Top 5 Today: Kenya Facing A Shortage of HIV Supplies and Other Headlines
According to recent media reports, Kenya is facing a severe shortage of essential medical supplies. These include: HIV medicines, HIV test kits, BCG vaccines for newborns, condoms and hospital supplies.
The shortage is majorly due to last year’s loss of large quantities of medical supplies. The consignment went missing from government warehouses.
Global supply chain is overwhelmed and had made it harder to get new stocks. KEMSA, the government body tasked with medical supplies, has been criticized for poor management and rampant corruption at the helm.
This puts about 1.4M people, living with HIV, at a serious risk. It also comes at a time where new 16,752 HIV new cases were recorded in 2024. These shortages could reverse years of progress in public health, especially in fighting HIV/AIDS, which remains one of Kenya’s major health challenges.
Khalif Kairo Facing Sued For Defrauding a Client
Joseph Kairu Wambui, alias Khalif Kairo, is a well known X big wig, motor vehicle dealer and registered pilot. He has been in the news for a number of reasons especially touching on his love life and deals.
On 13th January, 2025, he was brought before Milimani Law Courts judge with cheating allegations. He is said to convince Dona Ayolo Okoth to transfer Ksh. 2.9M into Kai & Karo Limited’s KCB account for a Subaru Outback purchase, a fact he knew to be false.
Between 10th and 29th July 2024, in Westlands, he is said to fraudulently acquire Kshs 2.1M from Jeff Kyule Munane for importation of a Honda Vezel Hybrid from Japan, which he never delivered.
He pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Prosecution opposed his release on bail on grounds that he was a flight risk. Kairo is reported to have bought an air ticket on 10th January 2025, a day before his arrest, to New York, USA on 12th January 2025.
The Public Thwarts an Abduction Mission in Nakuru
An unidentified man narrowly escaped mob justice after trying to abduct someone in Nakuru. An angry mob confronted the men who were dressed in civillian clothes as they arrested and cuffed another man.
In a video that has since gone viral, residents are seen confronting the man claiming to be a police officer demanding to know his mission. Others demanded that the alleged officer identify himself. As bodaboda gathered and the crowd swelled, the said policeman had to run for safety, still holding the cuffed victim.
A uniformed police officer, armed with an AK47, arrived at the scene and rescued his colleague. The uniformed officer calmed the situation, uncuffed the man and whisked the alleged officer. It is yet to be known if he was indeed an officer of the law or an imposter.
Jalang’o Building Houses For Police in Lang’ata
Jalang’o has unveiled an ongoing project to build bedsitters for police officers in Lang’ata constituency. Through the Lang’ata NGCDF (National Government Constituencies Development Fund), the MP is addressing the poor living conditions the law officers face.
So far, 8 out of 15 houses have been completed, and officers are expected to move in anytime. Jalang’o is being praised by both the public and police for stepping up to address the dilapidated conditions of the officers in his constituency.
The houses, which are bedsitters, will include a bed, kitchen and washrooms. The politician’s drive has received widespread support from the public, from his constituencies and social media following.
Misfortunes of The Malindi Head Teacher Killed in Plane Crash
In the plane crash in Malindi a week ago, one of the he deceased, identified as Naomi Chitsaka Mwagona, was the head teacher of Mashamba Primary School. She was on a motorbike as the aircraft went down, killing two boda boda riders.
In a rather shocking coincidence, bad luck hovered around her life as she had survived two accidents before, that left one of her legs amputated.
Madam Mashamba was also coincidentally preparing for a promotional interview when the accident claimed her life. The Cessna 172 developed mechanical problems, forcing the pilot to do an emergency landing attempt killings the victims on the spot. The pilot and instructor escaped with minor injuries.
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