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. …
At least 9.9 million Kenyans are food insecure while 21.2 per cent of the population is under-nourished, a new report has said. The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015 released yesterday in Rome says 130 countries around the world have adopted school feeding programmes to help alleviate hunger. …
A five-year old girl in Karagita estate in Naivasha yesterday was suspected of having cholera. Medical health officer Dr Oren Ombiro said tests showed she is cholera-free. The disease has been reported in several counties, with the national death toll standing at more than 50. Naivasha subcounty public health officer …
THE Miss Kenya beauty pageant has initiated a programme to plant 10 million trees in 10 years across the country. In partnership with Climate Pal Ltd., the franchise has adapted the Twende Green Initiative with an aim of restoring the country's forest cover. The programme will start in Makueni and …
More than 5,000 Nakuru residents suffer from cancer, county medical services director Dr Solomon Sirma has said. He said a survey done by the University of Nairobi three months ago showed there is an increase in cancer cases in the county. Speaking during the Nakuru Hospice Cancer walk on Saturday, …
Makueni assembly majority leader Francis Mutuku has blamed a tree planting scam as the genesis of the persistent wrangling between Governor Kivutha Kibwana and the MCAs. Mutuku said an investigation by a special committee of the assembly established that Deputy Governor Adelina Mwau was involved in the supply of seedlings …
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Monday it has so far translocated 14 black rhinos from two national parks to boost populations of the iconic species. KWS deputy spokesman Paul Muya said four rhinos were translocated from Nakuru and 10 others from Lewa National Parks to a sanctuary within the …
Two remandees have died and 30 others been admitted following a cholera outbreak at Shimo la Tewa prison in Mombasa. Erick Odhiambo and Hamisi Samba were serving sentences for stealing and rape, Coast Prisons boss James Kodeny told the media yesterday. "The relatives of the deceased have been informed, and …
A total of 3,235 cholera cases and 65 deaths have been reported nationally since Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health. In a statement, the Health ministry said 11 counties have been affected by the cholera outbreak since December 26, 2014. The counties are: Nairobi, Migori, Homa Bay, Bomet, Mombasa, …
An environmental lobby has joined efforts with Kisumu residents to plant more than 70,000 tree seedlings along the River Nyando. The Sustainable Environmental Development Watch Network Kenya coordinator Norbert Nyandire said the initiative is funded by Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project. He said they are working with schools.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) and Lewa Wildlife Conservancy have embarked on a relocation programme that will see the critically endangered black rhino reintroduced to Samburu ranges 25 years since the last individual was poached in the area. At least 20 preselected rhinos will be moved …
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has set aside more than 14.5 million shillings to boost tree planting within western region during this rainy season, Africa Science News has established. Speaking in Bungoma County during the launch of National Tree Planting Initiative 2015 dubbed “Wakenya Tupande Miti”, the Kenyan …
Nairobi — More than three hundred people were Thursday morning stranded in Ongata Rongai in Lower Olootepesi, Kajiado East Constituency since 4.30am after a major connecting bridge was submerged in an overflowing river. According to motorists who spoke to Capital FM News, a connecting bridge on Kiserian River was sub-merged …
THIRTEEN people died and several others were injured as heavy rains pounded Nairobi and its environs for six hours on Monday night, causing traffic snarl-ups and destroying property. The rain started at 6pm and lasted until midnight, flooding major roads and streets in the central business district and in the …
KAKAMEGA county's damaged forests will be replanted during the current rains, country ecosystem conservator Martin Mamati has said. Mamati said nine million seedlings will be planted in Kakamega, Lugari, Malava and Misango hills forests. "We will likely start with 50 hectares of recently gazetted forest at Misango hills in Butere …
The Ministry of Health has released measures to curb the cholera outbreak which has affected 10 counties. "The outbreak has successfully been controlled in Migori, Homa Bay and Bomet counties," said Health CS James Macharia. Macharia said the ministry has issued a cholera outbreak alert and distributed educational material to …
Cape Town — THOUSANDS of attendees from around the globe have converged in South Africa for the annual African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa to explore measures of securing the future development of the continent’s power and water industries. The event, said to be the biggest such gathering in …
THE government is struggling to contain the spiralling cholera outbreak, which has so far killed about 50 in four months. The Health ministry says 10 counties have been hit by the killer disease, with about 2,520 cases being reported. "As of May 11, 2,520 cases and 50 deaths had been …
More than 500 members of the Maasai and Ogiek communities in Narok and Nakuru counties have given the Kenya Forest Service 14 days to issue them with logging licences. They said the "entire Maasai community in Narok county will demonstrate" if the licences are not issued. The residents accused KFS …
RWANDA leads in the EAC as the best place for mothers and children, a report released in Nairobi by the Save the Children has revealed. According to the Save the Children 16th Annual State of the World’s Report entitled ‘The Urban Disadvantage’, Rwanda is ranked 121 out of 179 countries …
Farmers around Mt Longonot National Park have asked the Kenya Wildlife Service to stop wild animals from invading their farms. They say the animals, mostly buffaloes, have destroyed crops worth millions of shillings. "Since the onset of the long rains, the number of wild animals has risen at an alarming …
