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Health

How table banking is keeping Homa Bay babies safe from HIV

It is a bright Tuesday morning, and the soft and diffuse sun rays are piercing through Ringa-Kojwach village in Homa Bay County, in south...

Media best placed to tame vaccine hesitancy in Kenya, experts say

Misinformation remains one of the main factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy in Kenya. Stakeholders in the health sector say social media has provided fodder for...

Call for adherence to medication dominate Kisumu HIV/AIDs Candlelight fete

Call for adherence to the use of AntiRetroviral (ARVs) drugs by People Living with HIV dominated the celebration to mark this year's AIDS Candle...

Kisumu leverages on drone technology to defeat dog-mediated rabies

“It was devastating!” This was Jackline Akinyi’s description of the loss of her daughter to rabies. The daughter’s death in January 2019 formed part of...

Zipline’s drone technology hits one million deliveries

Global drone logistics company, Zipline has hit one million deliveries in what has been taunted as a significant leap forward in the logistics delivery...

Zipline’s Kisumu centre commences delivery of blood using drones

Zipline is set to commence delivery of blood products to hospitals in Kisumu and Homa Bay Counties. Health Cabinet Secretary Sussan Nakhumicha and Kisumu Deputy...

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Innovation hub equips 63 Kisumu youths with digital skills

At least 63 youths have benefit from a digital skill project targeting cyber security and data analytics. The youths...

Investment Conference exposes Nyanza’s development potentials

The government has announced plans to fast-track key development projects in Nyanza in renewed efforts to transform the...

Declare femicide a national crisis, rights groups tell President Ruto

Human Rights Defenders have called on President William Ruto to declare femicide as a national crisis. Through various rights...

Gutted Trade Part 3: A ‘Controlled Market’: Monopolies, corruption and difficulty accessing licenses shut out most Ugandans from the maw trade

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, Chinese demand for the Nile perch swim bladder,...

Gutted Trade PART 2: A Smuggling Route Reversed: Uganda no longer the region’s maw processing hub

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, the hunt for fish maw is driving depletion...

Gutted Trade: How the hunt for swim bladder to supply Asian markets is failing Uganda’s fishing industry

From medicinal soups to holiday gifts, fish maw from Uganda feeds huge Chinese demand. But the once thriving...