By Nyang’au Araka The first time I heard my peers sing, “Ukimwi ni hatari…kwa maisha yako”, I thought that whatever Ukimwi was had the shape of a fierce, ugly looking wild and deadly animal. Apparently, they had heard the song from the national broadcaster, KBC radio, from whence the government conducted a sensitization programme against […]

By Nyang’au Araka There was shock when a medic and his lover were found dead in Kisii. They were staying at an apartment in Nyamataro estate, on the outskirts of Kisii town. The man, identified as Vincent was a doctor at the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH) while the woman identified as Moraa had […]

By KPC Reporter More men in Kenya are dying from HIV-AIDs related complications compared to women. This is despite fewer men living with the virus, latest data from a state organ shows. Statistics from the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) shows that more than 1.38 million people are living with HIV in the country. […]

By Nyang’au Araka Famous sculptor, Elkana Ong’esa who emerged from Tabaka region of Kisii County is dead. Ong’esa died on Thursday, a family member said. He had been to various hospitals including the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH). The artist was battling cancer. He was 80 years old.  Ong’esa was among big names from […]

By KPC Reporter Adolescents in Nyamira County face triple health threats according to data in the latest Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic report. The three threats are: new infections, pregnancies and sexual/ Gender Based Violence (GBV). This is according to the 2023 report. The report shows that adolescents aged between 10 and 19 accounted for […]

By OMBOKI MONAYO Developing countries mainly from Africa continue to hold the short end of the stick as the world confronts climate change. The recent conclusion of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, left many African nations and developing countries feeling shortchanged and disillusioned. Despite the conference’s ambitious agenda, the final climate finance commitment of $300 billion […]

By Nyang’au Araka Smallholder tea farmers affiliated to the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) will receive fertiliser suspension funds by early next year. KTDA said in a statement said that the funds will paid alongside green leaf payment by 5th January, 2025. The agency had ordered 96.988 Metric Tonnes (MT) of fertiliser for the current […]

By Nyang’au Araka A not very new microblogging social networking service modeled after and inspired by Twitter (now X) is gaining numbers lately, particularly in the United States. Bluesky was launched in 2019. Just like X, users of Bluesky can share text messages, images, and videos in short posts. The service is primarily operated by […]

By Nyang’au Araka The Technical University of Kenya (TUK) has conferred an Honorary Doctor (Honoris Causa) of Business Administration degree to business magnet Jared Kangwana. “The conferment is recognition of Kangwana’s distinguished contribution to entrepreneurship and a free independent media in the country,” the University said in a statement. The conferment occurred during the university’s […]