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FALSE: Image of boy with a nail on his skull is not in Eldoret

The image was posted by Geoffrey Mosiria on his X and Instagram account on 27th, March 2024.  This X  post with an image purportedly of...

School heads risk jail terms for holding Knec certificates

A civil rights organization has commenced collection of statements from students whose national examination certificates are being held by schools after completing their education. Siaya-based...

Calls for vigilance as data rights infringement complaints hit 7000

At least 7,128 complaints of personal data right infringement have been filed at the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) since the agency’s...

FAKE: This image of Farmers holding Sweet Potato Shaking hands is AI-generated

This Image of two sweet potatoes shaking hands circulated on social media is FAKE. The attached photo shows four ladies inside a sweet potato farm...

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FALSE: Image of boy with a nail on his skull is not in Eldoret

The image was posted by Geoffrey Mosiria on his X and Instagram account on 27th, March 2024.  This X ...

School heads risk jail terms for holding Knec certificates

A civil rights organization has commenced collection of statements from students whose national examination certificates are being held...

Calls for vigilance as data rights infringement complaints hit 7000

At least 7,128 complaints of personal data right infringement have been filed at the Office of the Data...

FAKE: This image of Farmers holding Sweet Potato Shaking hands is AI-generated

This Image of two sweet potatoes shaking hands circulated on social media is FAKE. The attached photo shows four...

Innovation hub equips 63 Kisumu youths with digital skills

At least 63 youths have benefit from a digital skill project targeting cyber security and data analytics. The youths...

Investment Conference exposes Nyanza’s development potentials

The government has announced plans to fast-track key development projects in Nyanza in renewed efforts to transform the...

Environment

Health

Agriculture

How groundwater could supplement surface irrigation for rice

Established in 1966, Ahero Irrigation Scheme has over the...

Hope as Malawi’s first Bt Maize trials register excellent performance

Scientists at Malawi’s Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural...

Kisumu farmer discovers hidden wealth in Oyster Mushoom

At Kajulu Farms, Juma Sylvester spearheads a quiet agricultural...

How Russia-Ukrain war is killing chapati, mandazi business in Kisumu slums

In 2007, Eunice Atieno ventured into mandazi business at...

Siaya residents warned against selling farm produce as harvesting season begins

Residents of Siaya County have been cautioned against selling...

Irrigation agency sets pace for revamp of West Kano Scheme

For the past six years, West Kano Irrigation Scheme...

Entreprenuership

Innovation hub equips 63 Kisumu youths with digital skills

At least 63 youths have benefit from a digital...

Gutted Trade PART 2: A Smuggling Route Reversed: Uganda no longer the region’s maw processing hub

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In...

Sh1 billion Kisumu Poly textile techno centre now ready for students

There is light at the end of the tunnel...

Gender

Declare femicide a national crisis, rights groups tell President Ruto

Human Rights Defenders have called on President William Ruto...

Emotional tributes as KEFEADO celebrates 30 years of service to humanity

They say it takes two to tango, but the...

TIME BOMB: Of Busia streets and the doomed boychild

The long and snaking queues of transit trucks welcome...

United Nations boosts war against Gender-Based Violence in Vihiga

The war against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in...

Being Farida Salim: Kenya’s Samia Suluhu who chose ‘dirt’ against family wishes

“How can an upright thinking woman quit her profession...

Human Interest

How weak systems are aiding revenue leaks in South Sudan

Minerals are sources of wealth. Asian economic giants attribute...

How Ugandan forces have turned helpless Kenyan fishermen into their gold mines

The bright Friday morning sun exposes the buzzing activities...

Why Free Press remains an illusion in Kenya

 “I listen to the radio daily because it is...

Four weeks tour of Germany for Kisumu teacher best in German language

When Ms Edna Obare encountered a call by the...

NOT YET UHURU FOR PWDs: ‘How my family made fun of my disability’

He was born a bubbly baby boy, a second...

Fact Checker

FALSE: Image of boy with a nail on his skull is not in Eldoret

The image was posted by Geoffrey Mosiria on his X and Instagram account on 27th, March 2024.  This X  post with an image purportedly of...

FAKE: This image of Farmers holding Sweet Potato Shaking hands is AI-generated

This Image of two sweet potatoes shaking hands circulated on social media is FAKE. The attached photo shows four ladies inside a sweet potato farm...

FAKE: Diamond Platinumz did not apologize over Furaha City Festival circus

A letter circulating on social media claiming that Nasib Juma, popularly known as Diamond Platinumz, apologized to Kenyans over failure to perform at the...

ALTERED: People Daily newspaper did not report that Rigathi Gachagua resigned 

This People Daily front page shared on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that the immediate former Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua tendered his resignation is...

FAKE: This news alert that Father Charles Kinyua has been summoned by the DCI is fabricated

Tuko and the DCI have termed the graphic fake.  A graphic with Tuko.co.ke branding on X purporting that Father Charles Kinyua has been summoned by...

ALTERED: This video of Ruto purportedly attending Father Kinyua’s mass is misleading

President William Ruto was not in attendance and does not feature in the original video. A video accompanying an X (formerly Twitter) post claiming that ...

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