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Colder weather 'may worsen flu risks for children'

A paediatric infectious diseases expert warned on Saturday that colder weather could prolong the current flu season and lead to more critical cases in children. Mike Kwan, president of the Asian Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, said that if infection numbers stay high, critical cases will rise in tandem. "Since the weather is going to get more cold, and also we are going into the…

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Ian Nzoki’s death: How killing of 24-year-old led to temporary closure of Kenya-Tanzania border at Namanga

The death of 24-year-old Kenyan clearing agent Ian Nzioki Jackson has triggered an unusual standoff at the Kenya-Tanzania border, disrupting cross-border trade, stranding hundreds of trucks and…

  • 24-year-old Kenyan clearing agent Ian Nzioki Jackson died buried on Tanzanian side of border.
  • Protests by clearing agents and residents disrupted cargo clearance at Namanga border post.
  • Body exhumed and returned to Kenya for investigation, accountability demanded.

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