This document presents the findings of a modelling study that examined in detail the costs and benefits of tuberculosis (TB) screening plus TB preventive treatment (TPT) in four countries – Brazil, Georgia, Kenya and South Africa – which may serve as examples for other settings with a similar epidemiological context. …
Former Kenya Forest Service chief conservator Emilio Mugo has been reinstated by the Employment and Labour Relations Court, pending conclusion of a case he filed against his interdiction. Mugo (pictured) was suspended on March 12 after a tour of Thogoto, Ngong Road, Oloolua and Kibiko forests. This was to pave …
From a mile away, the roof of Mihingoni Primary School glitters in Kenya's midday sun. The effect, though, comes not from the roof but from what is on it: a sparkling array of solar panels. Mihingoni is one of eight mostly off-grid primary schools in the southeastern coastal county of …
Rights group Amnesty International has condemned the demolition of homes, shops and schools this week in the Kibera section of Nairobi. The forced eviction left more than 10,000 of the city's urban poor homeless, as authorities build a road through the area to alleviate the Kenyan capital's notorious traffic. However, …
The polio vaccine given to children under the age of five is safe, Kenya Paediatric Association has said. Some parents had expressed concern over the vaccine, saying their children had fallen sick after receiving the oral vaccination. According to some parents who took to social media to express their concerns, …
Kenya and Tanzania are among nine African countries set to benefit from an ambitious US-led initiative to invest in gas-powered power plants. The Gas Roadmap for sub-Saharan Africa, launched in June at the World Gas Conference in Washington, DC, by the US Agency for International Development's Power Africa co-ordinator, is …
Early one morning in 2014, public health officials arrived at Anthony Wainaina’s workplace in Mwea town in Kenya’s Kirinyaga County, and arrested him. His crime — defaulting on his tuberculosis (TB) treatment, which would see him serve a two-year jail term. The 31-year-old matatu tout was diagnosed with multi-drug resistant …
Thousands of people in Kenya's largest slum are now homeless after two days of demolitions by a government body that human rights activists are calling a "violation of the law". The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) demolished buildings in Kibera on Monday and Tuesday as part of a project designed …
The homes of about 30,000 people have been demolished in a Kenyan slum to make way for a new $20m (£15m) dual carriage way in the capital Nairobi. The residents, living in part of the city's largest slum, Kibera, were given just two weeks notice to leave. Bulldozers moved in …
A grader graveling a section of Nyeri Town dumpsite where the County government want to set up the industrial park .The plans to relocate the dumpsite to Kieni Constituency within the County was met with resistance. [Kibata Kihu/Standard] Nyeri County Government and National Environment Management Authority (Nema) officials have differed …
In summary Families are spending nights in the bush, parents are separated from their children and 15 primary have been closed down But government representatives say the operation has stopped Richard Esongori, 36, from Olmekenyu village in Narok South left his home in Kisii in 1994 to Mau where he …
Seven black rhinos have died at the Tsavo East National Park following translocation by wildlife conservationists late last month, wildlife official said on Friday. A Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) official who did not want to be named said the seven rhinos which were being moved from Nairobi National Park to …
The Busia security buffer zone was created by the Kenyan and Ugandan governments to help monitor and maintain security at the entry point. However, the Kenyan side of the zone has been turned into a hotspot for illegal trade that leaves the area choking in trash. The zone emerged when …
Nutrition status of children under five years in Turkana, Marsabit and Tana River has improved due to higher milk consumption, the National Drought Management Authority has said. Garissa, Mandera, West Pokot, Narok, Baringo, Laikipia, Tharaka Nithi are also on a stable trend. In its recent National Drought Early Warning Bulletin, …
A UN human rights group has raised concern over the inappropriate compensation of Solai Dam victims. Anita Ramasastry, chairperson of the United Nations expert group on business and human rights, yesterday criticised irregular pay of victims of the May 9 tragedy. Following heavy rain, the dam burst its bank, sweeping …
A Senate committee probing the Solai Dam tragedy has accused the government of covering up owners of the dam which killed 48 people. The committee chaired by Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo expressed disappointment with Nakuru county commissioner Joshua Nkanatha and his officers, whom they accused of leading the cover-up. The …
Alien plants are threatening animals in one of the Kenya's major wildlife reserves, a study has shown. The study found that at least 245 alien species, introduced in the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem accidentally or intentionally as ornamental plants, were destroying the grass and native plants the animals feed on. The plants …
Wildlife authorities in Kenya have opened a new sanctuary for black rhinos in Tsavo East National Park. Black rhinos have fared better than other rhino species in recent years, but remain threatened by poachers who kill the animals for their horns. The Kenya Wildlife Service, working in collaboration with The …
Nairobi — Residents of Garsen Constituency have called on the government to intervene and ensure the Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (KENGEN) compensates them for the death of seven people and destruction of property worth millions. Appearing before the Departmental Committee on Energy, the residents accused KENGEN of releasing water …
This study analyses the outcomes of early actions implemented in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia in 2017, evaluating how effective they were in mitigating the impact of severe drought on vulnerable pastoralist livelihoods and quantifying the benefits generated through acting early. Early actions are varied and flexible, ranging from cash transfers …
Kenya Wildlife Service in collaboration with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on June 26, 2018 commenced translocation of eight black rhinos from the Nairobi National Park to Tsavo East National Park (TENP). Tourism and wildlife Cabinet Secretary, Nabib Balala officially launched the translocation at the ivory burning site inside …
