Kodiaga prison inmate hacked to death with jembe

By Allan Obiero,

An inmate at Kodiaga Prison in Kisumu was on Wednesday hacked to death using a hoe (Jembe) by his fellow prisoner after a squabble. Kisumu West OCP...

inmate killed , Kodiaga prison

South Africa court gives green light to private use of marijuana

By Reuters,

South Africa’s highest court on Tuesday allowed the private use of marijuana, upholding a lower court’s ruling that found the criminalisation of c...

marijuana

Sonko suspends top county officials for contradicting him on Pumwani saga

By Ian Omondi,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has suspended four top county officials accusing them of 'insubordination' on the Pumwani Hospital saga. This comes af...

Chief Officer Health Services Mahat Jimale , Health CEC Vesca Kangogo , Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko , pumwani hospital

Nairobi Health CEC contradicts Sonko on Pumwani infants death

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nairobi County Executive for Health Veska Kangogo has contradicted Governor Mike Sonko's assertion of negligence in the death of 11 infants whose bod...

Mike Sonko , Pumwani deaths , Pumwani Maternity Hospital

Charity denies promoting teen abortions after Kenya bans radio ad

By Reuters,

International charity Marie Stopes on Monday denied promoting abortions to teenage girls in Kenya after the government banned a radio advertisement, s...

KFCB , Marie Stopes Charity , Teen Abortions , Unsafe Abortions

KMPDU secretary accuses Sonko of politicising Pumwani infant deaths

By Linda Ngari,

Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary Alex Thuranira has accused Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko of politicising the death of i...

Healthcare , kidero , KMPDU , Mike Sonko , nairobi county , Pumwani deaths , Pumwani Maternity Hospital

West Pokot Governor Lonyangapuo grilled at EACC over deputy’s salary

By Cyrus Sholim,

West Pokot Governor John Lonyangapuo was on Tuesday grilled at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) offices in Eldoret. A statement fro...

Africa’s rapid population growth puts poverty progress at risk: Gates

By Reuters,

Rapid population growth in some of Africa’s poorest countries could put at risk future progress towards reducing global poverty and improving health...

Africa's population growth , bill gates , poverty

BOSIRE: Dear Sonko, populist actions at Pumwani won’t stop babies from dying

By Citizen,

One more time Pumwani Hospital faces public mobbing, led by its own Governor Mike Sonko. He suspends his foot soldiers instead of his 'advisors'. W...

Pumwani , Sonko

Kenyan athlete hit by car during Medellin half marathon out of hospital

By Agencies,

Kenyan runner Joseph Kiprono Kiptum who was hit by a car as he was leading a half marathon in Colombia has been discharged from hospital. Kiprono, 30...

colombia , half marathon in Colombia , Kenyan runner Joseph Kiprono Kiptum , out of hospital

I expected my husband to win, Kipchoge’s wife opens up on athlete’s lifestyle

By Carol Kones,

Grace Sugut, wife of heroic Berlin Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has for the first time opened up on the lifestyle of the star athlete, giving hint...

Berlin Marathon champion , Eliud Kipchoge , Grace Sugut , Record , wife

Why daily aspirin use could cause you serious harm

By CNN,

It's one of the most well-known tenets of modern medicine: An aspirin a day keeps the doctor away. But according to a trio of studies published Sunday...

Aspirin use , Health research

Man City break revenue barrier

By Reuters,

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak says the club will “strive for more” after they announced yearly revenues of KSh66 billion for the fi...

Khaldoon Al Mubarak , manchester city

Two sisters bleed to death after undergoing FGM cut in Somalia

By CNN,

Two sisters have died in Somalia after undergoing the horrifying procedure of the female genital mutilation (FGM). According to Hawa Aden Mohammed ...

FGM

Baringo residents carry coffins for over 4km

By Kimaiyo Evans,

A community in Baringo Central has been forced to carry the caskets of their loved ones for over four kilometers due to lack of accessible roads. T...

baringo , Orokwo location

DP William Ruto in Congo for official tour

By DPPS,

Deputy President William Ruto is in the Republic of Congo for an official tour. He travelled on Wednesday alongside Mining and Petroleum CS John Mu...

Congo , william ruto

World happiness levels at lowest in over a decade: poll

By Reuters,

World happiness levels are at their lowest level in over a decade, with the number of people who say they feel stressed and worried rising, according ...

First Lady Beyond Zero campaign targets women with fistula

By PSCU,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta will on Wednesday officially kick off the Beyond Zero Campaign that will cater to women and girls who require treatment ...

Beyond Zero Campaign , First Lady Margaret Kenyatta

‘Don’t use birth control,’ Magufuli tells Tanzania women

By CNN,

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has told women in the East African nation to stop taking birth control pills because the country needs more people,...

birth control , magufuli

7 groups of people most likely to commit suicide

By Linda Ngari,

As the world celebrated World Suicide Prevention Day on Monday, experts believe that there is a lot more work to be done to save millions from an earl...

Avicii , burnout , post-partum depression , suicide , who , world suicide day