People run for cover in Nairobi on Tuesday, after tear gas fired by police exploded during a demonstration. LUIS TATO/AFP Thousands of people marched on the streets in major cities in Kenya on Thursday to protest against what they termed as punitive taxes introduced by the government in a recent national budget proposal. Robinson Makau, an Uber taxi driver and …
NAIROBI, Kenya — Piles of firewood surrounded Jane Muthoni in her kitchen made of iron sheets. Burning biomass such as firewood is the largest contributor to those diseases, said Evans Amukoye, a scientist with the Kenya Medical Research Institute’s respiratory diseases research center. “One can have itchy eyes, coughs while inhaling the smoke, and for serious cases like chronic obstructive …
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