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Mpox First Death Case Confirmed in Kenya as Infections Rise Updates

Mpox First Death Case Confirmed in Kenya as Infections Rise

  • October 15, 2024
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Mpox, also known as monkeypox, spreads to new areas recently. Kenya confirms its first mpox death, according to Mary Muthoni, Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards. The country now has 13 confirmed cases in counties. Out of 238 samples tested, 13 turned out positive, while 225 were negative. The Health Ministry’s latest report […]

Kenya Becomes Part of Global Alliance to Combat Plastic Pollution Updates

Kenya Becomes Part of Global Alliance to Combat Plastic Pollution

  • October 6, 2024
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Kenya has joined the global effort to combat plastic pollution. The country became a member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution. This coalition, formed in 2022, seeks to eliminate plastic waste by 2050 through a binding international treaty. Kenya, along with 66 other nations, reaffirmed this commitment at the United Nations General […]

Evolving Partnership Between China and Kenya Business

Evolving Partnership Between China and Kenya

  • October 3, 2024
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China’s 75th anniversary on October 1, 2024, highlighted its impressive transformation and global influence. For Kenya, China is evolving to be a crucial partner, standing as its biggest trading ally and a key player in development. The partnership has grown through efforts like the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation […]

EPRA Retains July 2024 Fuel Prices for August Economy

EPRA Retains July 2024 Fuel Prices for August

  • August 14, 2024
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EPRA Retains July 2024 Fuel Prices for August. According to the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA). Kenyans will continue to pay the same fuel prices that they have maintained. However, the lasting effects of recent tax hikes eclipsed the Ksh1 cut announced last month, leaving customers to wonder if the reforms will provide any […]

30 Nigerian Hajj pilgrims perished in Saudi Arabia — NAHCON Other News

30 Nigerian Hajj pilgrims perished in Saudi Arabia — NAHCON

  • July 30, 2024
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30 Nigerian Hajj pilgrims perished in Saudi Arabia — NAHCON. According to Mallam Jalal Arabi, the chairman of Nigeria’s National Hajj Commission, 30 Nigerians lost their lives during the recently finished Hajj trip in Saudi Arabia on Monday. At a post-Hajj press conference in Abuja, Arabi revealed this information. He said that the heat wave […]

JKIA is a Protected Place, Police Warns Protesters Updates

Airport is a Protected Area, Police Warns Protesters

  • July 22, 2024
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JKIA is a Protected Place, Police Warns Protesters. In advance of Tuesday’s anticipated anti-government protests in Nairobi. Police have issued warnings to demonstrators not to enter protected areas. Since President William Ruto shelved the divisive Finance Bill, 2024, late last month, demonstrators have persisted in opposing his administration. Furthermore, demanding a complete restructure of the […]