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Health

How communal drug dispensing is suppressing HIV medication defaulting rates in Homa Bay

As the morning sun hits Pala Village in Ndhiwa, Homa Bay County, Fauzia (not her real name) makes her way into Pala Level Four...

Agony of Homa Bay teens nursing scars of early motherhood

It is a warm sunny Wednesday afternoon, and over 30 teen mothers are seated under a tree at Unga Chief Camp, in Ndhiwa, Homa...

Education initiative boosting sanitation, hygiene in Bungoma with groundwater

In Bungoma County, access to clean groundwater is transforming lives, improving health outcomes, and fostering community well-being.  AMREF Health Africa and the County Government of...

How fathers’ Involvement in Kangaroo care is saving lives of infants in Kenya

Josephat Odhiambo, a father of one, tenderly holds his newly-born baby against his chest as he flashes a smile. Happiness is written on his face...

Is taxation the best way to tame alcohol consumption?

Stakeholders in the fight against alcohol and drug abuse now say taxation is the best way to deal with the menace. They say this has...

How agency uses music concerts to keep teens from drug abuse

At 10 am on a fairly bright Saturday morning of November 23, the 3rd Edition of Kaa Sober (Stay Woke) Concert breathed life into...

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Can AI bridge the land justice gap for women in rural Kenya?

For six months, 63-year-old Catherine Hagasa Mate barely slept, keeping watch over the fragile shelter she built in...

Why tech player AURA is defending PSRA on crackdown on private security firms

Kenya's leading technology firm has defended the ongoing crackdown on private security firms by the Private Security Regulatory...

Women journalists turn to AI, but gaps in access still persist

At 5 a.m. in Kakamega County, Irene Nasimiyu prepares for her morning radio show. Before going on air,...

Learning on uneven ground: Inside inclusive early learning in Kakamega

A random visit to early childhood education centres in Kenya, you are likely to meet learners as young...

Rethinking retirement in Kenya: Balancing dignity, security and purpose

By Chrispine Oduma A prominent Kenyan media personality started a very interesting conversation on retirement age. Giddy posted in...

Public or Private? How Kiambu parents are weighing pre-school options

It is a chilly morning in Juja town. Lagna Kiuria, a salonist, walks her five-year-old son past a public...