Food safety activists in Kenya pile pressure on state to make public list of banned pesticides

Food safety activists in Kenya pile pressure on state to make public list of banned pesticides

The NGOs noted there had been inaction in the implementation of past regulations on toxic pesticides control which they blamed on lack of proper enforcement policies and invested commercial interests.

Read more
Ruth Awuora lost sense of hearing at 12 but Vihiga’s heroine has redefined deafness as a call to duty

Ruth Awuora lost sense of hearing at 12 but Vihiga’s heroine has redefined deafness as a call to duty

Ruth Awuora’s PhD research focuses on helping pre-lingual deaf children and children who are born deaf or became deaf shortly after birth become successful in life.  

Read more
Health practitioners union piles pressure on Kenya’s health minister to harmonise UHC salaries

Health practitioners union piles pressure on Kenya’s health minister to harmonise UHC salaries

Speaking during a meeting with public health officers drawn from Garissa County, the national General Secretary of the Kenya Environmental Health and Public Health practitioners (KEHPHPU) Brown Ashira said the national government had enough time to allocate money for the nurses’ absorption.

Read more