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Patients discharged All wards remained closed after patients were discharged when clinical officers and nurses went on strike that has now entered the third week. The situation was similar in the five sub county hospitals including Chakoli, Khunyangu, Port Victoria, Nambale and Sio Port. A deserted outpatient section at the Busia County Referral Hospital. [Ignatius Odanga/Standard] Chief Officer for Health and Sanitation Isaac Omeri told The Standard that striking medics had refused to have talks with county health officials. Meanwhile, the Busia County Service Board has started the process ...

Kenya: Road, Border Post Turn Moyale to Bustling Hub 9 December 2020 By Jacob Walter and Kennedy Kimanthi Moyale town, which borders Ethiopia, was once a trouble hotspot for authorities due to ethnic clashes coupled with sectarian fights and banditry. The once sleepy border town is inhabited by nomads and for many years, locals did not consider themselves Kenyans for the simple reason that there was little or no government presence in the area. But not anymore. An economic transformation has occurred in the last 10 years, and the town is now basking in robust trade. Just like any other front...