Category Archives: National
Is Trump Gambling With America’s Global Influence?
Feb 03, 2025 at 07:48 AM
By Isaac Dan Bw’Onyancha American President Donald Trump who took the oath of office last month is on a mission and his actions are sending shock waves across the world. Trump’s hurried withdrawal of international aid programs, such as USAID, has raised significant concerns about the long-term impact on America’s global influence and superpower status. […]
Why Climate Change Is A Global Issue
Feb 02, 2025 at 12:30 PM
By Raphael Tora The issue of climate change sounded alien and distant to millions of people at the turn of the 21st century. As the phenomenon started to sink, many noticed that climate had started to act like a character in a suspense novel, full of twists and turns that scientists and policymakers struggled to […]
The Power Of Mentorship, Seen In Two Pictures
Feb 02, 2025 at 11:16 AM
By Nyang’au Araka It is said that a good picture is worth a thousand words, but what if the images are two or more, and are complimentary? This is the question that pops up when one looks at a collage that has been circulating online, comprising of two images taken several years apart. The collage […]
European Union Commends Kenya’s Media coverage of Human Rights Violations
Feb 01, 2025 at 07:54 PM
By Courtesy/ KCA The European Union (EU) Embassy in Kenya has commended the Kenyan media for its sustained coverage of human rights violations. This includes cases of abductions and enforced disappearances. The EU Ambassador to Kenya Ms. Henriette Geiger urged the media to sustain focus on reporting the violations to ensure victims are not forgotten […]
Composition of Uganda’s Supreme Court Sets Precedence in Gender Mainstreaming
Feb 01, 2025 at 12:58 PM
By Isaac Dan Bw’Onyancha The world has focused on happenings in Uganda for weeks, with many wondering how the judiciary in the Yoweri Museveni led country dispenses justice. All this time, opposition leader Kissa Besigye and other critics of government have been facing trial at a military tribunal. Besigye was captured in Nairobi and driven […]
How Trump’s Aid Freeze Can Derail Kenya’s HIV/AIDS Combat
Jan 30, 2025 at 03:05 PM
By OMBOKI MONAYO A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the various public health facilities that provide free antiretroviral therapy (ART) to people living with HIV in Kennya. The programme, which was heavily funded by American donors is facing a significant funding shortfall after US President Donald Trump suspended the country’s aid to foreign countries for […]
Parliament wants charges against woman who stormed Afya House dropped
Jan 30, 2025 at 02:34 PM
Via Parliament of Kenya Members of the National Assembly have asked the Ministry of Health to withdraw charges against a patient who was arrested for storming Afya House over grievances related to the Social Health Authority (SHA). Grace Njoki Mulei, 61, made headlines last week after her dramatic arrest at Ladlan Hospital in Eastleigh, where […]
POETIC THURSDAY: Lost swirls and splashes
Jan 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
By Shem Onderi You once meandered past Kisii town, Loud and proud, you’d flow on down, Joining streams that swirled and spun, A mighty river, second to none. Past Kisii town, your splashes loud, Echoing through the bustling crowd, Those who crossed you, felt the spray, And feared to drown in your vast sway. Upstream, […]
Maternal, Neonatal Health Efforts Bear Fruits in Three Counties
Jan 29, 2025 at 03:48 PM
By KPC Reporter Cases of maternal and neonatal deaths considerably reduced in Kisii, Makueni and Mombasa counties due to various interventions. This was revealed during a two-day workshop bringing together health care professionals from the three counties in a Kisii hotel. Dr. Ronald Nyakweba, from the Ministry of Health in Kisii County, said that significant […]
Fight against cervical cancer picks up via education, screening
Jan 29, 2025 at 02:12 PM
By AGGREY OMBOKI Recent data indicates that Kenya experiences a substantial number of cervical cancer-related deaths, with approximately 3,211 fatalities and 5,236 new cases reported each year. This means it is the primary cause of cancer-related mortality among Kenyan women, as per the findings of the HPV Information Centre and the Ministry of Health. In […]