shakahola cult Stories
he grim discovery brings the total number of graves identified in the area to 21, following weeks of reports about unexplained disappearances believed...
His followers were instructed to fast without food or water until death. The chilling plan, they testified, had an order: children first, then women,...
Africa, unlike many regions, is not anchored to legacy power. It has little institutional interest in defending the old order.
The fresh graves, now being linked to what activists are calling “Shakahola 2”, are believed to hold victims of a similar deadly cult associated with...
Despite this, many smallholder women farmers are still seen as farmers’ wives, rather than farmers in their own right, and don’t get the support they...
Kagwe told the court that the country’s annual rice demand stands at about 1.3 million metric tonnes (MT), while domestic production accounts for only...
The new irrigation systems source water from boreholes, underground springs, dams, and water pans—bringing much-needed relief to communities where gro...
The Djidji Ayôkwé’s return is part of a broader movement to right colonial wrongs around looted artefacts, from Nigeria’s Benin Bronzes to Ethiopia’s...
The viral video footage shows Bella kneeling before being pulled up and punched repeatedly in the stomach, an incident that sparked widespread public...
State Counsel Alex Ndiema and Victor Simbi told the court that investigators had uncovered new leads which could result in the arrest of more suspects...
Policy experts and international organisations often urge governments to invest in geological mapping to attract more investment and maximise the bene...
The prosecution requested extra time to complete investigations, stressing that the extension is intended to ensure a thorough inquiry and is not mean...
According to the county’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the victims may have died from starvation and suffocation linked to cult practices t...
Each is now expected to train at least 50 farmers in their area, enabling them to adopt better aquaculture practices and earn more from the trade.
Moses Vilakati said issues such as climate shocks, food price volatility, and disrupted value chains are testing the resilience of systems and the res...
According to the United Nations, indigenous peoples are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environ...
Kagwe stressed that effective food safety in the region cannot be achieved without a unified regulatory framework.
Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu said her review revealed cases where payments were made without proper documentation, as well as instances where the sa...
The national event has been marred by reports of last-minute fundraisers, stranded learners and schools withdrawing from the festival due to a lack of...
The proposed law would make it easier to return artefacts taken through force, theft, or looting between 1815 and 1972, when France controlled many Af...
The study showed that the potato originated from an ancient hybridization event between the tomato plant and a potato-like plant about 9 million years...
The innovative platform connects farmer cooperatives with veterinary experts, vaccine suppliers, and key partners, including Safaricom and Mifugo 360,...
Students will be required to engage in hands-on farming activities, with over 1,200 trainers deployed to guide the implementation of the programme in...
Farmers from various irrigation schemes in Loima, Turkana West, Turkana South and East sub-counties, as well as from Kakuma, Kalobeyei, Letea and Lopu...
The Ministry cited the company’s involvement in trade irregularities that have negatively affected Kenya’s tea exports to the Iranian market.
Despite increased local production, Kenya still relies heavily on imports, bringing in 937,098 tonnes of rice worth Sh54.7 billion in 2023 compared to...
A Malindi court has now authorised the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to conduct exhumations at the homestead to determine if more bodies are...
A Malindi court has now granted the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) permission to exhume more suspected mass graves in Binzaro village.
Although over 8,500 rice farmers in Kirinyaga and surrounding counties had urged the government to support local production before opening up to more...
Survivors rescued from the area were reportedly unable to account for the whereabouts of several children, prompting fears that more victims may be bu...
