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 memorial service for Mzee Simeon Nyachae was held at the Nairobi Central SDA Church on February 11, 2021. Residents from Nyanturago in Kisii County on Thursday staged a demonstration against decision to move Mzee Simeon Nyachae’s funeral venue. Also Read: Former Cabinet Minister Simeon Nyachae dies at 88 According to them, moving the venue from Musa Nyandusi stadium to Gusii stadium amounts to disrespect of their culture since Nyachae’s will indicated where the official ceremony should be held. The angry residents who thronged the stadium were astonished to see organizers demolish tents already erected for the Monday, February 15 send off. According to them, local hotels and shops were already stocked in readiness to receive visitors across the country. Musa Nyandusi Stadium is considered a cultural venue for most Gusii cultural and political activities. Also Read: 1. Leaders mourn former minister Simeon Nyachae 2. Former Cabinet Minister Simeon Nyachae dies at 88 3. Maziko ya mke ...