The body of the Kenyan volunteer who perished in the Haiti earthquake last month has finally been brought home. United Nations staff, friends and relatives including regional development minister Fred Gumo were among those who were at the airport to receive the body. Niva Odwori is the only Kenyan confirmed dead in the tragedy that left over 200,000 people dead.
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."