Report cites level of cancer threat
At least 32,987 Kenyans died of cancer in 2018 as revealed by a latest report on the extent the disease has ravaged the country. The report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
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Kenya’s first major graft at independence was about maize
While the Government officials have put on a brave face, trying to resolve food crisis, Ministry of Agriculture bosses seem to be holding their breath as they watch the unfolding food crisis across the
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Mombasa needs Sh5 billion to mitigate effects of flooding toll
Mombasa requires Sh5 billion to contain the floods that have claimed nine lives since the onset of the rains. According to County Secretary Francis Thoya, the funds are required to construct a drainage
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World's first malaria vaccine will be available from 2018
More than 200 million people are diagnosed with the disease annually - killing 430,000 every year. The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito
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President Uhuru defends multi-billion energy projects
Kenyans will access electricity more cheaply and without delay courtesy of the Government's multi-billion-shilling investments in energy, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. The President last Friday commissioned
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Sh12.8billion solar plant set to be launched in Garissa County
Rural Electrification Authority Chairman Dr Simon Gicharu Work on a Sh12.8 billion solar power plant in Garissa County will start soon. Rural Electrification Authority Chairman Simon Gicharu said the final
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Design of Africa’s largest solar plant in Garissa gets ready
Work on Kenya's modest solar energy power plant being built at a cost of sh 12.8 billion in Garissa County is set to start in due course. In an interview with Standard Digital, Rural Electrification Authority
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Survey: More homes have electricity compared to 2015
Kenyans are more connected to national grid compared to a year ago, 2017 economic survey now reveals. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics says that the number of customers connected under the rural
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Rural Kenyans protect wetlands to curb water scarcity
Armed with a hoe and Wellington boots, George Wandera planted bamboo seedlings in neatly dug holes along the banks of a stream on his farm that feeds a nearby lake in western Kenya. "I've never tried this
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New alliance to scale up rain water harvesting launched
Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa speaking during the signing and launch of the Kenyan Chapter of Billion Dollar Business Alliance(BDBA) at World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi on Tuesday
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Tea farmers grapple with lifestyle diseases despite active daily routines
Poor eating habits are predisposing many people in tea growing areas to lifestyle diseases. This is despite their active daily routine. Medics came to this finding during a three-day medical camp at Rukuriri