Kala-azar: 5 symptoms of the deadly disease

Sandfly. PHOTO/Drug Today Mid this month, Kenya announced an outbreak of Kala-azar disease in Wajir County, leaving 18 dead and infecting more than 500 people in the last three months.  Kala-azar, also known as visceral leishmaniasis, is a potentially fatal disease caused by Leishmania parasites, transmitted by female sandflies, and characterized by fever, weight loss,…

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Saiti clinches title at Muthaiga layout

Jimimah Schilling, Trade Commissioner – Australian Trade and Investment Commission for Africa (left), presents the Murdoch University Open overall prize to Andrew Saiti (right) at Muthaiga Golf Club, January 28, 2026. [Mose Sammy, Standard] Home player, Anthony Saiti, chalked a sterling score of 42 stableford points to claim the third Murdoch University Open played…

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Interior PS Omollo meets Nyanza education bosses to assess 2024 KCSE performance in the region

State Department for Internal Security and National Administration Principal Secretary (PS) Raymond Omollo on Saturday, January 18, 2025, met education sector bosses from Nyanza to assess performance in the just released 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results, in the region. Omollo in a statement shared via his official X account revealed that he…

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