NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 18 – The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has warned against the importation and trade of unregistered health products citing Indian Pharmacopeia. In a statement, the board’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Fred Siyoi raised concerns over the influx…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 18 – The M-Pesa Foundation is set to construct health facilities in Busia and Bungoma counties for Sh95 million to improve maternal health outcomes. In Busia, about 12,000 residents will benefit from maternal and child health services…
TikTok has said it will be forced to “go dark” in the US on Sunday unless the government intervenes before a ban takes effect. In a statement late on Friday, it said the White House and the Department of Justice had…
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has called for calm and urged citizens not to take the law into their own hands, following a spate of attacks on businesses and homes owned by people from neighbouring Sudan. Three people have been…
EMBU, Kenya, Jan 18 – Confusion has gripped members of Full Gospel Mission Church in Kenya in Njukiri Village, Embu County, following a botched attempt to rebrand it by a rival church.This was after a young man was on Wednesday…
NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 18 – Noah Midamba has been appointed as the Moi University Council Chairperson. The appointment was made by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba in a gazette notice and will be for a three-year period. Midamba has previously…
A leading Cuban dissident and activist has been released from jail as part of a wider prisoner release deal between the Cuban government and the United States. Jose Daniel Ferrer spent more than three years in prison following anti-government protests…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 18 – President William Ruto has appointed former Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa to be the non-executive chairperson of the Kenya Roads Board. This is after he revoked the appointment of Ahmed Mohamed. In a Gazette notice…
NAIROBI, Kenya – President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has officially merged with the Amani National Congress (ANC) to form a single political entity under the UDA banner. The merger, announced on Friday at State House, Nairobi, was witnessed…
As Mzwandile Mkwayi was lowered into the South African mine in a red metal cage attached to a hoist above ground, the first thing that struck him was the smell. “Let me tell you something,” he tells the BBC, “those…