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The boy, said to be aged just 50 days old, was travelling with a group of migrants that became trapped in a mountainous area. They had been abandoned by human traffickers who are creating a “scene of despair” on Tilos, the island’s mayor says. Seawater was used to make the baby’s milk as the group’s…
Thirty individuals arrested on Monday night for urinating and littering in the streets of Nairobi will now serve community service sentences at public facilities including Nairobi Funeral Home (City Mortuary). A city court handed the sentences on Tuesday following the arraignment of the individuals arrested in a raid by Nairobi County Environment Department efforcement teams….
World Health Organisation has encouraged countries affected by Mpox to fight the virus together. In a Twitter post on Friday, Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said countries should enhance surveillance. “Identification of the first Mpox clade 1b infection in Sweden underscores the need for affected countries to tackle the virus together,” he said. Tedros asked countries to…
The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 21, police said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors. After torrential rain in recent weeks, a huge mound of garbage at the city’s only landfill site collapsed late on Friday, crushing and burying…
US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are at odds over their first head-to-head debate, with each in favour of a different broadcaster and date. The Harris campaign is pushing for a debate to take place on ABC News on 10 September, in a slot previously scheduled for a debate between President Joe Biden…
Mathare, one of Nairobi’s most densely populated informal settlements, is facing severe sanitation issues that are crippling local businesses and posing significant health risks to locals. Open-air eateries, which are vital to the community’s economy and daily life, are particularly affected by the poor drainage system and blocked sewer lines. For instance, unwelcoming stench coming…
Kenya Education Fund has committed to increasing access to quality education to bright but needy students. Speaking when opening their new headquarters in Thika, KEF founding partner Dominic Muasya promised to enhance their capacity to educate underprivileged high school students. “This building is about having a permanent address but also a space where students can…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has urged young people not to join nationwide cost-of-living protests planned for next week, saying they are the work of “sinister” people “capitalising” on the country’s economic woes. Organisers are said to have drawn inspiration from events in Kenya. Protesters in the East African nation are now calling on President William…
Kenyan police in Haiti engaged in a gun battle as they patrolled a deserted street in the Caribbean nation. The officers have been patrolling the streets of Haiti with heavy armoured vehicles. In the video, seen by the Star, the officers are seen patrolling an empty street in a convoy of five vehicles. The area…
Police in Eldoret on Wednesday stopped a group of youth who were demonstrating in support of former Roads CS Kipchumba Murkomen. The youth were moving with placards along Kisumu Road heading to the CBD before being stopped by the police. Police led by area OCPD Edward Masibo ordered the youth to turn back saying they…
