gaza aid Stories

Gaza health system overwhelmed as WHO reports 42,000 people have life-changing injuries
UN News  |  Oct 03, 2025

WHO stressed the urgent need for fuel, medical supplies, prosthetics, and assistive devices, alongside protection for health workers. Medical evacuati...

Somali leaders make peace push with future council launch in Nairobi
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Oct 02, 2025

The leaders said the Somali Future Council was designed to advance those goals and provide a framework for addressing differences through discussion r...

Gaza aid convoy says Israeli warships used cyberattack to disrupt mission delivering food, medicine
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 01, 2025

According to Reuters, two Israeli warships closed in on the fleet and encircled its boats, Alma and Sirius, causing their navigation and communication...

Food relief operation kicks off in Northern Kenya amid worsening dry spell
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 01, 2025

The initiative follows a planning meeting held the previous week under the chairmanship of Ruku to set out urgent measures to tackle the drought crisi...

High Court orders Mater Hospital to release detained body over Sh3.3 million bill
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 29, 2025

The applicants contended that the hospital's conduct was exploitative and had compounded their grief by denying them the opportunity to accord their m...

Kenya records over 20,000 new HIV infections in 2025 as Nairobi leads in cases
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 28, 2025

In total, Kenya now has an estimated 1,326,419 people living with HIV, comprising 867,571 females and 458,848 males.

Africa CDC, UNAIDS sign deal to strengthen HIV response, epidemic preparedness
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 27, 2025

The signing underscores a shared commitment by UNAIDS and Africa CDC to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and building a healthier, more res...

Gaza: Four more hospitals shut amid ongoing Israeli offensive
UN News  |  Sep 27, 2025

According to the UN health agency, all but one of the dozen reported attacks on healthcare between September 7 and September  17 have been in Gaza Cit...

Court throws out ID fraud charges against man, faults prosecution over bungled case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 26, 2025

Key witnesses included complainant Ayni Hussein Mahamud, who alleged Abdihakim was of Somali origin, and Fatuma Mohamed, a Kenyan woman whose name and...

Middle East: Spain, Italy send navy ships to Gaza flotilla
DW News  |  Sep 26, 2025

Spain is joining Italy in sending a navy ship to help an aid flotilla bound for Gaza, after activists said they were targeted by Israeli drones. Israe...

Gaza City suffering escalates as Israeli strikes inflict more heavy casualties
UN News  |  Sep 26, 2025

Among many reported attacks in the last week, on 19 September, a four-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl were killed and others injured when their...

Lenacapavir HIV injection to cost just Sh5,000, promises global breakthrough
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 24, 2025

The cheaper version is expected to reach 120 low- and middle-income countries from 2027, pending regulatory approval.

How Kiambu’s fire academy is transforming Kenya’s disaster response, creating jobs abroad
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 23, 2025

A quiet but significant shift in fire preparedness is underway in Kiambu County at the Fire and Rescue Training Centre, which operates in partnership...

Gazans flee ‘death and devastation’ with no transportation or means of shelter
UN News  |  Sep 20, 2025

On average, the journey south costs more than $3,000 (Sh387,000), according to the UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA, making it out of reach for many.

EACC raids homes, offices of four senior Garissa County officials in Sh1.2 billion graft probe
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 17, 2025

The EACC said the operation forms part of an ongoing investigation into irregularities in the award of county contracts.

EU to target Israel, Russia with new sanctions over Gaza and Ukraine crises
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 17, 2025

Ursula von der Leyen described the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as catastrophic and outlined a package of measures that would target extremist Israeli...

UN’s humanitarian work is ‘underfunded, overstretched, and under attack’
UN News  |  Sep 16, 2025

The international community is currently dealing with multiple humanitarian crises across the world, including conflict-driven crises in the Democrati...

Kenya surpasses global HIV targets as deaths, infections decline
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 16, 2025

This achievement is underpinned by widespread testing, expanded antiretroviral treatment, and comprehensive prevention efforts.

Gaza: International community must ‘match words with action’ now
UN News  |  Sep 13, 2025

Olga Cherevko, Spokesperson in Gaza for the UN aid coordination office OCHA, warned that history will not judge the international community “based on...

Over 30 aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan this year
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 11, 2025

They added that several of the hostages were later freed after ransom payments were arranged through local intermediaries.

Court grants bail to SSU officers linked to kidnapping and killing of two foreigners, Kenyan driver
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 08, 2025

The disappearance of Zaid, Zulfiqar, and their driver sparked national and international outrage, heightening pressure on the government over rising c...

UN rights chief calls on US to withdraw sanctions against Palestinian rights groups
UN News  |  Sep 06, 2025

While WHO is doing the best it can to alleviate suffering in Gaza, supporting medical evacuations of over 7,640 patients, more than 15,000 others need...

At least 21,000 children disabled due to Israel's war on Gaza - UN
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 04, 2025

According to CRPD, displacement orders issued by Israel in Gaza have posed challenges for vulnerable groups, particularly those with hearing and visua...

Sudan extends opening of border crossing with Chad for 4 months
XINHUA  |  Sep 03, 2025

The Sudanese government called on countries and humanitarian organisations to provide the necessary aid to citizens and seize the opportunity of the e...

Christians and the British empire: How a church NGO got entangled in colonial Kenya’s violence
The Conversation  |  Aug 31, 2025

The Christian Council of Kenya’s involvement reveals the variety of ways that NGOs became involved, and sometimes implicated, in policies of colonial...

WHO Africa summit urges investment to end maternal mortality
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 28, 2025

WHO cautioned that current efforts remain uneven and inadequate to meet the sustainable development goals set for 2030.

Botswana declares national public health emergency as medicines run out
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 26, 2025

Botswana's economy is currently under pressure from falling global diamond prices, a major source of national income, alongside reductions in US aid.

Gaza aid insufficient to avert ‘widespread starvation’
UN News  |  Aug 20, 2025

Al-Kheetan insisted that in the past few weeks, Israeli authorities have only allowed aid to enter in quantities that remain “far below what would be...

UN raises alarm over surge in attacks on aid workers as world marks humanitarian day
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 19, 2025

The UN noted that attacks on humanitarian personnel, assets, and operations constitute violations of international humanitarian law and undermine life...

Why ‘Tomorrow is too late’ to scale up humanitarian aid in Haiti
UN News  |  Aug 19, 2025

Women and girls face the brunt of this crisis. Gender-based violence (GBV) such as gang rape is rampant, particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince, a...

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