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Cane crunch deepens as sugar output declines
Business

Cane crunch deepens as sugar output declines

Figures from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics indicate sugar mills produced 406,807 tonnes between January and August, compared with 541,681 tonnes in a similar period in 2024. This decline of 24.89 per cent has been linked to a lack of fully grown cane after farmers and processors harvested ahead of schedule in previous cycles and scaled back planting, leaving plantations struggling to regenerate.

Elgeyo Marakwet death toll rises to 32 as search for missing villagers continues
News

Elgeyo Marakwet death toll rises to 32 as search for missing villagers continues

Access challenges remain one of the biggest setbacks for the search teams, who are struggling through muddy slopes, fallen trees and blocked roads. Air support has been mobilised to ferry the injured, move emergency supplies and reach cut-off families who cannot be accessed by road. Residents and volunteers have joined the effort, digging through collapsed soil and searching riverbanks as hope slowly fades but determination remains strong.

World Health Organization Secretary General Tedros Ghebreyesus. PHOTO/Aljazeera
Health and Wellness

WHO issues new guidance to help countries tackle global health financing crisis

The new framework, titled “Responding to the health financing emergency: immediate measures and longer-term shifts,” provides a set of policy options aimed at protecting critical health services, improving efficiency, and promoting sustainable domestic financing for national health systems.