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Are houseflies a filthy nuisance or unsung heroes of nature?
To most people, houseflies are filthy, disease-carrying nuisances best wiped off the face of the earth. But are they truly nothing more than pests?
By Dennis Ochieng 9 months ago
Are houseflies a filthy nuisance or unsung heroes of nature?
Concern as iconic grey crested cranes fade from Lake Victoria
During the harvest season, farmers kill cranes or poison them with pesticides while others fall victim to electrocution by power lines.
By Dennis Ochieng 1 year ago
Concern as iconic grey crested cranes fade from Lake Victoria
Uncertainty hits farms as climate shifts, weather patterns evolve
As the climate shifts unpredictably, farmers and experts are left in suspense, waiting for the rains that may or may not come.
By Dennis Ochieng 1 year ago
Uncertainty hits farms as climate shifts, weather patterns evolve
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Diving on empty: Raw deal for diver who recovered a headless body in River Tana
Not long ago, Ibrahim Abakora Mamba recovered the body of a headless man, which had been difficult to trace in River Tana.
By Dennis Ochieng 1 year ago
Diving on empty: Raw deal for diver who recovered a headless body in River Tana
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Sanitation goals face harsh realities in open defecation
Open Defacation rate declined from 16.2 per cent in 2003 to 7 per cent in 2022, the country remains among 36 countries still grappling with this unhealthy practice.
By Dennis Ochieng 1 year ago
Sanitation goals face harsh realities in open defecation
School girls in the tight grip of period poverty in Tana River
Menstruation causes approximately a million school-going girls to miss several days of school each month.
By Dennis Ochieng 1 year ago
School girls in the tight grip of period poverty in Tana River
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Lake Victoria: What ails world biggest fresh water source ?
Massive siltation, huge soil erosion deposited in the lake raise its water and soils its freshwater's health.
By Dennis Ochieng 1 year ago
Lake Victoria: What ails world biggest fresh water source ?
Kenyan diaspora: Their money is welcome but ideas are resisted
Opinion
By Joseph Lister Nyaringo
19 mins ago
Dignity even in death
Opinion
By Faith Wekesa
4 hrs ago
Ruto's diplomatic gaffes as Suluhu puts a new twist
Politics
By Ndung’u Gachane
5 hrs ago
Smartmatic sues IEBC over Sh500m debt
National
By Kamau Muthoni
5 hrs ago