Media Council of Kenya censures county governments over threats to the media
The Media council of Kenya has come to the swift defense of journalists drawn from the Royal Media Services and Nation Media Group who have been threatened after reporting on emerging issues in the...
View ArticleKenya now boasts a new mental health action plan
Mental health remains an integral pillar in the country’s health system and social-economic development meaning that there should be concerted efforts to boost mental health care systems through...
View ArticleThe Impact of Covid-19 on Women and Girls with disabilities
Covid -19 has really affected people in a hard way and among the badly hit are women and girls with disabilities who have struggled to meet their basic needs, access needed health services including...
View ArticleSexual abuse, murders, teenage pregnancies and poverty among problems...
Hardly a day goes by without the news of a gruesome murder; defilement or kidnapping being reported on all media with some of the most recent ones being those of Shantel Nembi who was found dead and...
View ArticleNHIF biometric identification move among changes geared for UHC adoption and...
You have until 11th July 2021 to visit your nearest National Hospital Insurance Fund and start the process of shifting your NHIF identification from the current physical card to the biometric...
View ArticleCulture among the sectors badly affected by Corona pandemic- UNESCO
90% of countries were forced to close or partially close their World Heritage sites at the height of the Corona pandemic. In 2020, a 66% drop in site visitations and a 52% decline in revenues at...
View ArticleSafaricom partners Trans Nzoia County in cashless payment system
Residents of Trans Nzoia County can now pay for parking fees and market fees etc electronically thanks to a new partnership between the telcom and the county government. “We are delighted to enable...
View ArticleVarsity body, ICPAK and civil society condemn whistleblower Sankale firing,...
The Masai Mara University has found itself in hot soup with the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU), Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), and civil society bodies such as...
View ArticleKenya first country globally to approve genetically modified cassava
The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) Board during the 41st Full Board Meeting held on 15th June 2021, approved the application for environmental release of genetically modified (GM) cassava. The...
View ArticleCovid -19: is Kenya stuck in a perennial loop?
A police station in Emuhaya Vihiga County has been closed for 14 days after three officers tested positive for Covid-19. This is according to Commander Reuben Kemboi. Vihiga is among the 13 hot spot...
View ArticleEU Digital COVID Certificate “Green Pass not inclusive of everyone-AU
The African union has decried the fact that the applicability of the EU Digital COVID Certificate “Green Pass” to different COVID-19 vaccines excludes persons who received the Covishield vaccine....
View ArticleKenya upholds law on FGM
It is still illegal to carry out Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on women after the High Court of Kenya on Tuesday 29th June 2021, voted to uphold the ban on the harmful practice. The move was...
View ArticleKenya, US resolve ARVs stalemate, normal distribution to resume
People living with HIV and AIDS can now heave a sigh of relief after National Aids Control Council met with US representatives to resolve some pending issues that had led to a stalemate causing anguish...
View ArticleDr Githinji Gitahi Appointed to the New Commission on African COVID-19...
Dr Githinji Gitahi, Group CEO, Amref Health Africa has been appointed as a commissioner in the newly constituted Commission on African COVID-19 Response. This comes after the announcement of the...
View ArticleGreenpeace appalled by inaction in protecting Kenya’s rivers
In response to the media report of the Thwake dam water being declared unfit for human use Greenpeace Africa Campaigner, Amos Wemanya has said: “Water pollution in Kenya is threatening our economy, the...
View ArticleCMA and KEPSA sign MoU to support market deepening and uptake of capital...
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) to support market deepening and leveraging capital market products to...
View ArticleCIC Group launches a self-service portal for Garages and Assessors
The CIC Group, has launched a claim’s self-service provider portal for Garages and Assessors to increase efficiency in the claims’ reconciliation process. The portal which will operate 24 hours a day,...
View Article54 countries ban travel for Kenyans as Covid -19 effects continue to bite
A total of 54 countries have banned Kenyan passport holders from setting foot in their countries because they have not approved the vaccine used to fight against Covid-19 in the country. Kenya, which...
View ArticleKenya-based suppliers are risking almost USD4bn in exports if they don’t cut...
A new study by Standard Chartered reveals that multinational companies will cut suppliers for failing to curb carbon emissions, with 78 per cent of multinationals (MNCs) planning to remove suppliers...
View ArticleSouth Africa to produce Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine exclusively for Africa
Pfizer and BioNTech have inked a deal letter of intent with The Biovac Institute (Pty) Ltd, known as “Biovac,” to manufacture the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for distribution within the African...
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