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United Nations, May 06: The United Nations and several countries have called for an immediate end to the Ukraine war. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at a Security Council meeting organised by the United States,

" Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a violation of its territorial integrity and of the Charter of the United Nations."

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Fact Check: Did Jyotiraditya Scindia attend the wedding that Rahul Gandhi attended in Nepal It must end for the sake of the people of Ukraine, Russia and the entire world he added.

Guterres had recently visited Kyiv and Moscow to advocate for the evacuation of civilians from the battered port city of Mariupol. Several hundred people are stranded at Mariupol. A majority of the UN Security Council members including China, United States among others called for an end to the months old war. China underscored that only diplomacy can end the conflict.

UN team shocked after Russian rockets pound Kyiv during Guterres’ visit Ukraine's ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya said, " every opportunity must be used to achieve peace. By Oneindia Correspondent, OneIndia

 

Mourners thronged Ndiuni village to pay their last respects to a woman who died after a scuffle with her husband.

Faith Njambi died at the Nairobi Women’s Hospital where she had been transferred from a Rongai clinic. 

Police reports said Njambi died from two stab wounds.

The reports showed that her husband, Samuel Mbugua, 26, travelled 52km from Ndeiya in Kiambu County to Rongai in Kajiado County where Njambi lived and allegedly stabbed her.

Njambi, 24, crawled out of her room to the door looking for help and was rushed to a hospital in Rongai by neighbours.

Njambi, who was laid to rest yesterday at Ndiuni village in Ndeiya, leaves behind a three-year-old son.

During the burial, Njambi’s workmates from Rongai said she was a dedicated worker at the supermarket where she was an accountant.

At the burial site, Mbugua’s family took a photos with Njambi’s parents. The two families are neigbours at Ndiuni village and worship together at Kenya Assemblies of God church.

Mbugua’s father is an elder at the church while Njambi’s father, Rev Paul Mbute, is the pastor of the same church.

Mbugua and Njambi were youth members at the church from when they were young.

When the photos were being taken, Mbugua’s father was overwhelmed by grief even as Pastor Mbute tried to calm him down, moving mourners to tears.

Mourners called on the villagers not to condemn Mbugua and also to stop talking ill of the situation.

Elizabeth Wangari, the senior chief, called on men to openly talk about the challenges they may be going through.

“Men have really suffered at the hands of women; they have been pushed to extremes in their families and they rarely talk and end up exploding,” Wangari said.

Mbugua, who was arrested at his father’s home in the dead of the night and transferred to Rongai police station, is expected to be arraigned. - George Njunge, The Standard

Kenya’s economy has recovered from a recession of 0.3 per cent in 2020 to grow by 7.5 percent last year driven by growth in all sectors of the economy only with the exception of agriculture following the easing of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. 

This is the fastest economic growth in 11 years since the country achieved a real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 8.1 percent in 2010 driven by a strong growth in key sectors of the economy especially manufacturing, construction, trade, transport and accommodation. By Brian Ambani, Daily Nation

Boris Johnson has claimed left-wing “legal eagles” are attempting to put a spanner in the works of his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda – but promised he will “get it done”.

The prime minister’s comments come as Downing Street revealed on Tuesday that sending migrants to Rwanda may not take place for months.

Number 10 was unable to say when the first flights sending migrants on a one-way trip to the East African nation would take off, in the face of criticism and legal action against the plans. 

Officials insisted they were not waiting for court challenges to be resolved before putting the policy into practice.

Speaking to reporters at Southampton Airport on Wednesday, Mr Johnson claimed “we always knew” that “liberal lawyers” would try to make the plan difficult.

However, he stressed the partnership between Rwanda and the UK is a “very, very sensible thing”. By Jack Peat, The London Economic

Kenyan health tech startup Zuri Health has launched a WhatsApp chatbot for its users in Kenya. Known as Vera, Zuri says the new chatbot will help to connect patients to healthcare services in Kenya, where 97% of all internet users are using WhatsApp as of 2021, according to the GlobalWebIndex. 

Zuri Health is a virtual hospital that enables users in Africa to access first level primary healthcare services where they can talk to doctors, book appointments, book lab tests and order medication from pharmacies.

It has platforms on its website, its mobile app ‘Zuri Health’, and SMS platforms in Kenya and Senegal.

 “We understand that to democratize access to healthcare, various channels have to be created. Apart from our website, mobile app and SMS service, we saw a need to add on Vera for audiences that prefer WhatsApp as a means of communication, even for healthcare services.” Zuri Health Founder Ikechukwu Anoke said. 

Vera, Zuri Health’s chatbot will work 24/7 to provide quick responses and services in real-time to patients and connect them to healthcare services and products. Vera can handle multiple questions simultaneously which is different from waiting in line at a hospital, for example. She also currently responds in 3 available languages; English, Swahili, and French. 

Users will be able to book lab and diagnostic tests, buy medication and schedule doctor appointments.

To access Vera on WhatsApp and get chatting, users can send a “Hi” or “Hello” to the Whatsapp number +254756551551 or use the link https://wa.me/254756551551 and she will respond, answering to a few sign-up prompts, before verifying the user’s email address to begin the conversation. The user will then have access to healthcare services available.

www.zuri.health  African Business Community

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