Clean water a pipe dream for many

Massive wastage of piped water has set the country on a path towards crisis By VICTOR…

How myths on aid, development  rob world’s poor

By PHILIP OCHIENGMore by this Author Every day that the sun rises in the east, all…

Explainer: How cancer is diagnosed

The World Health Organisation defines cancer as a large group of diseases characterised by the growth…

Manage post-harvest losses in maize to ensure food security

By DONATUS NJOROGEMore by this Author Once again, Kenya finds itself in a Catch-22 situation. A…

To restore sanity in academia, do away with cons and charlatans

That less than 10 per cent of doctoral degree holders in Kenya merit the qualification, as…

Why textile firms should shun GM cotton

By EMMANUEL ATAMBAMore by this Author During the inauguration of the new Rivatex Centre at Moi…

LETTERS: Scale up access to water, sanitation services

Kenya is one of the countries that did not achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) goal…

All you need to know about the holy month of Ramadan

Ramadan, the holiest month of the year in the Muslim calendar has begun. For Muslims, the…

Risky bet: Youth unemployment, frustrations a ticking time bomb

By HENRY MUNENEMore by this Author In 1957, a teenager called Ted excitedly informed his father…

25 years after apartheid, S. Africans still not free: president

By AFPMore by this Author A quarter of a century after the end of the apartheid…