23+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1305+ words) When you are exhausted, sleep should come easily. But for Selina Kathambi, it did not. After giving birth to her daughter, she expected the usual challenges of new motherhood; sleepless nights, colic, sore nipples and eczema. What she did not…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1797+ words) Alice Kang’ethe is the CEO of the Beginnings Fund, a coalition that includes the Gates Foundation and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation. Early in Alice Kang'ethe's public-health career, on a trip to Mbita, a scorpion stung her. The pain was…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (526+ words) The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has begun reviewing an application to register Mounjaro, a booming once-weekly injectable diabetes drug, for use in Kenya. The application was submitted by Aspen Pharmacare, a South African pharmaceutical company that has an agreement…...

6+ day, 10+ min ago   (205+ words) Kenya will deploy an AI-driven platform that will collate information on pregnant women, mothers and newborns to help monitor care more effectively and identify issues earlier. “Facility electronic medical record (EMR) systems, donor reporting processes and community-facing communication channels operate…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (644+ words) The government is seeking an extra Sh650 million from the Treasury in the next budget for the former President Uhuru Kenyatta-era Uwezo Fund, citing increased demand for its loans despite falling disbursements and weak repayment. The State Department for Micro, Small…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (976+ words) Kenya is planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the tracking of mosquitoes that spread malaria, as health authorities seek to collect more information about the insects and the places where they are found. The technology, known as VectorCam,…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1226+ words) Former Kenyan cabinet minister the late John Joseph Kamotho. Two children of former powerful Moi-era Minister John Joseph Kamotho have been declared bankrupt despite laying claim to their late father’s wealth, adding a new twist to a long-running family feud…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1232+ words) Frieda Kimanga during a strength training session at Smartgym in 2025. The difference between Frieda Kimanga’s physique last year and the one she carries today is striking. At 40, Ms Kimanga has managed to reshape her body in a way that takes…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (506+ words) Kenya’s pesticide use has reached a record high, highlighting the country’s growing dependence on chemical crop protection even as health and environmental risks rise. Data from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) shows pesticide use in Kenya increased to 6,953 tonnes…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (692+ words) NCBA recorded a 6.9 percent growth in its full year net income from Sh21.8 billion the year before. NCBA Bank has won the right to repossess medical equipment leased to Mediheal Hospital & Fertility Centre Ltd after the High Court in Eldoret ruled…...