Derick Otieno

Every year, reports indicate that the number of patients suffering from severe and minor headaches increases. With over 180 days per year, a report from the World Health Organization has shown that over 48 percent of adults between the ages of 18 and 65 complain of headaches every year.   Continuous headaches can lead to different headache disorders, such as migraines and medication overuse. Therefore, it is always advisable to see a doctor whenever you have a headache, as it might also be a symptom of a different disease. However, the headaches and pains sometimes do not need serious medical attention but only a few home remedies. Here are some simple ways you can reduce headaches before visiting a doctor for further medications. 1. Staying Stress-free The human brain and mind are meant to function normally, and if overloaded with thoughts, it won’t work. On many occasions, people—especially adults—tend to occupy their minds with a lot of stuff, making their brains overl...

A famous renowned company, Finlays Kenya, has suspended its terms with two bosses after a documentary from the world-famous media company, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) went viral, exposing them to have been exploiting women sexually in the company. James Finlays Kenya, a firm that is located in Kericho, Kenya, and well recognized for its tremendous work of exporting tea from Kenya, has terminated contracts with two famous bosses who were caught taking advantage of females who were in search of employment to exploit them sexually. The two bosses, Mr. Chebochok and Asavara, were caught unaware of demanding sex from female workers in exchange for higher positions and rankings within the company. Through the BBC documentary, the two were also accused of infecting the women with HIV/AIDS in return for the jobs they were acquiring to make ends meet, exposing them to a miserable life of dealing with the deadly disease and a life full of regrets. Finlays made a statement that the...

The current serving President of the Republic of Uganda has been backed up to vie for the presidency coming up in 2026 for the 7th time by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who has been in power since January 1986, has gotten another chance to be the presidential flag bearer after speculations went around that his son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, would follow in his footsteps when he retires in 2025. The ruling party, NRM led by Vice President Jessica Alupo, has come out clearly to endorse President Museveni barely three years before the presidential election, which is against the constitution. The constitution states that a presidential flagbearer should be mentioned at least three months before the election. Museveni scrapped a constitutional amendment that limited presidential terms in 2005, and later in 2017, he did away with the law that limited the age of a sitting president. These actions have accelerated his thirst for power, a...

A national hospital in Kenya has notified citizens that it will get rid of more than 200 dead bodies that haven’t been claimed in a long period of time. The unclaimed bodies will be disposed of within a period of seven days. In a national newspaper on Tuesday, Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) claimed that they will dispose of 203 bodies that have been in the farewell home for a longer period if the families don’t claim the bodies of their loved ones. KNH, through the gazette, went ahead to note that they will seek permission from the court in order to proceed with the act, thus giving Kenyans only seven days to get to the mortuary to claim the bodies of their departed. According to an inner source, the highest number of unclaimed bodies are children, whose demises are caused by a high number of abortions, stillbirths, the abandonment of kids after birth by their parents, and even miscarriages. The source claims that most of the abandonment of young innocent souls by their parents...

Two children were confirmed dead and 11 others were hospitalized in Kenya after eating a popular dish known as githeri. The food had been prepared by their grandmother. The family hails from the western part of Kenya, Kakamega County, Matete village. They faced this unexpected grief on a Sunday morning, a situation that has left many tongue-tied. Information from the family states that one of the children died on the spot, while the other was pronounced dead after arriving at the hospital. The other eleven children were saved after getting attended to and treated in a timely manner, but they are yet to be discharged. According to reports from family members, the children were invited by their grandmother for breakfast, where they all ate the githeri together with their grandmother, before preparing to go to church. Their grandmother even instructed them to feel free to add some more in case they still felt hungry. The doctor’s report from Webuye Referral Hospital's casualty uni...

The government of Kenya, through Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Dr. Alfred Mutua, has urged Kenyans to stretch their hands in any way possible to aid in the recovery of lives and the economy in Turkey and Syria after the earthquake tragedy. The cabinet secretary said that the Kenyan government will help Turkey with coffee, tea, groundnuts, and other fast-moving goods in order to help the affected people before they fully recover from the ordeal. Dr. Mutua spoke today after it was reported that over 4000 people were left homeless and without food or even clothing. The tragedy has left over 7,000 people confirmed dead, and the numbers are still counting, creating emotions from different world leaders, including Kenyan President William Ruto, who have sent their condolences to the two affected countries. According to the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Diaspora Affairs, Roselyn Njogu, the tragic earthquake that occurred in Turkey and Syria did not affect any of the regi...