BY AYUMA JULIA .M. @3PM
THE INFORMATION
AND COMMUNICATION BILL 2013, WILL ONLY DEAL WITH INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES
CONNECTED TO THE MEDIA, GRACE MUNYIRI FROM THE MEDIA COUNCIL HAS SAID. THIS IS
ONE OF THE KEY CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON, IN A DEAL STRUCK BY THE
MEDIA STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PARLIAMENT’S COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE.
“DON’T BOARD AN OVERLOADED MATATU,” TRAFFIC
COMMANDANT, SAMUEL KIMARU, HAS SAID. THIS IS A KEY CONTRIBUTOR TO ROAD
ACCIDENTS AND WE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND REPORT THE VEHICLES.
THE GOVERNMENT WILL SPEND KSHS. 500 MILLION ON THE
“KENYA AT 50” CELEBRATIONS. CELEBRATION WILL START ON THE 11TH UP TO
13TH OF DECEMBER, WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED A PUBLIC HOLIDAY, CABINET
SECRETARY HASSAN OYU HAS SAID THE MAIN EVENT WILL BE MARKED AT KASARANI STADIUM
ON 12TH DECEMBER, WITH OVER 60,000 PEOPLE EXPECTED TO ATTEND
EVEN AS THE COUNTRY PREPARES TO MARK 50 YEARS, SINCE
INDEPENDENCE, THOSE THAT ARE INFESTED WITH JIGGERS WILL HAVE LITTLE TO CELEBRATE ABOUT , AHADI
KENYA TRUST C.E.O, STANLEY KAMAU HAS SAID, THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE EFFORT
FORM THE GOVERNMENT TO ERADICATE JIGGERS ,WHICH HAS IMMOBILIZED OVER 2 MILLION
PEOPLE INCLUDING THE SCHOOL CHILDREN
ONE IN EVERY 7 NEW HIV INFECTIONS OCCURRED DURING
ADOLESCENCE. W.H.O HAS SAID THIS IS DUE TO UNPROTECTED SEX, IT FURTHER SAYS THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS THAT ADOLESCENTS ARE NOT ACCESSING HIV TESTS AND COUNSELING.
MEANING THAT A BIG NUMBER OF THEM DON’T KNOW THEIR HIV STATUS .
IRRIGATION IN THE ARID AND SEMI-ARID LANDS, WILL
GREATLY IMPROVE FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE COUNTRY . GEORGE OEDE FROM THE NATIONAL
IRRIGATION BOARD HAS SAID, SMALL SCALE FARMING CAN BE IMPROVED ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS WHERE AGRO-PASTORALISTS’ ARE ALREADY FARMING.
MICROSOFT RESEARCHERS, HAVE DESIGNED A SMART BRA
THAT CAN DETECT STRESS, THE PROTOTYPE CONTAINS REMOVABLE SENSORS THAT MONITORS
HEART AND SKIN ACTIVITY, TO PROVIDE AN INDICATION OF MOOD LEVELS. THE AIM IS TO
FIND IF WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY COULD HELP, STRESS RELATED OVER EATING.
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