Onion prices surge at Gakoromone market
Gakoromone market in Meru County is witnessing a significant surge in onion prices, driven by a convergence of low supplies from producers, heavy rains and increased taxes. Local farmers have reported
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Fistula ‘envoy’ helps Maa women to get treatment
International day to end Obstetric Fistula is celebrated every May 23, to raise awareness of the condition and generate much-needed additional support for women affected. The WHO report shows that there
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Protect the youth targeted by the tobacco and nicotine industry
The World Health Organization (WHO) has today launched a report highlighting how the tobacco and nicotine industry designs products and implements campaigns to get the world's youth addicted. In the report dubbed
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State banks on vast Turkana mineral resource for region’s economic take off
In the blistering midday heat of Naduat in Turkana West sub-county, a hazy mirage shrouds the distance ridges like a smoky gauze. Invisible gusts of heated air blow across the
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Avail Finance Bill booklets for Kenyans at grassroots
A 70-year-old man from Baringo county has joined the contentious debate on the proposed Finance Bill 2024 by demanding printed copies of the 135-page document be distributed freely to Kenyans. Mzee
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