Cancer patients at higher risk of contracting COVID-19

Patients with underlying conditions especially cancer are at higher risk of contracting Coronavirus, the government has warned. In a press conference in Nairobi, cabinet administrative secretary Rashid Aman said that there is a need for patients suffering from cancer to take extra precautions so as to avert scenarios of contracting the disease. “We have observed […]
As countries ban trapping of Parrotfish, Kilifi fishermen feel effects of dwindled populations

Celestine Nyevu Ali cannot remember the last time she recorded a substantial catch of parrotfish. Nyevu, 27, is the secretary of the Mayungu Beach Management Unit (BMU), the local association of 30 fishermen in Malindi, Kilifi County, and she is tasked with collecting and recording data on fish catches at her landing site. “This is […]