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  • Regional Budgets Expect to Ease Food Crisis

    Posted: June 13, 2008, 11:03 pm by Phil
    Photo: Julius Mwelu/IRIN A woman sells potatoes in a city market, Nairobi EAST AFRICA, 13 June 2008 (IRIN) - Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, in their budget proposals for the 2008-2009 financial year, announced measures to cushion their populations against soaring food prices. “The government has zero-rated VAT [Value Added Tax] on wheat flour, milk, and maize [...]

  • Food Crisis Prompts Diet Changes in Kenya

    Posted: June 13, 2008, 11:02 pm by Phil
    Photo: Julius Mwelu/IRIN Lunch time at a school in Nairobi’s Mathare slums: Many Kenyans are facing food insecurity following sharp food prices, drought and post-election violence in January and February NAIROBI, 12 June 2008 (IRIN) - A 50 percent rise in food prices in Kenya since the start of 2008 has led many people to [...]

  • Four Dead in Kenya Black Fever Outbreak

    Posted: June 13, 2008, 11:01 pm by Phil
    Photo: Jane Some/IRIN An outbreak of kalazar, or black fever, has been reported in Isiolo and Wajir in northeastern Kenya NAIROBI, 11 June 2008 (IRIN) - Four people have died in an outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease also known as kalazar or black fever, in Isiolo and Wajir in northeastern Kenya, according to [...]
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