How often do you wash your towel? Some people wash once a week, while some, once a year. The towel is a fertile breeding ground for millions of microbes, especially those found on human skin and on the gut. No wonder the towel is one of the objects that facilitate fecal-oral contamination (literally connecting the two ends of the gut). Worse still, most people keep towels in the bathroom (near the toilet). Every flush of the toilet sends mist with millions of microbes, ranging from H.pylori, salmonella and other deadly bacteria and viruses. When you wash your hands ready for a meal, and dry them with your body towel, there's high chance you are directly ingesting your fecal matter, or, if in a shared lavatory, someone else's faeces. Unless cleaned well, viruses such as human papillomavirus (causes warts, anal cancer and cervical cancer) can be transmitted when towels are shared with infected individuals. So, what to do? 1. Launder towels once a week. 2. Use hot water and det...
The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government Gen Joseph Nkaisserry and his Interior State Department Principal Secretary Dr Karanja Kibicho have joined social media in an effort to promote interaction with the public and safeguard the country.
They are now found on twitter, facebook, google plus, Whatsapp and instagram. Gen Nkaisserry can now be reached at his twitter handle @GenNkaisserry while Dr Kibicho can be reached at @Karanjakibicho, email and other social media platforms.
This will add to the ministry’s twitter handle @InteriorKE and Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet’s @JBoinnet in a move aimed at securing the country. The google plus accounts for the CS and PS include cs@interior.go.ke and ps@interior.go.ke while their facebook accounts are @GenNkaisserry and @Drkaranjakibicho.
The ministry has also given two Whatsapp numbers for the public to use in reporting cases or asking questions. They are +254 719 777 719 and +254 780 719 750. “Interact with CS @GenNkaisserry and PS @Karanjakibicho on email and social media platforms. #SecureKE,” tweeted InteriorCNG Ministry on its twitter handle @InteriorKE.
No soon had the twitter accounts been declared public than a flurry of questions started following in fast.
Ole Mwenda @jmwenda34 : @InteriorKE @GenNkaisserry @Karanjakibicho i have a pressing question for the CS but his no. ni mteja
Reply: @jmwenda34 the number is strictly for whatsapp and sms only. cc @GenNkaisserry @Karanjakibicho
Rerbadiyow® @_Rerbadiyow tweeted, @InteriorKE @Karanjakibicho @GenNkaisserry Kindly give us an update on your efforts aimed at ending Wajir North-Eldas conflict. #SecureKE
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