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 govt has rolled out an 8-point economic stimulus program amounting to some Ksh. 53.7 Billion. The first element will focus on infrastructure, a total of Ksh 5 Billion has been set aside to hire local labor to engage in this undertaking.
- Every single week, the govt has been dispatching a total of Ksh. 259 Million to vulnerable families. Money in the hands of a family also restores dignity & not depend on lining up waiting for food relief.
-Govt expected to spend a total of Ksh. 10 Billion in the Kazi Mtaani Programme where they have engaged a total of 26,000 young people and now intend to increase the number to 200,000.
- KSh. 6.5 Billion to the Ministry of Education. The purpose of this is to hire 10,000 teachers and 1,000 ICT interns to support digital learning.
- Ksh. 5 billion set aside to hire local labour for the rehabilitation of access roads and footbridges.
- Ksh. 3 billion for the supply of farm inputs through e-vouchers, targeting 200,000 small scale farmers. Further, under this programme Ksh. 1.5 billion will be set aside to assist flower and horticultural producers to access international markets.
- A total of Ksh 2 Billion will be set aside to support renovation of facilities and the restructuring of business operations by actors in the Tourism industry. Govt. has also set aside to support the operations of our premier hospitality institution, Utalii College, to guarantee the steady supply of well-trained hospitality professionals.
- To mitigate the impact of deforestation and climate change, and to enhance the provision of water facilities,govt. will rehabilitate wells, water pans and underground tanks in the Arid and Semi-Arid areas. Ksh. 850 million
- The govt will engage 5,500 community scouts under the Kenya Wildlife Service at a cost of Ksh. 1 billion. Additionally, support will be made available to approximately 160 community conservancies at a cost of Ksh. 1 billion.
- Govt to buy locally manufactured vehicles worth Sh 600m to promote local car assembly firms
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