Gov’t warns Kenyans against seeking these ICU services, says institutions not registered

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council has warned members of the public against taking up ICU care for COVID-19 patients advertised by t...

Apex home healthcare , Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council , Utunzaji home and Nursing care , Wholistic Nursing care

Man suspected of defiling his 6-year-old daughter arrested in Kisii

By Citizen Reporter,

A man who is suspected of defiling his 6-year-old daughter a week ago in Megogo village, Marani, Kisii County, was on Sunday afternoon arrested.  ...

defiled , defilement

Edith Kamaru Kwobah, girl from Ndeiya who dressed bodies to get money for medical school

By Guest Writer,

By Dr. Susan Adongo Her first shift was on a Thursday night. “I wasn’t sure what to wear,” Edith Kamaru told me. But it didn’t matter becau...

edith kamaru

188 nurses sacked over misconduct will not be re-instated: Waiguru

By Johnson Muriithi,

A total of 188 nurses in Kirinyaga who were fired over alleged misconduct will not be re-instated according to a statement from Governor Anne Waiguru....

Remembering Lorna Irungu-Macharia, through the eyes of her loved ones

By Guest Writer,

By Edwin Macharia Lorna Irungu-Macharia was the loving wife of Edwin Macharia and mother of Nancy Mumbi Macharia. Daughter of the late Festus G Iru...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Edwin MachariaLupus , Lorna Irungu-Macharia

Kenyans to receive COVID-19 vaccine free of charge during phase 1

By Dorcas Wangira,

The long-awaited arrival of Kenya's first consignment of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine has now set the wheel in motion for the planned rollout. ...

OPINION: Safe abortions will save our future

By Guest Writer,

By Alvin Mwangi Every year almost half of all pregnancies - 121 million - are unintended. This is according to the World Health Organization report...

abortion , global gag rule

Bluebird Aviation reports rise in emergency medical evacuation

By Citizen Reporter,

Regional airline, Bluebird Aviation has announced the number of travellers seeking emergency medical attention rose significantly in the last quarter ...

Bluebird Aviation , Captain Hussein Mohammed

Nurses ordered to report back to work immediately as strike called off

By Ian Omondi,

The nurses' strike has now been called off after 79 days following a court order issued by the Labour Court on Monday. Kenya National Union of Nurs...

Justice Maureen Onyango , KNUN , Nurses strike , Seth Panyako

President Kenyatta unveils new state department to midwife CBC

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta unveiled a new state department to oversee the ongoing implementation of the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC). The new St...

CBC

Tokyo Olympics face another looming headache – no medical staff

By Reuters,

Japanese doctors and nurses fighting the novel coronavirus will not have the time to volunteer to help at the Olympics, a medical association has said...

COVID-19 , olympics , Tokyo 2020

9 nuns die of COVID-19 after outbreak at convent

By CNN,

Before December 20, there had not been any cases of Covid-19 among the nuns living at the Motherhouse campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in Adrian...

coronavirus

Nurses, clinical officers to continue with strike after CS Chelugui meeting flops

By Hassan Mugambi,

A meeting called by Labour Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui that brought striking clinical officers, nurses union officials and the Ministry of Health...

Council of Governors , CS Simon Chelugui , Healthcare workers , KUCO , SRC

Governors now threaten to sack all striking nurses, clinical workers

By Citizen Reporter,

Governors have threatened to sack all striking nurses and clinical officers should they fail to resume work immediately. In a press briefing on Wed...

Council of Governors , Nurses strike , Wycliffe Oparanya

Protest at Manyani Maximum Prison after inmate dies

By Keith Simiyu,

Inmates at the Manyani Maximum Prison in Taita Taveta County on Friday protested over the death of one of their colleagues who was ill passed on in wh...

Bison Madegwa , Manyani Maximum Prison , Taita Taveta County.

Kisumu County gov’t stops salaries of 428 striking nurses

By Elphas Lagat,

The crisis surrounding the healthcare sector in Kenya continues to deepen as more health care workers threaten to join striking colleagues to protest ...

Governor Anyang Nyong'o , Healthcare workers , Kisumu County , Nurses

Good riddance 2020. Hello 2021: Fireworks light deserted streets

By Reuters,

Fireworks soared into the sky above the Sydney Opera House, but the harbour below was a deserted ghost town, a fittingly creepy send-off for a year th...

coronavirus , new year address

All learners to resume classes Monday, President Kenyatta says

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said all learners will resume classes on January 4, 2021 even as teachers raised concern over COVID-19 safety protocols. ...

BBI , magoha , ruto , schools

Nurses vow to continue with strike, decry biased treatment compared to doctors

By Raquel Muigai,

The Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) is demanding that the government recommits to talks to end their ongoing strike that has now lasted 20 days....

KMPDU , KNUN , Nurses strike , Seth Panyako

Tokyo Olympics to spend Sh100 billion on coronavirus measures

By Reuters,

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics will spend Sh98.65 billion on measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus at next year’s Games, they said on Tue...

Covid-19 pandemic , olympics , Tokyo 2020