Domino’s is launching a pizza delivery robot car

By CNN,

The robots are coming, and they're bringing pizza. This week, Domino's is rolling out a robot car delivery service to select customers in Houston. ...

Domino's , HOUSTON , Nuro , Pizza , Woodland Heights

To encourage handwashing, charity makes vegetable soap for the poor

By VOA,

In Soweto slum of Nairobi, volunteers are making vegetable soap for residents to wash their hands and prevent the spread of COVID-19. About 86% of ...

coronavirus , handwashing , soap

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

Oxford / AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – frequently asked questions​

By Citizen Reporter,

What is the efficacy of the Oxford / AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine? In the different clinical trials conducted, this vaccine has been shown to prote...

Aga Khan University Hospital , AstraZeneca , coronavirus , vaccine

PROFILE: Meet ‘Miss Fix-it’ Patricia Ndede. She gets the job done even in a crisis

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu Patricia Ndede is innovator and seasoned communications consultant who has a wealth of experience and expertis...

huduma , Kazi Mtaani , Mbao Pension Plan , Patricia Ndede

France reverses decision on not using AstraZeneca for citizens over 65

By VOA,

France will now vaccinate people aged 65 years and older with the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Oxford University and British-Swedish drugmake...

AstraZeneca , coronavirus , moderna , Pfizer-BioNTech , vaccine

UNDP, CRAWN Trust push for increased access to maternal, child health services

By Rachel Ombaka,

Lack of access to maternal, child health services as well as poor provider attitudes have largely contributed to maternal deaths in Nairobi. Also Rea...

coronavirus , infant mortality , maternal deaths , Pumwani , Universal Health Coverage

‘Magic mushroom’ ingredient could work as mental health treatment

By CNN,

While magic mushrooms are known for their hallucinogenic effects, they may also have a role to play in the treatment of some mental health treatment. ...

Mental Health , mushroom

Women in Business: Rose Mwebi fights to stay afloat amid COVID-19

By Dorcas Wangira,

Rose Mwebi, 42, steels herself everyday to keep her business ventures in Kenya's Kisii County afloat at the time of a global pandemic. She cannot a...

rose mwebi , Sheilamo Investment Uniform Centre and Noa Printing Press

How Kenyan consulate in Lebanon became feared by women it was meant to help

By CNN,

A deep sense of fear descended over Gloria as she stepped off the bustling street into her country's consulate. Weeks earlier, she said, she paid t...

Kefala , Kenyan consulate in Lebanon , Lebanon , Sayed Chalouhi

What happens if a coronavirus vaccine is never developed? It has happened before

By CNN,

As countries lie frozen in lockdown and billions of people lose their livelihoods, public figures are teasing a breakthrough that would mark the end o...

coronavirus , coronavirus vaccine

‘Queen Sono’ first original African series commissioned by Netflix

By CNN,

If you're tired of the Bond formula, Queen Sono may be the spy you've been waiting to binge-watch. In this Netflix series, released on February 28,...

Netflix , sono

9M children at risk of death from pneumonia: report

By Rene Oswere,

Stepping up the fight pneumonia could avert nearly 9 million child deaths from pneumonia and other major diseases, a new report has found. Accordin...

pneumonia.

Meet Rosemary Wambui Kagotho: Househelp from Solai who scored B-

By Robert Maina,

For Rosemary Wambui Kagotho, passing the KCSE exams nine years ago brought both joy and immense sadness. Her family, though poor, had managed to se...

Allan Ochieng: Story of student who sells popcorn on Ngong Road

By Paul Ombati,

Renowned American basketball player Michael Jordan once said: “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and ...

Allan Ochieng , Nakumatt Prestige Mall , Ngong road , Popcorns

Guard at night, student in the morning: Story of Peter Aowa

By Paul Ombati,

Peter Aowa is a security guard in Dandora, one of the most dangerous areas in Nairobi where notorious gangsters sadly thrive. During the day howeve...

Dandora dumpsite , watchman

Will Smith brings own fun-loving Genie to new “Aladdin”

By Reuters,

Hollywood star Will Smith was reluctant at first to play Genie in the live-action remake of Disney’s “Aladdin”. This is because it meant foll...

Fresh Prince of Bel Air , Will Smith

How designers are changing the conversation around lingerie

By CNN,

For decades, padded push-up bras, lace-lined bodysuits and slim, voluptuous Victoria's Secret models have shaped public perceptions of what "sexy" loo...

designers

ICU stay can lead to depression, new study says

By Reuters,

Patients who are treated in an intensive care unit (ICU) and survive are at increased risk of depression, a new study suggests. And depression in I...

depression , ICU

Four emerging STDs that you can’t afford to ignore

By CNN,

Editor's Note: New diseases emerge all the time, and sexually transmitted infections, also known as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are no exce...

STDs