Report cites level of cancer threat
At least 32,987 Kenyans died of cancer in 2018 as revealed by a latest report on the extent the disease has ravaged the country. The report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
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Thousands seek help as floods cut off village in Tana River
Locals at Odole and Handaraku in Tana River County try to access their marooned homes following heavy rains around Tana Delta on Saturday.[Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]. In summary Victims of diarrhoea outbreak
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Relief as dumpsite removed after 10-year dispute
A new dawn is about to break for residents of Asian Quarters in Nyeri Town constituency as the county government works to remove a dumpsite that has been an eyesore for many years. For the past few days,
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Maasai community clash with Tanzania in court over eviction from Serengeti
Maasai herders near Tanzania’s famous Serengeti wildlife park have asked a regional court to stop the government intimidating witnesses supporting their legal bid to return to their ancestral land, a lawyer
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Counties on high alert as Rift Valley Fever kills 13
Abortion, bleeding and fever are among signs of Rift Valley Fever in animals. [File, Standard] An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in North Eastern counties has left at least 13 people dead. Hundreds
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Population of endangered hirola antelope on the decline
The hirola population has continued to shrink despite efforts by conservationists to save the world’s rarest antelope. Hirolas, which are found only in Kenya and Somalia, and which are considered the world’s
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Deadly blue tongue disease kills hundreds sheep and goats
Pastoralists in Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASAL) areas in Narok are counting losses after losing their sheep and goats to the deadly blue tongue disease. The viral disease characterised by excessive salivation,
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Team set up to resettle Solai tragedy dam victims
A multi-agency committee to spearhead the resettlement of victims of the Solai dam tragedy has been constituted. The committee, which will be headed by Rift Valley Regional Commissioner Mongo Chimwaga
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Charcoal trade continues unabated in Elgeyo Marakwet despite logging ban
Despite the Government ban on logging and charcoal burning, unscrupulous businessmen have devised ingenious ways of transporting the product to evade arrest. Charcoal traders in the region have resorted
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Forest operation nets 20 in Kilifi as locals pledge to stop charcoal burning
Forest conservators led by their Acting Chief Conservator, Mornica Kalenda [centre] tour part of Dakacha woodland forest in Kilifi County. [Omondi Onyango/Standard] Residents of Magarini have pleaded with
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Government reveals location of Solai dam exposed locals to danger
A multi-agency report released by the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government has revealed that the location of Patel Dam contributed highly to the tragedy that left 47 people dead.