NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 17 – The High Court in Mombasa has reinstated a sodomy case facing a 20-year-old man charged with sodomizing a 4-year-8-month-old boy after quashing a controversial decision by Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku that had prematurely halted the…
The Trump administration is treating South Africa almost like a pariah, blacklisting its envoys, refusing to send top-level officials to meetings it hosts, and threatening to hit the nation with such high tariffs that its economic crisis is likely to…
An “unbelievably rare” piece of Mars – the largest ever found on Earth – has sold for $4.3m (£3.2m) at a New York auction on Wednesday. The meteorite known as NWA 16788 weighs 54lb (24.5kg) and is nearly 15in (38.1cm)…
The US has deported five people who it described as “criminal illegal aliens” to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini. On board the flight were five deportees from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen who have been convicted of crimes…
Republicans in the US Senate have said they will spare the US-backed HIV/Aids programme Pepfar from cuts, amid a larger effort to reduce government spending. Senators said they would end a plan to cut $400m (£300m) from the President’s Emergency…
A volcanic fissure opened near Grindavik on Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of more than 100 residents and tourists amid escalating seismic activity and lava flows. The popular Blue Lagoon spa and nearby campsites have been evacuated, and roads have been…
Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say. The method, pioneered by UK scientists, combines the egg and sperm from a mum and dad with…
NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 17 – Persons living with disabilities have called for broad participation to ensure that the final Draft Public Benefit Organizations (PBO) Regulations reflect the needs and voices of all Kenyans. Speaking during a consultative forum jointly convened…
Clinical officers in Nairobi who have been on strike for 85 days will resume duty within the next 24 hours after the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers signed a return to work formula with the Nairobi City County Government. The…
Research from The University of Nairobi, Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (CEMA) has revealed safer and more effective HIV treatment options for older adults across Africa. The research findings which were unveiled at the International AIDS Society Conference on…