By Patrick Chiriba
The High Court has temporarily put on hold the government’s intention to import GMO pending the outcome of a petition by Kenya Peasants League challenging the lifting of the ban.
The injunction issued by Justice Mugure Thande also forbade the government from gazetting and distributing GMO foods, products, and materials.
Cabinet Secretary for tourism, wildlife, and heritage Peninah Malonza received the ‘World Odyssey’ cruise ship at the Mombasa port on Monday.
The 800 tourists on board docked for a five-day stay on the island.
Speaking to the press, CS Malonza noted that the arrival of a cruise ship after a four-year absence of such vessels is promising for the region’s struggling tourism industry.
Mombasa county commissioner, John Otieno has assured citizens that the government will increase security across Mombasa city during the holiday season.
Speaking in his office at the Uhuru na Kazi building, Otieno stated that patrols by both uniformed and plainclothes officers will take place in public areas including beaches.
Cattle rustling and insecurity in the northern Kenyan region could be a thing of past courtesy of the Ujuzi Manyatani initiative.
The initiative is geared towards transforming former bandits and the jobless youth.
Cattle rustling has traditionally been accepted and controlled by clan elders to restock livestock, but due to the commercialization of the activity and availability of weapons, rustling has turned out to be a dangerous activity.
The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) has cancelled their strike notice following a court ruling ordering the pilots to resume work.
Employment and Labour Relations Court Judge Anna Mwaure ordered the striking pilots to return to work ‘unconditionally’ by 6am, November 9.
UK’s communications regulator OFCOM, has proposed to end the use of Fax machines in UK offices and replace it with Internet Protocol [IP] technology.
According to a report from the BBC, OFCOM upon consulting with other stakeholders, found it necessary to end the use of Fax machines in UK offices, and replace them with IP technology, by 2023.
BT and KCOM are two Hull based telecom universal service providers esta