Text of report by Job Weru entitled "Famine looms large in Central Province" published by Kenyan privately-owned daily newspaper The Standard website on 9 September Residents of Central Province are waking up to a new reality - many will have to rely of relief food as harvests have dwindled over the years.

Text of report by Mike Mwaniki entitled "Panic as man dies of Rift Valley fever in Nairobi" published by Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation website on 25 January A man has died at the Kenyatta National Hospital [Nairobi] of Rift Valley fever sparking fears that the virus could spread in Nairobi.

Anthrax kills 2 in central Kenya NAIROBI, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Hospitals have confirmed two deaths as a new wave of anthrax swept across Murang'a and Samburu districts in central Kenyan, local media reported Wednesday.