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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:21:03
Trans Nzoia County worker drowns in well in Kitale
And a 42-year-old casual worker employed by the Trans Nzoia County Government drowned in a well at Railway Ground in Kitale, police have reported. The incident occurred on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at Bidii Sub-location in Kwanza Sub-County. Police said a man who knew the deceased reported that he had gone to the well, removed [...] The post Trans Nzoia County worker drowns in well in Kitale appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:24:23
Freddie Mercury mural unveiled at Wembley Park
A 30ft (9m) mural of Freddie Mercury has been unveiled at Wembley Park to mark what would have been the singers 80th birthday. The artwork, called Im Mr Mercury, is anamorphic, meaning the image only resolves when viewed from a single marked spot about 65ft away. From anywhere else it breaks up into colour and [...] The post Freddie Mercury mural unveiled at Wembley Park appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kna Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:51:35
Government steps up digital literacy to strengthen STEM education
Government is stepping up efforts to strengthen digital literacy in schools, as part of reforms aimed at improving competency-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. The approach seeks to shift classroom learning from teacher-centred instruction to practical, learner-centred learning, which promotes critical thinking, innovation and problem-solving. The initiative is intended to equip teachers with...
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@kna Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:52:52
CBO restore hope for needy Homa Bay learners
A Community-Based Organization (CBO) has stepped-in and assisted in payment of school fees for 120 needy learners from North Kanyabala Sub-location in Homa Bay County. Members of the Yamalang'o CBO came to the rescue of learners who were on the brink of dropping out of school, by mobilizing resources to pay their school fees. Last...
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@taifaleo Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:55:25
Matumizi ya tiba asili na nafasi yake katika afya ya jamii
UNAPOAMKA asubuhi ukiwa na mafua na kukohoa, kuna uwezekano mkubwa kuwa ushauri wa kwanza utapata kutoka kwa mwanafamilia hautakuwa wa kwenda hospitalini. Utaambiwa, "Chemsha tangawizi, limau kisha ongeza asali." Kwa upande mwingine, ukiwa mashambani na unaumwa na tumbo, huenda ukasikia ukiambiwa uchemshe majani au mzizi fulani ambayo wazee wamekuwa wakitumia kwa miaka mingi. Kwa vizazi vingi, Wakenya wamekuwa wakitegemea mimea, mizizi, mashina ya miti na dawa nyingine za jadi kukabiliana na matatizo mbalimbali ya afya. Kwa wengine, tiba asili ni sehemu ya maisha ambayo wamerithi kutoka kwa wazazi na mababu zao. Kwa wengine, ni chaguo la bei nafuu ikilinganishwa na gharama ya matibabu hospitalini. Lakini kadri magonjwa sugu kama kisukari, saratani na shinikizo la damu yanavyoendelea kuongezeka, matumizi ya dawa za mitishamba yameibua swali muhimu: Je, tiba asili inaweza kuwa sehemu ya suluhu ya matatizo ya afya ya kisasa? Swali hili lilipewa uzito wakati wa Siku ya Tiba Asili ya Kiafrika, inayoadhimishwa Agosti 31 kila mwaka. Maadhimisho ya mwaka huu yalijikita katika kutafakari utafiti na maendeleo ya tiba asili kuelekea kufanikisha huduma za afya kwa wote barani Afrika. Shirika la Afya Duniani (WHO) lilisema siku hiyo inatambua mchango mkubwa wa tiba asili katika kutoa huduma za afya zinazopatikana kwa urahisi, nafuu na zinazokubalika katika jamii nyingi barani Afrika. Siku hiyo ilitokana na azimio lililopitishwa na mawaziri wa afya wa Afrika mwaka 2000. Katika jamii nyingi za Kiafrika, maarifa kuhusu mimea inayotumika kama dawa yamepitishwa kutoka kizazi kimoja hadi kingine. Mama angejua mmea wa kutumia kumsaidia mtoto aliyekuwa na homa, kikohozi au matatizo ya tumbo, mzee kwa upande mwingine angejua mzizi fulani au shina la mti wa kutibu maradhi fulani. Tatizo, hata hivyo, ni kwamba sehemu kubwa ya maarifa hayo haikunakiliwa na kuwekwa kwenye kumbukumbu. Na baadhi yake yanaendelea kupotea kadri wazee wenye maarifa hayo wanavyoaga dunia. Lakini katika dunia ya leo, wataalamu wanasema maarifa hayo hayawezi kutegemewa kwa historia pekee. Lazima yapimwe, kufanyiwa utafiti na kuthibitishwa kama dawa hizo ni salama na kama kweli zinafanya kile zinachodaiwa kufanya. Hii ndiyo sababu mjadala kuhusu tiba asili sasa unahamia kutoka kijijini na sokoni hadi kwenye maabara. WHO inasema tiba asili inaendelea kuwa sehemu muhimu ya huduma za afya Afrika, lakini kuna haja ya kuimarisha utafiti, ubora wa bidhaa, usalama na udhibiti wake. Mfano wa juhudi za kuichunguza tiba inayotokana na mimea ni mmea wa ngano unaochipuka, unaojulikana kama wheatgrass. Mmea huo huvunwa ukiwa mchanga, kabla haujakomaa na kutoa nafaka. Ingawa unaweza kuonekana kama nyasi za kawaida, wheatgrass imeanza kuvutia watafiti kutokana na virutubisho na kemikali za asili zinazopatikana ndani yake. Mwanasayansi wa Kenya, Dkt Njoroge Kimani, ambaye ni mtaalamu wa bayokemia ya kimatibabu na sumu, amekuwa akiufanyia mmea huo utafiti kwa zaidi ya miaka 10. Utafiti wake unalenga kuchunguza usalama wake, thamani yake na nafasi ambayo inaweza kuwa nayo katika kusaidia afya, hasa kwa watu wanaoishi na magonjwa sugu. Mmea huo unaweza kutumiwa kama juisi, unga au tembe. Lakini hapa ndipo wananchi wanapaswa kuwa waangalifu. Kuvutia kwa mmea katika maabara au kuwepo kwa virutubisho ndani yake hakumaanishi moja kwa moja kwamba tayari ni dawa ya kutibu ugonjwa fulani. Akizungumzia utafiti wake, Dkt Njoroge, alisema lengo lake kuu limekuwa kubaini iwapo mmea huo ni salama na una ufanisi. "Nimekuwa nikifanya kazi hii ili kubaini ufanisi na usalama wake kwa sababu usalama ni muhimu," alisema. Utafiti wake ulianza zaidi ya muongo mmoja uliopita. Anasema alianza kuchunguza mmea huo mwaka 2014 kupitia tafiti za maabara na nyingine zilizolenga kuchunguza athari zake na usalama wake. Kilichomvutia zaidi, anasema, ni muundo wa lishe wa mmea huo. Faida za wheatgrass Kwa mujibu wake, wheatgrass ina madini na virutubisho kama vile amino acid, nyuzinyuzi za lishe na protini zinazotokana na mimea. Lakini, anasema, mmea huo si chanzo cha virutubisho pekee. Pia una kemikali zinazojulikana kisayansi kama bioactive compounds, ambazo zinaweza kuwa na athari mbalimbali mwilini. Dkt Njoroge amekuwa akichunguza hasa kemikali zinazohusishwa na uwezo wa kupambana na mabadiliko yanayoweza kuharibu seli na zile zinazoweza kuathiri mchakato wa uvimbe wa ndani ya mwili. Anasema watu wengi wanapozungumzia uvimbe, hufikiria jeraha au sehemu iliyovimba na kuonekana kwa macho. Lakini baadhi ya aina za uvimbe hutokea ndani ya mwili. "Watu wanapozungumzia uvimbe, hufikiria jeraha au kitu kinachoonekana kimevimba. Lakini kuna uvimbe unaotokea ndani ya mwili," alisema. Hata hivyo, wataalamu wanasisitiza kuwa matokeo ya tafiti za awali hayapaswi kutafsiriwa kuwa wheatgrass imethibitishwa kutibu magonjwa sugu. Utafiti wa kina kwa binadamu bado unahitajika kuthibitisha iwapo manufaa yanayoonekana katika maabara yanaweza kutafsiriwa kuwa manufaa halisi kwa wagonjwa. Kwa sasa, madai kwamba inaweza kuzuia au kutibu magonjwa makubwa yanahitaji utafiti zaidi wa kina kwa binadamu. Dkt Njoroge anaamini Kenya inahitaji kuwekeza zaidi katika utafiti wa bidhaa za afya zinazoundwa nchini. Anasema watafiti wanahitaji ufadhili zaidi ili kuendeleza tafiti, kurekodi maarifa ya jadi na kuwapa wananchi habari sahihi kuhusu dawa za asili. Changamoto moja, anasema, ni kwamba baadhi ya Wakenya huwa na imani zaidi katika bidhaa za afya zinazotoka mataifa ya kigeni huku wakipuuza uvumbuzi unaofanywa nchini. Kwa mtazamo wake, suluhisho si kupinga dawa za hospitali au matibabu ya kisasa. Badala yake, bidhaa zinazotengenezwa nchini zinapaswa kufanyiwa uchunguzi wa kisayansi na kutambuliwa pale ushahidi unapothibitisha kuwa ni salama kwa matumizi. Akizungumza wakati wa maadhimisho ya Siku ya Tiba Asili ya Kiafrika, Waziri wa Afya Aden Duale alisema dawa na mbinu za jadi zinapaswa kufanyiwa utafiti wa kisayansi, kuthibitishwa na kudhibitiwa ipasavyo kabla ya kuunganishwa katika mfumo rasmi wa huduma za afya. Kwa mujibu wa Duale, serikali iko katika hatua za mwisho za kuandaa mfumo wa sera utakaosaidia kutathmini, kudhibiti na kukuza tiba asili. Lengo, alisema, ni kuhakikisha kuwa bidhaa zinazotumiwa na wananchi ni salama, zina ubora unaohitajika na zinaungwa mkono na ushahidi wa kisayansi. "Wajibu wetu ni kuhifadhi kile kilicho na thamani huku tukihakikisha kwamba kila matibabu yanayotolewa katika mfumo wa afya ni salama, yanafaa na yanaungwa mkono na ushahidi," alisema Duale. Kauli hiyo inaonekana kugusa kiini cha mjadala kuhusu tiba asili. Kwa upande mmoja, kuna haja ya kuhifadhi maarifa ya jadi ambayo yamepitishwa kwa vizazi. Kwa upande mwingine, kuna wajibu wa kulinda afya ya wananchi dhidi ya bidhaa ambazo huenda hazijapitia vipimo hitajika. Duale alisisitiza kuwa tiba asili ya Kiafrika haipaswi kutumika kama mfumo unaoshindana na matibabu ya kisasa. Badala yake, alisema, mifumo hiyo miwili inaweza kutumika moja kwa moja pale ambapo kuna ushahidi wa kutosha kuhusu usalama na ufanisi wa matibabu. Kando na hayo, serikali inalenga kuunganisha tiba asili katika mfumo wa huduma za afya nchini ifikapo mwaka 2028. Mfumo wa sera unaotayarishwa unatarajiwa kuweka njia ya kutathmini na kudhibiti dawa za jadi kabla ya kuingizwa katika huduma rasmi za afya.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:08:18
Woman dies while receiving prayers at Malindi church
Police are investigating an incident in which a 32-year-old woman died inside a church in Mark Tosha Village, Malindi Sub-County, Kilifi County, where she had been taken for prayers due to illness. The deceased, identified as Kadzo Nzaro Kalama, was found unresponsive at about 6 am on Thursday inside Emmanuel Church. According to police, the [...] The post Woman dies while receiving prayers at Malindi church appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:10:54
Suspect surrenders over murder in Kisii
A 30-year-old man surrendered to police and confessed to participating in the murder of Robert Ohuru Omwombo in Etago, Kisii County. The suspect, a resident of Kenoria Village in Muma Sub-location, presented himself at Nyamaiya Police Station on Thursday morning. Police said he confessed to having participated in the murder of Omwombo, which was reported [...] The post Suspect surrenders over murder in Kisii appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:12:19
How to Interchange Columns in Excel
Learning how to interchange columns in Excel is useful when organizing, rearranging or correcting data in a spreadsheet. You may need to move one column to another position, swap two columns or change the order of information without losing any of your data. Excel provides several ways to do this, including dragging columns, using cut [...] The post How to Interchange Columns in Excel appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:19:02
South Sudanese refugee man killed in Kakuma clash
A 26-year-old South Sudanese man was killed during a confrontation between two groups of South Sudanese nationals in Kakuma refugee camp, Turkana West Sub-County. The incident occurred at around midnight on Thursday after a physical altercation involving members of the Nuer clan, who were reportedly armed with crude weapons, broke out at Burundi Market before [...] The post South Sudanese refugee man killed in Kakuma clash appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:19:18
How to Integrate Grammarly to Word
Learning how to integrate Grammarly to Word can make it easier to check spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing style while creating documents. Grammarly can work with Microsoft Word through its desktop application, allowing users to receive writing suggestions as they edit their documents. The exact experience may vary depending on your version of Microsoft Word, [...] The post How to Integrate Grammarly to Word appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:25:47
How to Integrate PayPal Payment Gateway in Website
Learning how to integrate PayPal payment gateway in website can help businesses accept online payments from customers in a convenient and secure way. PayPal Checkout allows customers to pay using PayPal and, depending on availability and configuration, other supported payment methods such as debit and credit cards. A typical integration uses PayPals JavaScript SDK on [...] The post How to Integrate PayPal Payment Gateway in Website appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:33:38
How to Integrate Paystack Payment Gateway in Website
Learning how to integrate Paystack payment gateway in website can help businesses accept online payments from customers using supported payment methods such as cards, bank payments, and mobile money. Paystack provides APIs and developer tools that allow website owners to create a secure payment process where customers initiate a transaction, complete payment, and receive confirmation. [...] The post How to Integrate Paystack Payment Gateway in Website appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:33:41
How to Install Apps in a Laptop
Installing apps on a laptop allows you to add programs for work, entertainment, communication, education, and other activities. Whether you are using a Windows laptop or a MacBook, the process is generally straightforward. Learning how to install apps in a laptop can help you safely download the programs you need and make better use of [...] The post How to Install Apps in a Laptop appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:34:40
Female cop found dead in bushes as husband allegedly confesses to killing her in Kabete
Detectives are investigating an incident where a 46-year-old police woman was found dead in bushes at Kagira in Kabete, Nairobi County. This was after a man reportedly told police that he had killed his wife and dumped her body in the area. Police who responded to the scene said they found hammer and a Maasai [...] The post Female cop found dead in bushes as husband allegedly confesses to killing her in Kabete appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:34:11
ICE agent charged with lying about shooting Venezuelan man during crackdown
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has been charged with lying about the non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan migrant in the state of Minnesota. Christian Castro, who is not yet in custody, faces a six-count federal indictment relating to the shooting on 14 January, according to the BBCs US media partner CBS. The [...] The post ICE agent charged with lying about shooting Venezuelan man during crackdown appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:37:37
Volkswagen board approves plan to cut another 50,000 jobs
The board of German car giant Volkswagen has approved a plan to cut another 50,000 jobs as part of a sweeping turnaround programme. It brings the total number of roles the company plans to shed by 2030 to 100,000. The group which includes Audi, Porsche, Skoda as well as the VW brand said [...] The post Volkswagen board approves plan to cut another 50,000 jobs appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:50:35
Tensions flare as judge declines to remove juror in Lindsay Clancy trial
A judge has again told the deadlocked jury in Lindsay Clancys murder trial to keep trying to reach a verdict after a dramatic sixth day of deliberations in a case that has gripped America. Tensions flared in court after the jury forewoman sent the judge a note saying one juror would not follow the judges [...] The post Tensions flare as judge declines to remove juror in Lindsay Clancy trial appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:50:49
ABC Bank Joins PAPSS, Opens Faster Payments to 28 African Countries
African Banking Corporation (ABC Bank) has gone live on the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), allowing its customers to send and receive payments across 28 participating African countries. The move is expected to make cross-border transactions faster and more affordable for individuals and businesses by enabling near-instant payments directly from ABC Bank accounts to [...] The post ABC Bank Joins PAPSS, Opens Faster Payments to 28 African Countries appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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