Some dead and hundreds affected by Nairobi flash floods
Reuters report: Six-storey building collapses in Huruma estate as floods hit Kenyan capital, Three dead. People from about “150 households” were taking shelter in [...]
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Attitude change towards Africa and its wildlife needed to curb poaching
By Essie Wambui >>>>>>>> This is what 10,000 dead elephants and over 340 rhinos look like. 16,000 elephant tusks arranged into 11 pyres ready for a [...]
Police warn parents about kid-friendly Kik app; gives predators direct online access to children
While there are safety concerns with other apps, police and users say Kik is particularly popular with younger teens and children whose parents may not be as familiar with [...]
Gender Commission blames Kenya parliament for not passing gender bill
The National Gender and Equality Commission has hit back at the National Assembly for not passing the two-thirds gender bill. Chairperson Winfred Lichuma says failure to pass [...]
Black city councillor Matthew Green says Hamilton police ‘carded’ him
Hamilton’s first black city councillor, Matthew Green, has filed a complaint against the city’s police, saying he was arbitrarily stopped by an officer and grilled with [...]
B.C. woman’s defamatory Facebook posts lands her in legal trouble
A British Columbia woman has been ordered to pay more than $65,000 after making unfounded accusations over Facebook suggesting her neighbour was a pedophile who set up [...]
Kenya’s former first lady Lucy Kibaki dies in London
Kenya’s controversial former first lady, Lucy Kibaki, has died in a London hospital of an undisclosed illness. She gained notoriety for slapping a cameraman in 2005 [...]
Proverbs & Sayings – Meru
From Flora Terah 1.Agiicuria ta kireere naiji uria akareera
– he hangs himself down like a bat, he definitely knows how he would float through the air. 2. Agwikia [...]
Ontario expanding HPV vaccination program to include boys
Boys will be able to get free vaccinations against HPV infection and the cancers that can result from it starting in September. Health Minister Eric Hoskins said the human [...]
Kenya president signs anti-doping law before Wada deadline
Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law an anti-doping bill that could allow the country to compete at the Olympics Games in Rio in August. It had missed two [...]