Kenya’s health minister launches committee to scrutinise, clear pending private hospital bills
Duale said the committee’s mandate is to establish a clear framework to assess the authenticity of each claim, recommend action on fraudulent submissions, and propose reforms to prevent future accumulation of unverified claims.
Five people die after four-storey building under construction collapses in Kisii
Rescue efforts were spearheaded by the Kenya Red Cross Society in collaboration with the police and the County’s Disaster Management team.
While Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwest Kenya is already bigger than many African cities, UN thinking of evolving it into a city
Now the Kenyan government and humanitarian agencies have come up with an ambitious plan for Kakuma to evolve into a city. Although it remains under the United Nations’ management, Kakuma has been re-designated a municipality, one that local government officials later will run.
Black comedian, Amber Ruffin, shut out of White House correspondents annual event after angering Trump’s team
An annual event where journalists often invite entertainers as guests, the dinner has featured comics such as Stephen Colbert, Colin Jost and Trevor Noah. Memorably, in 2011, it had as a guest a stone-faced Donald Trump, former star of The Apprentice, listening to jokes told by President Barack Obama at his expense.
NExT programme steering Kenya’s horticulture exports competitiveness in bruising world market
Horticulture is a major foreign exchange earner, often referred to as “green gold” alongside tourism, coffee and tea. It contributes significantly to Kenya’s GDP, with the agricultural sector as a whole accounting for a substantial portion.
‘Primitive’ crops resurface in Migori County as Kenya’s Lake Victoria basin fends off high lifestyle diseases incidence
It is unfortunate that most of these foods are not served in many eateries frequented by the young people in the county and in Kenya as a whole. The young generation today would not differentiate between millet and sorghum and would out rightly dismiss ugali made from the crops as sludge.
Governor in western Kenya lays out plans for Kakamega County bullfighting tournament, ‘premier’ league
Local enthusiasts and bull owners are preparing their animals for the event, with some employing traditional methods – like feeding the bulls on traditional brew and herbs- to ready their bulls for competition.
Kenyan economy witnesses an acceleration of activity and demand growth in March
The headline PMI rose from 50.6 in February to 51.7 in March, indicating a stronger improvement in business conditions at the end of the first quarter of 2025. It was also the highest reading since May 2024 and above the series average of 51.2.
Made in US, ravaging Africans: Sierra Leone declared an emergency over powerful synthetic drug but women left behind
Despite new criminal, public health and prevention measures, only about 300 people have gone through the country’s official rehab program, according to available data. Most have been men. Women have been less visible in the crisis. Rights groups say they are historically left out.
Child labour hits 1.3m in Kenya as ILO estimates world statistics to be 92m, up from 72m in two decades
The ACCEL Africa project is designed to accelerate the eradication of child labour by focusing on targeted, system-strengthening interventions within key supply chains such as tea and coffee. The project employs a holistic “systems approach” that reinforces existing frameworks to address the root causes of child labour rather than relying solely on traditional, project-based approaches.
