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Jan 22, 2025 | 
tnx.africa | Noel Nabiswa |Lilian Chepkoech |Lillian Chepkoech
Controversial city preacher Pastor James Ng'ang'a has once again caught the internet's attention after making disturbing comments during one of his typically charged Sunday services. The founder of Neno Evangelism Centre, Pastor Ng'ang'a, came under criticism from a section of Kenyans last Sunday after appearing to mock women who, according to him, were obsessed with beauty trends but were still unattractive.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
foodsafety.einnews.com | Ayoki Onyango |Noel Nabiswa |Mercy Kahenda |Gardy Chacha
Caption Activists, scientists and farmers crowded the street at Town Centre, Nairobi county on Thursday, 17tb September 2015. They were demonstrating against the ban that the government intends on lifting on BT maize. BT maize has been tested in laboratories and has been found to contain cancer cells.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Noel Nabiswa
There has been a rise in the proportion of women seeking abortions despite using “natural” methods to prevent pregnancy, such as fertility tracking apps, a study in England and Wales suggests. The data, published in BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health, shows a shift in contraception use over the last five years, from “more reliable” hormonal contraceptives, such as the pill, to fertility awareness-based methods, say the researchers.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Noel Nabiswa
It has been almost a month since four young men were abducted in Mlolongo, leaving their families in a state of uncertainty. Despite searching various police stations and morgues, their efforts have yielded no results, and the men have since been dubbed the “Mlolongo Four.”The four—Kulani Muema, Martin Nziuku, Justus Mutumwa, and Steve Mbisi—were abducted in December 2024.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Noel Nabiswa
Church and Clergy Association of Kenya chairman Hudson Ndeda has faulted the Catholic and ACK churches for their rejection of the presidents’ donations to church terming it as corruption. In the recent past, a section of the church and the presidency have been at loggerheads, particularly on the issue of donations that were publicly declared on the church altar, where the church leaders have been vocal on this issue of rejecting the donations.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Noel Nabiswa
Scientists report that the ambitious plan to map all 37 trillion cells in the human body is transforming understanding of how our bodies work. The received wisdom said we were built from around 200 types of cells, such as the heart muscle or nerve cells. Instead, the Human Cell Atlas project has revealed there are thousands of cell types, with some appearing to be culprits in diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease and cystic fibrosis.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Fred Kagonye |Noel Nabiswa
Kenya is once again under international scrutiny following the alleged abduction and humiliation of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye. The four-time presidential contender is reported to have been abducted on Saturday during a visit to attend the launch of book by Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua in Nairobi. The incident has fueled outrage across the region, with human rights groups condemning the growing trend of political repression and cross-border targeting of opposition figures.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Noel Nabiswa
Coronaviruses have already caused three major disease outbreaks, including the Covid-19 pandemic that hit most countries in the world. However, scientists claim that those pathogens are difficult to grow in the labs, making it difficult for them to study them to come up with countermeasures. Reporting in ‘Nature’, scientists said they have equipped human cells with custom-designed receptors that these viruses can bind to and use to sneak inside cell.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Noel Nabiswa
It is about noon on Monday. A few metres from Maseno University’s Siriba campus (Gate B), an aroma of spices fills the air as you approach Gateway Hotel and Shop. Here, you meet Moses Papa and his wife busy preparing various dishes to serve their customers. After taking early retirement from his job at Maseno University and consulting with his family on his new path, Papa decided to venture into the world of business. “I worked there for almost 10 years.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Noel Nabiswa
It is about noon on Monday. A few metres from Maseno University’s Siriba campus (Gate B), an aroma of spices fills the air as you approach Gateway Hotel and Shop. Here, you meet Moses Papa and his wife busy preparing various dishes to serve their customers. After taking early retirement from his job at Maseno University and consulting with his family on his new path, Papa decided to venture into the world of business.
