Kenya’s government has signed a deal with striking doctors, the health ministry announced Wednesday, after almost two months of industrial action that left thousands of patients struggling to find medical care.”After long and painstaking negotiations that ran into the wee hours of the night for many days… we have signed a return to work formula …
Kenya inks deal to end doctors’ strikeWed, 08 May 2024 16:46:43 GMT Read More »
“Where are we supposed to go?” implored Catherine Masai as she watched a bulldozer tear down shanty houses on the banks of a muddy river in a sprawling Nairobi slum.Weeks of rains and floods have caused a trail of destruction across Kenya and cost almost 260 lives, prompting the government to order the evacuation of …
Kenya’s government has signed a deal with striking doctors, the health ministry announced Wednesday, after almost two months of industrial action that left thousands of patients struggling to find medical care.”After 56 days, @kmpdu signs agreement, ending nationwide doctors’ strike,” the ministry said on X, formerly Twitter, using the abbreviation for the Kenya Medical Practitioners, …
Chadian  presidential candidate Succes Masra’s party on Wednesday condemned violence against him and his supporters, urging people to defend their “will expressed at the ballot box” against electoral fraud.Masra, a former fierce opponent of the regime before it named him prime minister, is the main challenger to junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno.The election on …
Diane Rwigara, a vehement critic of Rwanda’s iron-fisted President Paul Kagame, announced Wednesday she planned to run against him in this year’s elections.”A new chapter for Rwanda begins now. Together we will make history! Join me as I run for President,” Rwigara posted on X, formerly Twitter.Rwanda, which has been de facto ruled by Kagame …
Kagame critic Rwigara unveils election bidWed, 08 May 2024 13:08:00 GMT Read More »
The United Nations voiced concern on Wednesday after dozens of cases of cholera were reported in flood-stricken Kenya as the death toll from rain-related disasters surpassed 250.The World Health Organization (WHO) said 44 cases of the disease have been reported in Tana River County in eastern Kenya, one of the areas hardest hit in weeks …
Flood-hit Kenya reports dozens of cholera casesWed, 08 May 2024 13:02:51 GMT Read More »
Rescuers raced against time to find more survivors amid the rubble of a deadly building collapse in South Africa on Wednesday, as search operations were about to enter their third day.Dozens of people are still unaccounted for almost 48 hours after rescue services started combing through the debris in the southern city of George. At least …
The United Nations voiced concern on Wednesday after dozens of cases of cholera were reported in flood-stricken Kenya.The World Health Organization (WHO) said 44 cases of the disease have been reported in Tana River County in eastern Kenya, one of the areas hardest hit in weeks of destructive rains and flooding.”I believe that between government …
Dozens of cholera cases reported in flood-hit KenyaWed, 08 May 2024 10:39:43 GMT Read More »
The United Nations voiced concern on Wednesday after dozens of cases of cholera were reported in Kenya which has been hit by weeks of destructive rains and floods.The World Health Organization (WHO) said 44 cases of the disease have been reported in Tana River County in eastern Kenya, one of the areas hardest hit by …
Dozens of cholera cases reported in flood-hit KenyaWed, 08 May 2024 08:42:13 GMT Read More »
