George Omondi
Naturally, every parent wants to have a "perfect child", whether male or female.
Confusion in gender during birth has been an issue in some families.
The first question after birth has always been whether a child is a male or a female.
Parents, especially those who give birth to intersex children get discriminated.
Other families break up because of this.
In some communities, intersex children...
Homa Bay County is pegging its hopes of eliminating Malaria following the approval for use of malaria vaccine by World Health Organization (WHO) recently.
The county has one of the highest malaria prevalence rates in the country.
Other counties on the red list include those along the lake region- Migori, Siaya, Kisumu, Vihiga and Kakamega.
Homa Bay County has a bigger burden...
Shareword Global is on a mission to provide bibles to every prisoner in the country.
The faith-based group says this is one way of addressing challenges that convicts go through while behind bars.
The organization is also helping clerics across the country to have bibles to promote evangelism.
This week, 5,740 bibles and 5,000 bible magazines were distributed to pastors in Homa...
Experts have said that climate change is likely to cause worse weather conditions should the government fail to take immediate action. A report titled, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has shed light on the reality that is facing humanity and faulted governments for failing to act on imminent threats that are facing the globe. The 6th IPCC report warned of...
A mining craze in Homa Bay County, Kenya, is causing massive destruction of the ground, experts have warned.
Reports indicate that private firms are indiscriminately excavating the soil in scrabble for precious minerals believed to be available beneath the earth’s surface.
Over the past two months, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has been engaged in legal battles with individuals accused...
Farm mechanisation is on the rise in the country, replacing the use of animal and human labour in agricultural production.
This has more advantages than disadvantages. Most farmers practicing large scale production use tractor drawn machines for land preparation, planting, weeding, fertiliser application, harvesting among other activities.
This geared towards increased yields and more income. But despite the benefits of using tractors and other machines in...
A teacher, 44, has intentions to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta when he relinquishes power next year at the expiry of his second and last term in office.
Felix Jarongo Odeny who comes from Homa Bay says when growing up, he had an unusual dream. He wanted to be the president of the country. Unlike most children whose dream is to become doctors, lawyers, pilots...
Three friends were walking along Koginga Beach in Homa Bay Town when they decided to board a wooden boat for a tour at Lake Victoria. The three men are then said to have decided to swim after they had sailed a few meters from the beach. Two of them reportedly jumped into to the water to swim but the third person...
Plastic is a huge part of the global toy industry.
According to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) 2014 report titled Valuing Plastics, “The toy industry is the most plastic intensive industry in the world”.
A lot of toys that parents buy for their children are made from plastics.
From model cars to airplanes, dolls to animals or even sports equipment, toys...
It is common to see women and children taking a bath or washing clothes and utensils at the shores of Lake Victoria in Homa Bay County.
And there is a common notion about communities living by the lake shore that no one should be ashamed of seeing another person naked. Because of this, more than 20 women and their children can gather...
