Shadrack Omuka

Jan 22, 2025 | ncronline.org | Jason Berry |Michael Sean Winters |Shadrack Omuka

New Year's dawned with numbing reports of a man who maneuvered a truck around barricades onto Bourbon Street, mowing down late night revelers before New Orleans police officers shot him dead. Stories of accomplices were soon quashed by an FBI spokesman who said the Texas-born killer, inspired by the Islamic State group, acted alone. Fourteen people died; at least 57 were injured.

Aug 1, 2024 | newint.org | Shadrack Omuka

Tears and cheers greeted Kenyan journalist Catherine Wanjeri as she was discharged from hospital, days after being shot by police while covering anti-government protests in Nakuru on 16 July. Video footage posted on X captured the moment Wanjeri, clearly identifiable by her press vest and ID card, was shot three times with rubber bullets across her left thigh, requiring surgery to remove them.

Jun 3, 2024 | the-star.co.ke | Shadrack Omuka

Alfred Nyairo the environment club patron It is about 2 pm at Dandora Secondary School, students have just come from lunch break and are already in class but some can be seen strolling around the football pitch carrying plates and cups. Dandora Secondary School is just about 12 kilometres from Nairobi's central business district and adjacent to East Africa’s largest landfill- Dandora dumpsite.

Mar 26, 2024 | ncronline.org | Shadrack Omuka

In an effort to strengthen the spirit of Laudato Si' and further movement on care for creation, the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega is enthusiastically partaking in the restoration of the significantly degraded Maragoli Forest in western Kenya. The hill forest, located about 400 kilometers (248 miles) west of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is a vital ecosystem that provides habitat for diverse flora and fauna.

Mar 2, 2024 | minorityafrica.org | Shadrack Omuka

A stroll through Mukogodo Forest in Laikipia County, Kenya’s largest national and dry forest reserve covering landmass of over 30,000 hectares, reveals a sight: metallic tags adorning the trees, each bearing two words. One word is in English, while the other is its translation into Yaakuntee, the indigenous language of the Yiaku people.