Safety concerns over Mwea rice in Kenya
By Gatonye Gathura Food experts including at the National Irrigation Board have warned of widespread contamination of rice from Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kirinyaga County. […]
A pill to cure love on the way
By Gatonye Gathura For several weeks recently Justice Roselyne Aburili of the High Court in Kenya trended on social media for jailing Truphena Ndonga Aswani […]
Why eligible Kenya men are committing suicide
By Gatonye Gathura Suicide attempts among young and recently married men in Kenya are on the rise with pesticides the agent of choice. Recent hospital […]
Africa missing in WHO team to China on origins of Covid 19
By Gatonye Gathura Africa, the only continent yet to start vaccinating against Covid 19, is also missing out in the World Health Organisation’s team investigating […]
Big question: Who gets malaria vaccine first?
By Gatonye Gathura It is almost time to decide which child will be on line to receive the world’s first malaria vaccine, those to wait, […]
Nairobi sex workers record huge drop in HIV infections
By Gatonye Gathura It is good news in Nairobi County as HIV infection rates among female sex workers drop dramatically. The rates have dropped from […]
Bottled water in Nairobi found contaminated with disease-causing bugs
By Gatonye Gathura A lot of bottled water being sold in Nairobi is contaminated with disease-causing bacteria some resistant to several common antibiotics. A recent […]
Nairobi gays jump from the frying pan ……
By Gatonye Gathura By operating online, gay sex workers in Nairobi say they have escaped police harassment but jumped right into the hands of blackmailers. […]
Kenyans with rare anti-malaria gene may save the world
By Gatonye Gathura Scientists have discovered how a rare gene found in a few Kenyans protects them against malaria, raising hope for more effective cures […]
Survey shows growing risk of tick-to-human diseases in Kenya’s Maasai Mara
By Gatonye Gathura A new survey has confirmed a growing risk of tick-to-human diseases in the world-famous Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Researchers collected […]