Why internet banking is becoming more popular

By Sponsored,

A new study has revealed that the current COVID-19 pandemic is pushing consumers to digitally interact with their banks, with banking institutions foc...

Co-op bank , Co-op Internet Banking , internet banking

Brian Kimani’s body, withheld by Gertrude’s hospital over Ksh.17M bill, released after four months

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Gertrude’s Children Hospital has finally released the body of 13-year-old Brian Kimani Njoroge which had been detained for the last four months over...

Brian Kimani , Gertrude’s Children Hospital

AMREF Flying Doctors to use portable isolation chambers for COVID-19 patients

By Citizen Reporter,

AMREF Flying Doctors, the leading Air Ambulance service provider in Africa, has today announced the acquisition of two Portable Isolation Chambers. ...

AMREF Flying Doctors , Portable Isolation Chambers

Coronavirus: Huduma Centres will only be offering these two services

By Ian Omondi,

Huduma Centres across the country will now only be offering two services in an effort to ensure the safety of Kenyans in view of the coronavirus pande...

coronavirus , HUDUMA CENTRE , Huduma Kenya

BWIRE: To Fight Covid-19, we must fight the spread of germs & misinformation

By Benjamin Muriuki,

By Victor Bwire Handling the situation of the coronavirus in Kenya is not only a test of health financing models and budgets, but state of prepared...

Gertrude’s hospital vows to detain Brian Kimani’s body until Ksh.11.9M bill is paid

By Ian Omondi,

The body of Brian Kimani will remain at the Gertrude’s Children Hospital until the family finds a way to settle the Ksh.11.9 million bill that accru...

Family parades coffin on donkey back to raise Ksh.1.3M funeral fee for kin who died in January

By Martin Munene,

A family in Nyeri has resorted to parading an empty coffin on donkey back in the streets of Nyeri town hoping to raise enough money to bury their kin....

coffin on donkey back , Nyeri coffin on donkey back

Former Super Eagles star Victor Ikpeba to grace Soya as chief guest

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Former CAF player of the year winner Victor Ikpeba will grace this year’s Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year (SOYA) gala set for Mombasa Sport...

Chief Guest , Mombasa , Nigeria , SOYA , Super Eagles , Victor Ikpeba

OPINION: Uhuru’s suspension of new NHIF rules a welcome relief for special needs children. But for how long?

By Citizen,

In the last week or so, I have been having discussions here on the financial costs special needs parents face. As I had explained in an earlier thr...

NHIF rules , special needs

Mutai, Mushai nominated for Soya honours

By Citizen Reporter,

Vincent Mutai, who won an unprecedented three gold medals from the International Para Athletics Championships last year and the 2018 Sports Personalit...

Disability category , Samuel Mushai , Soya Awards , Vincent Mutai

Uhuru stops new NHIF rules on only one wife, 5 children

By Tonny Ndungu,

President Uhuru Kenyatta in an address to the nation has called for the halting of a raft of new rules proposed by The National Hospital Insurance Fun...

NHIF , Uhuru kenyatta

Polygamous men from Awendo say new NHIF rules will kill marriages

By George Juma,

The Union Association of Awendo polygamous which agitates for the rights of polygamous men has opposed the new radical propositions by the NHIF. Al...

polygamy

COTU opposes new NHIF rules, terms them ‘punitive and retrogressive’

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) has termed the new NHIF rules as punitive and retrogressive, insisting that the new measures are not b...

COTU , NHIF

Only one wife and 5 children: NHIF announces new rules, penalties

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) will not cater for extra spouses in a polygamous family set-up. In a raft of changes contained in a mem...

NHIF

6 Ugandan MPs in Kenya to benchmark Kitui health insurance scheme

By Shadrack Ilava,

Six Ugandan MPs have begun a three-day benchmarking tour of Kitui County to study the health insurance scheme. The Ugandan parliamentary health com...

UGANDAN MPs

Registrar of Persons, police, Kenya Power top most corrupt list

By Citizen Reporter,

The Registrar of Persons has been listed as the most corrupt institution in Kenya. Under the Interior Ministry, one of the core functions of the Re...

birth certificate , corruption , EACC , registrar of persons

Uhuru signs Bill for protection of personal data, sets stage for Huduma Namba

By Duncan Mutwiri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed the Data Protection Bill into law setting the stage for the controversial Huduma Namba. The new law creates the...

data protection bill , Huduma Namba

Migori MCA’s husband killed in road accident

By George Juma,

An officer of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) died on Sunday in a road accident on the Uriri-Rapogi Road in Migori County. Mr. Onyango ...

Migori , Uriri-Rapogi Road

BWIRE: Why Universal Health Coverage will remain a pipe dream

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire While the intent to provide health care to Kenyans is evident, things on the ground are different; the current state of policy conf...

Beyond Zero Campaign , Universal Health Coverage

Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja impeached

By Julius Joho,

Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja has been impeached by the county assembly over alleged gross misconduct. The motion to impeach the county bos...

Governor Granton Samboja , impeachment , Taita Taveta County.