Once vulnerable, genocide survivor aims to empower Rwandan women

By VOA,

Safi Mukundwa knows what it means to be young, fearful and desperate. Mukundwa was just 8 years old when she hid among bloodied bodies, emerging as...

GENOCIDE , Kigali , Rwanda

BWIRE: Access to information essential to achieve right to health

By Victor Bwire,

Provision of universal access to health and related planned access to the same remain a major commitment of the Government and forms big part of the B...

Big four agenda , Healthcare , NHIF

Couple awarded Ksh.200B over weed killer they claim caused their cancer

By Reuters,

A California jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused their cancer...

California , cancer , Weed Killer

From gang members in Korogocho slums to green spaces

By Reuters,

As a young man, Moses Muchina used to rob people who were unlucky enough to have to cross through Korogocho slums after dark. Until a few years ago...

Komb Green Solutions , korogocho

48 Parties Aiming for Parliament in South Africa Poll

By Reuters,

It's going to be a colorful election in the Rainbow Nation. Whether you're a Leninite, a free-market capitalist, a right-winger, an outspoken lefty...

south africa

Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o fires Health CEC Rosemary Obara

By Allan Obiero,

Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o on Thursday sacked the county’s Health CEC Dr. Rosemary Obara. Governor Nyong’o, in a press release, nomina...

Dr. Rosemary Obara , Governor Anyang Nyong'o , Kisumu County , Prof. Judith Atieno Miguda-Attyang’

After years of losses, world’s forests ‘in emergency room’

By VOA,

The world lost 12 million hectares (30 million acres) of tropical tree cover last year, the equivalent of 30 soccer pitches a minute, researchers said...

Tropical tree

Don’t let your child watch TV, play video games for over an hour: WHO

By Citizen Reporter,

How long do your children spend in front of the TV? A new report from the World Health Organisation says more than one hour of screen time is dangerou...

children TV , screen time

Attackers kill doctor at hospital in Congo’s Ebola epicenter

By VOA,

Attackers stormed a hospital at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak and killed "a dear colleague," the head of the World Health Organization said ...

Congo , ebola

Dominant Nadal makes winning start in Monte Carlo

By Reuters,

Rafa Nadal produced a claycourt masterclass to pick apart fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1 6-1, as the world number two began his Monte Carlo...

Monte Carlo Masters , Rafa Nadal , Roberto Bautista Agut

List of university courses which no student was placed to pursue

By Brian Okoth,

One hundred and six bachelor degree courses in Kenyan universities won’t be pursued by any of last year’s 89, 486 KCSE candidates. This is accordi...

Degree courses , KUCCPS

Open letter to Ivy Wangechi’s mum Winfred Waithera – OPINION

By Citizen,

By Ciku Muiruri In this Holy week, your daughter Ivy Wangeci will be laid to rest. You have had to endure her being killed, twice. First, by the...

Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry making mental health documentary for Apple

By Reuters,

Oprah Winfrey and Britain’s Prince Harry have teamed up to produce an Apple documentary next year aimed at raising awareness of mental health. Ha...

Oprah Winfrey , Prince Harry

Suicidal thoughts, attempts sending more U.S. kids to emergency rooms

By Reuters,

The number of kids and teens visiting U.S. emergency rooms after considering or attempting suicide has almost doubled in recent years, according to a ...

kids , suicide

The Assange I knew: How seven years in an embassy ‘prison’ changed him

By CNN,

Like many people, I saw the video of the arrest first on Twitter. I was shocked to see how much Julian Assange has aged. His tall frame bent over by t...

Julian Assange , WikiLeaks

Can happiness be exported? One Finnish school believes so

By CNN,

Finland has emerged as the happiest nation in the world, and not for the first time. The Nordic country, home to just 5.5 million people, scooped t...

Finland , happiness

Hospital staff errors with gowns and gloves spread bacteria

By Reuters,

Healthcare workers caring for infectious patients sometimes make mistakes when removing personal protective garments, resulting in contamination of cl...

Bacteria

US health officials: Measles cases this year have exceeded the 2018 count

By VOA,

U.S. health officials say that between January and March, 387 cases of measles have been reported in 15 states, exceeding the count for all of last ye...

US

State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

US addressing ‘immediate’ humanitarian needs of cyclone idai victims

By VOA,

The U.S. Department of Defense has authorized up to $15 million in aid to areas of Mozambique devastated by Cyclone Idai, the U.S. Africa Command said...

US