Hemafuse, a surgical autotransfusion device, will revolutionize blood access across Africa. Hemafuse is designed to salvage and recycle whole blood from cases of internal bleeding. The device can be used in both emergencies and scheduled procedures to recover blood from where it pools inside of a patient, into a blood bag, where it is immediately […]
At least 14 children were killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a primary school in Kenya when they were let out to go home. The pupils, mostly aged between 10 and 12, are said to have been crushed as they ran down a narrow staircase at Kakamega Primary School after lessons. One mother […]
The convener and National Patron of the Annual Men’s conference in Kenya, Mzee Jackson Kibor has thrown a caveat, setting out the guidelines and rules of engagement on who is fit to speak during the 2020 edition of the conference. BestNewsGH.com can report Mzee Kibor as saying speakers at this year’s event which is the […]
A former Attorney General in Kenya is calling for the arrest of any man who is poor and intends to marry. BestNewsGH.com reports Charles Njonjo, popularly known as Mzee Njonjo or the Duke of kabeteshire as saying no poor man should be allowed to punish anyone’s daughter with poverty. Mzee Njonjo who turned 100 years […]
A teachers’ union in Kenya has threatened to evacuate its members from an area where three teachers were killed on Monday morning if the government does not improve security. The deadly attack happened in Kamuthe in Garissa county. A telecommunications mast and a police camp were also targeted. The teachers who died were not from […]
In a rare gesture, commercial sex workers cleaned two police stations and donated beddings for cells as the world marked the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. The sex workers under an umbrella body ‘Smart Ladies, ‘ cleaned the office of the local Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) and put up new curtains. They […]
Young women and girls in Kibera, one of Africa’s largest informal settlements, are writing their street harassment experiences on roads and canvasses to highlight the damaging nature of sexual harassment. Warning: Some readers may find words part of this article distressing Zubeida Yusuf has lived in Kibera, in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, all her life, and […]
Social media is buzzing over the recent pictures trending several hours ago. A Kenya University graduate of (Makerere University) shared a picture of one of her lecturers giving her “mouthaction” in his office. She shared the photos on Facebook and people have been venting their opinion since then. The beautiful lady is a graduate student […]
At least 182 Kenyans living in the United States of America illegally were arrested while applying for citizenship to avoid deportation and become eligible for work permits. The figures were released by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an immigration policy that allows those with […]
The Archbishop of Kampala, Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, has suggested that the government of Uganda deduct tithe from workers’ salaries. Speaking during a mass, the Catholic Archbishop said many Christians don’t tithe and this affects church projects, reports Citizen Kenya. “Whenever we ask for tithe, everyone gives only what they have at that time. But the Bible says a […]
A new law that went into effect in Kenya this week makes it legal for a man to marry as many women as he wants. And a leading women’s group is applauding it. President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the polygamy measure into law Tuesday, formally recognizing what has long been a cultural practice in the nation. […]
A Kenyan lawyer has sued the country’s three biggest mobile phone operators over the expiry of unused data bundles, the Daily Nation newspaper reports. Lawyer Adrian Kamotho has filed the petition at the Communications and Multimedia Appeals Tribunal. He wants the tribunal to order the three telecom firms – Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom Kenya – […]
