 2008
The number of children dying before their fifth birthday in Kenya has risen in the past 10 years, according to health specialists. One in nine...
KENYA: Aid workers under siege
KENYA: Aid workers under siege
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has appealed for respect for aid workers providing assistance to thousands after its staff were attacked by...
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