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1 day ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Gordon Osen |Mathews Ndanyi
Amnesty
International
Kenya executive
director Irungu
Houghton
(centre)
presents
the report
on Kenyan
domestic
workers in
Saudi Arabia
to Mombasa
Tourism CEC
Mohamed
Osman (second
R) at Kenya
Coast National
Polytechnic,
Mombasa
/KNAWhen agents scouting for domestic workers to export abroad approach women already weathering hard life, they package the offer as life-changing and a death blow to poverty, but that's not all there is.
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2 days ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Cyrus Ombati |Mathews Ndanyi
In SummaryThe body had two deep cut wounds on the head. Police said there were blood traces on the riverbank, suggesting that the deceased was killed before being dragged into the river. Police are
investigating an incident where a woman was found murdered and her body dumped
in a river in Ortum, West Pokot County. The body of the
victim was found half-submerged in water in the river Muruny within Chebrumben
village.
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4 days ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Mathews Ndanyi
As the world celebrates Mother’s
Day—a time to honor the love, strength, and sacrifice of mothers—an
extraordinary group of Ugandan women is rewriting the script of maternal
courage by standing up for their LGBT children in a country where doing so is
both dangerous and defiant.
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6 days ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Mathews Ndanyi
In SummarySamuel Ngoko's family and human rights crusaders are demanding for justice. Fredrick Ojiro from Vocal Africa alleged that witnesses who witnessed Samuel's abduction are already being threatened by members of the suspected criminal gang. Samuel Ngoko was allegedly assaulted and abducted by suspected goons from Kipkaren estate who then threw him into river Sosian.
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6 days ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Mathews Ndanyi
The county has spent Sh240 million to buy drugs in 2024-25 financial year, but the allocation will now be increased to to Sh350 million to ensure all health facilities get adequate supplies from the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa). Kemsa will supply the drugs directly to each of the 138 county hospitals. Health
chief officer Paul Wangwe said Bii is keen to further strengthen health
services with other essentials along with improved staffing.
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6 days ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Magdalene Saya |Mathews Ndanyi
In SummaryMedical Services Principal Secretary Dr Ouma Oluga has said that the actual number of cases is believed to be significantly higher. Oluga said this pattern of late diagnosis results in higher treatment costs, worse health outcomes, and additional pressure on the country’s healthcare system. Health experts have raised concern that several diabetic cases in the country go undiagnosed.
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6 days ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Mathews Ndanyi
A team of Chinese and Australian researchers has, for the first time, discovered fossils of Palaeospondylus outside Scotland, unlocking the mystery of the 400-million-year-old fish. /XINHUAA team of Chinese and Australian researchers has for the first time discovered fossils of Palaeospondylus in an area located outside Scotland, according to the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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6 days ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Cyrus Ombati |Mathews Ndanyi
At least three people were killed when a quarry collapsed in
Kokotoni village, Malindi, Kilifi County.
The victims included a man and his wife aged 39 and 34,
police said.
The other victim was a woman aged 38.
Malindi Deputy County Commissioner David Lusava said the
victims were mining stones when the tragic incident occurred on Thursday.
A search and rescue mission was conducted in the rubble, but
no more bodies or survivors were found.
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6 days ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Mathews Ndanyi
West
Pokot Governor Simon Kachapin is planning to develop more schools to
fight illiteracy, which has been a major catalyst of banditry. He
said the county is working with development partners to enhance access
to education by all children in the region where illiteracy levels
remain high. “Through
the development of more schools, we will be able to transform the lives
of our people so they abandon old-age activities like banditry,”
Kachapin said.
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1 week ago | 
the-star.co.ke | Mathews Ndanyi
More
farmers are taking up fish farming in Uasin Gishu and neighbouring counties of
the region that is popular as the country’s grain basket that leads in
production of maize and wheat.
Over
4,000 framers are now engaging in fish farming in Uasin Gishu, an increase from
less than 2,000 in the last two years amid the ongoing campaign to sensitise
farmers on the need to diversify from reliance on grain.
