Kenya’s director of prosecutions secures guilty plea from six Iranians accused trafficking narcotics worth $63.5 million
The accused were arrested aboard a stateless vessel named Mashaallah, which had been under surveillance by international authorities for suspected involvement in narcotics trafficking in Western Indian Ocean waters.
Inside Room 16: How Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referral Hospital in Kisumu restores cancer patients’ hope
Cervical cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among Kenyan women, largely because many patients seek care when the disease is already advanced. Early screening remains the most effective way to reverse this trend.
War on drugs, alcoholism goes a notch higher in central Kenya as county forms multi-agency team to combat bootleg booze
The administrator observed that drug and alcohol abuse continues to erode the economic welfare of many families, draining household incomes and fuelling crime, school dropouts and domestic conflicts.
Bayer kicks off civil war in drug industry with lawsuit that accuses Pfizer, Moderna of stealing Monsanto’s technology to make Covid vaccines
Pfizer and BioNTech earned more than $3.3 billion from global sales of their Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine in 2024 alone, and Moderna earned $3.2 billion from Spikevax, according to Reuters. The companies’ 2025 earnings from the vaccines are only a fraction of what drug-makers made at the height of the pandemic.
Psychiatric drugging of children: How we are systematically harming children while calling it care
If you are a young person who was drugged into compliance and told there was something fundamentally wrong with you, I want you to hear this: There was not. There is not. You were a human being having a human experience within a system that profits from your suffering.
Climate change: Kenya ranked fourth in Arica for mental health disorder, flood-prone regions most affected
Dr Boniface Chitayi, a consultant psychiatrist with the Ministry of Health and President of the Kenyan Psychiatrist Association says that events leading to loss of property, loved ones and forced migration, tend to cause higher rates of depression and anxiety.
Another Kenyan attempts 80-hour tree-hugging record as a symbol of cancer patients endurance
The awareness campaign comes just days after Truphena Muthoni from Nyeri completed a 72-hour tree-hugging challenge, which focused on environmental conservation, opposing deforestation, and highlighting the link between environmental protection and mental health.
Bill & Belinda Gates Foundation and Baitulmal Kenya donate maternity equipment to Wajir Referral Hospital
Wajir, like the rest of northern and north-eastern Kenya, has one of highest fertility rates that translates to high birth rates in the country.
NACADA, Kenyan coast faith leadership say counterfeit alcohol from Tanzania poses risks to local consumers
FACADA Project Officer Emmanuel Kahaso underlineed the importance of collaboration between NACADA and faith-based institutions, noting that such partnerships enhance public awareness on the dangers of drug and substance abuse.
Body of Kenyan doctor to be flown back home from South Korea after Kisumu County settles hospital bill
Dr Rae travelled to South Korea early December as part of a high-level delegation to attend a Smart Cities conference. His interest centred on how artificial intelligence (AI) and digitization could be integrated into Kisumu’s urban services.
