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Saturday 19 September 2020
Just one remaining white giraffe remains alive — a lone male, borne by the same slaughtered female.
The insects fly together by the millions and are devouring crops
It follows weeks of heavy rain in the east African country.
Mo Farah finished 8th in the men’s race.
David Rudisha was involved in a serious accident on Saturday night but escaped unharmed.
Young female activists are working to improve people’s lives in the largest urban slum in Africa, Kibera.
In certain areas of Kenya, slaughtering an animal or paying a €20 fine is the punishment for rape.
Women in Kenya are fighting back against FGM, child marriage and gender-based violence.
Michael Rotich, the former head of the nations’ track and field team, has been suspended from the sport.
It has been reported that there were no survivors among the 157 people on board the aircraft.
On 11 September 2001, Spindler was working for investment bank Salomon Smith Barney in the World Trade Center.
Among the dead was an American citizen, a US State Department official said.
Al-Qaeda-linked Somali group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The 23-year-old was taken from a coastal village in an armed raid.
It was the largest single improvement on the marathon world record since Derek Clayton improved the mark by 2:23 in 1967.
Officials are now blaming each other for the fiasco in a country which prides itself on its conservation efforts.
“I can do more here,” James Hennessy says of his life in the Great Rift Valley.
The loss of so many in one go is unprecedented – an investigation has been launched.
The director went from being a national hero to accused of corrupting Kenyan youth.
Weeks of torrential rains in Kenya have led to flooding and mudslides that have left 159 dead.
Paula Hynes travelled to Kenya to spend two-and-a-half weeks with a remote Maasai tribe.
Esmond Martin, aged 75, died after being stabbed at his house in a Nairobi suburb.
The incident happened in Etosha National Park in Namibia.
President Uhuru Kenyatta won a second term in a widely criticised election last month.
The ban came into force today but has sparked a lot of criticism.
Andy Needham died unexpectedly following a routine operation.
‘We have a plan to build big stadiums in Nairobi, Mombasa and Eldoret and seven additional new ones in other parts of the country.’
Human Rights Watch urged police to show restraint in the face of protests.
The leader of the country’s opposition coalition has made serious allegations about the vote.
Recent elections in the African nation have been beset by claims of vote-rigging and intimidation.
The Department of Foreign Affairs says that it is providing consular assistance in the case.
The scale of the HIV problem in Kenya’s Homa Bay County is enormous, writes Dr Eamonn Faller.
Almost 3,000 girls living in Ireland could be at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation.
With severe drought gripping many parts of East Africa, millions of people are facing starvation in the coming months, writes David O’Hare.
Jemima Sumgong was the first Kenyan woman to win the race.
Mishi Mboko said it was the best bet for beating the current government at the polls.
Irish sporting icon Sonia O’Sullivan was critical of the IAAF following the latest controversy relating to eligibility rules.
John Ordway and his daughter Isabella have been taking part in the Vintage Air Rally which journeys from Greece to Africa over the course of five weeks every year.
Jackline Mwende Ngila said that tests showed that her husband, who has been charged with attempted murder, is the one with reproductive issues.
Engaging in gay sex is a criminal offence in Kenya.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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