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Clinical officers strike deal with Gov’t to end 26-day strike
By Tabitha Rotich,
1342, January 1, 2021 (EAT)
Clinical officers have agreed to end the 26-day strike that paralysed the country's public health system. This after they signed a return to work d...
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Doctors call off strike after reaching agreement with gov’t
By Raquel Muigai,
1649, December 24, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has now called off their strike following successful engagements with the gove...
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‘We will not bow down!’ Striking doctors tell off CS Kagwe over sacking threats
By Ian Omondi,
1813, December 23, 2020 (EAT)
Doctors in the country have vowed to go on with their industrial action unless their demands are met, telling Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe to...
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Kirinyaga County health services continue uninterrupted as health workers shun strike
By Johnson Muriithi,
1949, December 22, 2020 (EAT)
Healthcare services have continued uninterrupted in Kirinyaga County despite ongoing strike by health workers in some counties. A sport check in he...
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Health crisis worsens as doctors join clinical officers, nurses in strike
By Citizen Reporter,
1642, December 21, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans seeking medical services in public hospitals are set to undergo untold suffering as doctors across the country on Monday downed their tools af...
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‘Our dignity is more important than BBI!’ Clinical officers stage protest in Nairobi
By Citizen Team,
1314, December 14, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) on Monday gathered at Uhuru Park in Nairobi from where they proceeded to the Ministry of Health headquarte...
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JAMILA’S MEMO: Ultimate responsibility for PPEs lies with CS Kagwe
By Jamila Mohamed,
1314, December 13, 2020 (EAT)
When COVID-19 hit our shores in March 2020, there were simple things scientists around the world shared as the recommended responses to stopping the s...
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EABC urges partner states to harmonize tax regime
By Citizen Reporter,
2154, December 9, 2020 (EAT)
The East African Business Council (EABC) is urging for tax regime harmonization within the East Africa Community (EAC) and improve ease of doing busin...
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KEMSA to start releasing PPEs after Cabinet approval: Health Ministry
By Edwin Obuya,
2108, December 9, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) is expected to start releasing Personal Protective Equipment from their warehouses by Friday, the Health ...
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DP Ruto hits out at Raila Odinga over health workers remark
By Bernard Rotich,
1720, December 8, 2020 (EAT)
Deputy President William Ruto has hit out at former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on his recent remarks over issues relating to health workers and comba...
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Jamila’s Memo: Has emergency care in Kenya lost its meaning?
By Jamila Mohamed,
1035, December 1, 2020 (EAT)
Has emergency care in Kenya lost its meaning? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, an emergency is an unforeseen combination of circumstanc...
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Stanbic Bank Kenya announces Ksh.3.6B profit after tax
By Citizen Reporter,
1318, November 27, 2020 (EAT)
Stanbic Bank Kenya has announced a Ksh. 3.6 billion after-tax profit for the period ended September 30, 2020 underpinned by solid balance sheet growth...
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‘Don’t insult us, we are not contracting COVID-19 in bars,’ doctors insist
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1422, November 24, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has come out to strongly condemn claims that doctors are contracting COVID-19 outside healt...
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Clinical workers issue Gov’t with irreducible minimums, threaten to strike in 14 days
By Raquel Muigai,
1458, November 22, 2020 (EAT)
The National Advisory Council of the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) has issued a 14-day strike notice citing lack of Personal Protective Equi...
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Yvonne’s Take: I’m glad one MP wept, while another asked for a helicopter
By Yvonne Okwara,
1652, November 20, 2020 (EAT)
How many harrowing tales have you heard about people who have survived COVID-19 or those who’ve lost the battle? Most people now have a story to ...
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Gov’t says NHIF cannot cover your COVID-19 hospital bills; its too expensive
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1903, November 11, 2020 (EAT)
The government says Kenyans will have to foot the bills for COVID-19 in both public and private hospitals. The Health Ministry says it is not finan...
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Equity Group and Kenya COVID-19 Fund Board begin sending PPEs to public hospitals
By Citizen Reporter,
1531, November 9, 2020 (EAT)
Equity Group Foundation and the Kenya COVID-19 Fund Board have commenced the distribution of the second consignment of locally manufactured personal p...
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Curfew to start at 10pm-4am, extended till January next year
By Ian Omondi,
1851, November 4, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday announced a raft of new measures aimed at combating the impending second wave of COVID-19 after chairing the six...
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Nakuru nurses plead for more PPEs, hospital beds as COVID cases soar
By Robert Maina,
1843, October 19, 2020 (EAT)
Nakuru nurses have appealed to the National and County governments to equip them with enough Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The nurses at Nak...
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COVID-19 fund raises Ksh.3.5 billion in donations
By Kepha Muiruri,
1708, September 28, 2020 (EAT)
The management of the COVID-19 emergency response fund has confirmed the receipt of Ksh.3.5 billion in donations from members of public and companies ...
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