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Two cities, one crisis: The plastic puzzle Kathmandu and Nairobi cannot solve

According to the climate expert what Kathmandu urgently needs is a proper system for waste segregation-separating biodegradable from non-biodegradable materials

1 month ago
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Shocking statistics should make us to re-look abortion laws

Harmful methods still account for 8 per cent of abortions, and deaths from unsafe procedures are disturbingly common.

1 month ago
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First steps into danger: New study shows bloody urine disease affects breast feeding children too

In 2013, nearly one million school-aged children in these endemic areas were treated for schistosomiasis in Kenya.

1 month ago
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Kalonzo calls for political tolerance, condemns Karua's deportation

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has called for political tolerance and respect of divergent opinions and convictions.

1 month ago
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Union warns politicians against using IEBC as scapegoat ahead of 2027 polls

The Kenya Independent Commissions Workers Union (KICOWU) warns politicians against using the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission as a scapegoat for

1 month ago
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Win for conservationists as KFS halts construction of camp in Ngong forest

A push by the Green Belt Movement has led to the suspension of a planned eco-camp in Nairobi's Ngong forest, following public outcry over its legality, transpar

1 month ago
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Union says special schools could close as cash crunch bites

Over 2,000 special schools across the country face closure in the next two weeks due to delayed capitation that has also affected learning in primary and second

1 month ago
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Rights group slams Tanzania over detention of Karua and two others

Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition has condemned the arrest and detention of Martha Karua, Gloria Kimani and Lynn Ngugi at Julius Nyerere International A

1 month ago
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Martha Karua, two human rights defenders denied entry to Tanzania

 Martha Karua, the People's Liberation Party leader, claims Tanzanian officials denied her entry on Saturday morning at Mwalimu Julius Nyerere International Ai

1 month ago
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Girl Number 001: Trailblazer who opened doors for Kenyan girls

When she was handed Admission Number 001 at the Alliance Girls High School, no one could have guessed the magnitude of what that number would come to represent.

1 month ago
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