WHO warns of falsified Augmentin | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that fake versions of the antibiotic Augmentin have been discovered in Uganda and Kenya. The genuine drug is sold by GlaxoSmithKline but the packaging of the falsified drugs says it is manufactured by SmithKline …
Read More »Kenya’s Harambee Stars hold Uganda Cranes to 1-1 draw
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | An inspired second-half performance by the Harambee Stars was not enough as they played out a 1-1 draw with visiting Uganda Cranes in an international friendly match played on Sunday, September 8, 2019, at the MISC Kasarani. Stars were off-color in the first half …
Read More »Uganda Cranes test Kenya’s Harambee Stars in Nairobi
*Kenya vs Uganda *Sunday 8th September 2019 *Venue – Kasarani Stadium *4PM Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s Harambee Stars will battle Uganda Cranes in an international friendly at the Moi International Stadium, Kasarani on Sunday. The two teams are using the FIFA International weekend to prepare their …
Read More »Njogu’s lead cut as Ugandans charge at 2019 Amateur Golf Open
💠 LEADER-BOARD day 2 #UGGolfOpen19 ⛳ ✳144 S Njogu Par 69 75 🇰🇪 ✳145 D Nduva +1 75 70 🇰🇪 ✳145 S Chege +1 73 72 🇰🇪 ✳147 P Mwangi +3 71 76 🇰🇪 ✳148 W Odera +4 75 73 🇰🇪 ✳149 J Cwinyaai +5 76 73 🇺🇬 ✳149 Z …
Read More »Aid groups warn against Kenya’s UN bid to sanction Al-Shabaab
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya is urging the UN to list Al-Shabaab under the same sanctions as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, but foreign donors say the move could leave millions in drought-stricken Somalia without aid. The proposed listing — which could take effect as soon as Thursday — comes …
Read More »Scientists a step closer to saving northern white rhino from extinction
Ol Pejeta, Kenya | AFP | Veterinarians have successfully harvested eggs from the last two surviving northern white rhinos, taking them one step closer to bringing the species back from the brink of extinction, scientists said in Kenya on Friday. Science is the only hope for the northern white rhino …
Read More »Kenyan 7s rugby players jailed 15 years for gang rape
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | A Kenyan court on Friday sentenced two rugby players to 15 years in prison for the gang rape of a female singer at a birthday party last year. The international rugby sevens players Frank Wanyama, 24, and Alex Olaba, 23, were earlier this month found …
Read More »Gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’
Loisaba , Kenya | AFP | For most of his life as a Samburu warrior, Lesaiton Lengoloni thought nothing of hunting giraffes, the graceful giants so common a feature of the Kenyan plains where he roamed. “There was no particular pride in killing a giraffe, not like a lion… (But) a …
Read More »Kenya launches Africa’s biggest wind farm
Kenya | AFP | Kenya on Friday launched Africa’s biggest wind power plant, a mammoth project in a gusty stretch of remote wilderness that now provides nearly a fifth of its energy needs. The $680-million (600 million euro) project, a sprawling 365-turbine wind farm on the eastern shores of Lake Turkana, …
Read More »Kenya, Uganda revamp marine vessels to open Northern economic corridor
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Kenya have started works on the countries Major Marine Vessels MV Uhuru in Kenya and MV Kaawa and MV Pamba in Uganda in a bid to revitalize the Northern corridor route on Lake Victoria. MV Uhuru, together with MV Umoja in Tanzania, MV …
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