healthy living Stories

How to make a nutritious Mediterranean breakfast for the whole family
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 23, 2025

Unlike heavy, fried breakfasts common in many cultures, a Mediterranean breakfast is light but nourishing. It focuses on natural, unprocessed foods th...

Global charity warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan
XINHUA  |  Aug 23, 2025

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report released in June notes that the overall malnutrition burden among children under five has inc...

'Muthaiga 3' activists set free after High Court rejects case extension request
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 22, 2025

Kibera Law Courts rejected an application by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (...

Court gives state 14 days to conclude probe on Boniface Mwangi's case
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 21, 2025

Kahawa Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate Gideon Kiage warned that failure to report progress would result in the immediate return of the gadgets.

Absa launches women-only Islamic bank account to spur financial inclusion
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 20, 2025

Absa Bank Kenya Chief Finance Officer Yusuf Omari said Sultanah is built for the visionary business woman that wants to bank ethically while meeting t...

Families of Gen Z protest victims demand justice before compensation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 20, 2025

The families emphasised that any compensation process must be guided by justice, accountability, and direct dialogue with survivors rather than interm...

UN commander welcomes Rwandan troops to South Sudan
New Times  |  Aug 19, 2025

Rwanbatt-2 has now fully assumed its duties in Sector North, continuing Rwanda’s strong contribution to UN peacekeeping efforts.

Burkina Faso activist Alino Faso’s body returned home after death in Abidjan detention cell
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 18, 2025

Hundreds of men and women, dressed in white, marched from the Thomas Sankara Memorial to the Ivorian embassy, carrying placards and chanting demands f...

Lamu Port records busiest period yet as global shipping giants boost calls
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 17, 2025

French shipping line CMA CGM is driving the surge, delivering on its pledge to increase calls at Kenya’s newest deep-water port and bolstering Lamu’s...

HELB rolls out loan scheme for civil servants pursuing further studies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

Applicants need an admission letter from a recognised Kenyan university or training institution. They must submit certified copies of their three late...

RSF attack on Darfur camp kills 40 civilians, injures 19 in escalating Sudan conflict
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 12, 2025

The civil war, which began in April 2023 between the RSF and the Sudanese army, has plunged Sudan into violent conflict, killing thousands and forcing...

Senate faults SHA over delayed Sh8 billion payment to families of deceased civil servants
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

Among the affected is the family of a senior government dentist who died treating Covid-19 patients and is still owed Sh29.9 million five years after...

Mombasa civil society groups demand justice beyond Ruto’s compensation pledge
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 11, 2025

Haki Africa Executive Director Yusuf Abubakar described the compensation plan as a positive first step but said it would be meaningless without holdin...

Police probes spike in fatal crashes on Kenyan roads as over 50 dead in three days
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 10, 2025

Police noted that most crashes are preventable if road users avoid risky behaviours such as speeding, reckless overtaking, drink-driving, overloading,...

Proposed Bill could unlock new funds for Kenya Meteorological Department
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

The Air Passenger Service Charge (Amendment) Bill, 2025, sponsored by National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, seeks to add the department...

M23 rejects UN report linking group to civilian massacres in eastern DRC
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 08, 2025

M23 argued that the claim of massacres targeting farmers in these areas defies logic, pointing to a lack of proper verification in the UN’s findings.

Sudan: El-Fasher faces famine as supplies cut off, UN says
DW News  |  Aug 08, 2025

The UN has warned that "everyone" in the besieged capital of North Darfur was under a daily struggle to survive, with food prices soaring and no acces...

AMREF aircraft was en route to Somalia to evacuate seriously ill child - CEO
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 08, 2025

KCAA said that the Cessna Citation XLS, registration 5Y-FDM, lost radio and radar contact with Air Traffic Control at 2:17 pm, approximately three min...

UAE bars Sudanese aircraft from landing at its airports
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 07, 2025

The Sudanese aviation regulator said it was working with airlines to rebook affected passengers travelling between the two countries, as the abrupt ha...

5 things making your home look cluttered, and how to fix them
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 06, 2025

From overflowing surfaces to mismatched storage, clutter is not always about the mess; sometimes it is about having too much stuff.

Kenya's Non-NATO status at risk as US Congress probes Ruto administration over extrajudicial killings, Sudan's RSF links
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 05, 2025

A series of recent developments in Nairobi have triggered concern in Washington, with US legislators now calling for a formal reassessment of the part...

Sudan’s rebel force has declared a parallel government: What this means for the war
The Conversation  |  Aug 05, 2025

The Rapid Support Forces, originally formed from the Janjaweed militias in 2000s Darfur, later became a powerful state-backed paramilitary group that...

Why former Kenyan security officers are turning to activism and challenging the state
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 05, 2025

Shedrack Omondi Okindo, alias Hon. Mosquito, was arrested in Miritini, Mombasa County, after releasing a video in which he defended three former secur...

Malala summoned by DCI over unauthorised helicopter landing at Mumias Sports Complex
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 05, 2025

Western Region Police Commander Issa Muhamud stated that the helicopter landed without prior clearance or coordination, calling it a direct violation...

Climate projects in South Sudan can turn deadly - how to avoid this
The Conversation  |  Aug 05, 2025

South Sudan faces both worsening droughts and record-breaking floods that destroy crops and fuel food insecurity. These climate shocks can have implic...

Human rights activist Mwabili Mwagodi finally records statement on alleged abduction at Diani Police Station
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 03, 2025

This comes after Mwabili was reportedly abducted in neighbouring Tanzania and later found dumped in the Kinondo area of Kwale, sparking outrage among...

What your mouth is telling you: Saliva’s hidden clues to your health
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 02, 2025

Experts recommend being alert to the following changes in your saliva or mouth: Persistent dry mouth or bad breath, difficulty swallowing, sudden incr...

SRC rejects Bill proposing lucrative retirement package for judges
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 02, 2025

Acting SRC CEO Margaret Njoka stated that the Bill directly undermines the commission’s exclusive constitutional mandate to set and review the remuner...

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