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  • Kenya to make Covid vaccination mandatory

    The trouble of a vaccine mandate on an unvaccinated continent: To accelerate Covid-19 vaccination rates in the country, Kenya plans to deny the unvaccinated access to public services.

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    The Real Deal on Vaginal Detox Pearls and Powders

    Yoni pearls and powders are made up of crushed herbs. They are supposed to be used as a vaginal detox or cleanse and are one of the fads recently promoted in the name of women’s health.

  • Force fields and fake cures: Cashing in on the Covid-19 pandemic

    From a Whatsapp text, follow my investigation into a fake chain that was claimed to protect the wearer from COVID-19 by creating a 2-meter “green zone” around them.

  • Who Follows COVID-19 rules and Who Doesn’t? Kenya and Denmark Case Study

    Why do some societies find it harder to wear masks, maintain social distancing and adhere to set curfews or lockdowns? It comes down to one simple but vital virtue - Trust.

  • How a grassroots campaign won $12 million taking on a lead-poisoning battery plant in Kenya

    Environmentalist Phyllis Omido fought a lead-acid battery smelting company and won.

  • Fumes pupils inhale akin to smoking two cigarettes in a day

    There are over 700,000 children under 10 in Nairobi exposed to high levels of outdoor air pollution in their day-to-day lives.

  • Is One Puff Of Shisha Equivalent To Smoking 10 Cigarettes?

    Proponents of the ongoing ban argue that shisha is far worse than smoking cigarettes, but how do the two compare?

  • How open-air markets are weak link in fight against Covid-19

    Vendors and customers are packed like sardines, making social distancing impossible. Poor sanitation, which is commonplace, exacerbates the risk level of transmission.

  • I am Samuel

    How a queer Kenyan film is outpacing homophobic colonial censorship law

    ‘I Am Samuel’ is blocked in Kenya, but its filmmakers have found other ways to get their message across.

  • Could Kenya be hit by a cyclone?

    Following the devastation caused by Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, how likely is it for a similar cyclone to hit Kenya?

  • Protesting during a pandemic: Confronting civil rights abuses in Kenya

    “The militarization in our communities has increased almost ten-fold during this pandemic.”

  • Women as water guardians in the home

    Women are totally absent from water management bodies that make decisions on where and how the water utilities and services will be implemented yet they are the primary water providers at home.