KEBS SUSPENDS 8 SUBSTANDARD HAND SANITIZER BRANDS

The Kenya Bureau of Standards(KEBS) has suspended the permits of 8 local hand sanitizer brands for failing to meet its requirements. In a statement, the regulatory body said the brands were identified after constant surveillance and were effectively banned for being potentially harmful to consumers.

“KEBS shall continue to undertake market surveillance and factory inspections. Substandard products found will be seized for destruction at the expense of the owner in addition to any other legal action as provided under the law,” the statement said.

NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK IS SHRINKING

Nairobi National Park has been shrinking with government and private developers slowly eating away areas GAZETTED for conservation. It's a story of forces that ranges from GREED to ABSURD. Animals have been squeezed into a corner. #BesiegedParadise was featured this past Sunday @ 9PM Citizen TV Kenya with @enocksikolia

CANNABIS MIGHT (MIGHT - BEING THE OPERATIVE WORD) BLOCK COVID-19 INFECTION, STUDY SHOWS

Weed preventing COVID-19? That high hope seemed to rise from this headline: "Cannabis May Stop Coronavirus From Infecting People, Study Finds." The headline appeared on an article on MerryJane.com that was widely shared on Facebook. But readers should not get too excited.The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)