USAID cuts linked to decline in HIV testing in South Africa

Blood Samples for HIV Test. Image used for representation purposes in this article. PHOTO/PexelsTesting and monitoring of HIV patients across South Africa have fallen since the United States cut aid that funded health workers and clinics, with pregnant women, infants and youth the most affected, previously unpublished government data shows.  South Africa has the world’s…

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Nakuru: A relative bitterly narrates the loss

Zechariah Githuku Acting from Nakuru has narrated his sad journey to rich to poverty, because of gambling Kiairie, who once once owned a car shop and rental houses, sold everything and spent that money for gambling In his lowest life, the man listed all the money he spent on gambling and was shocked to know…

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School evacuated over bomb threat

An illustration of police at a crime scene. PHOTO/Pexels.A school has been evacuated over a bomb threat sent to staff, with police warning parents to stay away. Officers were called to Lydiard Park Academy, Swindon, at around 9:00 am this morning following a concerning email. The entire school was evacuated as emergency services rushed to…

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Murkomen defends Ruto’s remarks on abductions, says comments were taken out of context

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen speaks during a public function. PHOTO/@kipmurkomen/XInterior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has come to the defence of President William Ruto over his recent remarks on abductions, asserting that they have been misinterpreted and taken out of context. Speaking in Marsabit County on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Murkomen stated that Ruto’s comments…

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Kirinyaga: A street boy who is thought

After an anxious 10 -day search, a 10 -year -old street boy, who was thought to have drowned in the Thiba River, was found alive by women heading towards the morning worship The boy had ran home after disagreeing with his father and had been living on the street for a while The local MCA,…

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Oparanya: 2 million Kenyans promoted to borrow up to Ksh150K from Huslter Fund

Cooperatives & MSMEs Development  CS Wycliffe Oparanya. PHOTO/@DrOparanya/XCooperatives & MSMEs Development  Cabinet Secretary (CS) Wycliffe Oparanya has revealed that two million Kenyans have been promoted to access a loan limit of up to Ksh150,000 from the Hustler Fund kitty. Speaking when he appeared before the Senate Plenary on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the CS said…

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