NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 26 – The Gates Foundation has affirmed its commitment to partnering with the government within the confines of the Kenya’s Privileges and Immunities Act. According to the organisation’s Global Communication’s Deputy Director in Africa Buhle Makamanzi, the foundation operates according to “the typical agreements Kenya makes with other foundations and nonprofits.” “Our Read More
Read MoreNAIROBI, Kenya Oct 26 – President William Ruto has appointed former Starehe MP Margaret Wanjiru as the new chairperson of the Nairobi Rivers Commission. Wanjiru replaces Pamela Olet as the head of the Commission. Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu, who had previously served on the Commission, has also been replaced by Millicent Omanga. President Ruto Read More
Read MoreNAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 26 – Private sector growth is a critical component of a thriving economy. When businesses in the private sector expand and create jobs and entrepreneurship, it leads to increased productivity and innovation. This growth helps to drive economic development and drive-up standards of living for individuals in a society. One of the Read More
Read MoreNAIROBI, Kenya Oct 26 -The National Environment Management Authority of Kenya (NEMA) has issued a stern warning to construction firms violating issued directives in the country. The Environmental Authority has promised punitive actions to the firms who have been constructing buildings at night despite regulations stipulating all construction should halt at 6pm. This is following Read More
Read MoreHANOI — China will further promote the sound and steady development of military-to-military relations with Vietnam, said Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, during his visit to Vietnam from Thursday to Saturday. Zhang met respectively with To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Luong Cuong, Vietnamese president, and Pham Read More
Read MoreSHENZHEN — Chinese researchers have found that morphological changes of an immune receptor play a key role in allergic reactions, a discovery that could provide new insights useful for the development of allergy medications. Allergic diseases, including allergic rhinitis, asthma and allergies to food and medications, affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide and have Read More
Read MoreBEIJING — A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Kuqa City in Aksu prefecture of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 4:35 pm Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter was monitored at 40.98 degrees north latitude and 83.93 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, said Read More
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