Kenya urges vigilance as mpox cases rise
Kenya's health authorities have called on citizens to stay vigilant after confirming three new cases of mpox, ending a month-long hiatus and bringing the total case count to 17.
Kenya's health authorities have called on citizens to stay vigilant after confirming three new cases of mpox, ending a month-long hiatus and bringing the total case count to 17.
Kenya has called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to conduct an official review of the country's corruption and governance issues, a senior government official said on Monday.
Kenya's Ministry of Health on Tuesday oversaw the launch of a new health insurance scheme called the Social Health Insurance Fund, with senior officials saying that it will promote equity, fairness and better service delivery.
Kenya's Ministry of Health confirmed another mpox case, bringing the total number of infections to eight as the government stepped up community awareness to curb the stigma surrounding it.
Kenya on Tuesday imposed a ban on sugar imports from outside the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the East African Community (EAC), two regional trade blocs, citing an increase in local production.
Aditi Ashok completed a wire-to-wire win for her fourth Ladies European title, but the first since 2017. The Indian star, who came within a whisker of an Olympic medal at Tokyo, shot 74 with two bogeys in the last four holes. She still won by nine shots, one of the biggest margins on the LET.
The key for America to achieve its desired results is likely to be the role the cash-rich US private sector plays. Washington does seem to recognise this.
The commission has said it won’t publish results until it has verified the original forms, with just 2 per cent of the tallies released so far.
The World 10K Bengaluru 2022 is an Elite Label World Athletics race that took place on Sunday. Kipkorir Kimeli, who finished fourth in the 5000m at the Olympic Games last summer, took the lead with a kilometre to go and raced ahead of Ethiopia's reigning world U20 10,000m champion Tadese Worku to cut the men's course record by six seconds from the previous mark set by Geoffrey Kamworor in 2014.
In the August 9 General elections in Kenya, voters will elect the President, members of the National Assembly and Senate, county Governors and members of the 47 county assemblies. The Constitution requires that a presidential election take place at the same time as the general election.
