Girls in Kenyan schools remain vulnerable to grooming despite progress in gender agenda, conference told
While speaking during the event at a Nairobi hotel, Suba North Member of Parliament Millie Odhiambo said that despite notable progress in Kenya’s gender agenda, girls in schools remained vulnerable to grooming, sexual exploitation and exclusion from decision-making spaces.
How elimination of funding for some ‘woke’ studies by Trump administration killed cancer research
While researchers across the country have lost grants, two of the Trump administration’s political targets – Columbia and Harvard – have been hit especially hard. And across the board, many of these grant terminations appear to be part of the administration’s anti-DEI, anti-trans, and anti-vaccine agendas.
Kenya on a sprint to medical tourism, PCS Mudavadi reveals as he opens cancer summit
Health Cabinet Secretary Adan Duale and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi visited the Kenyan Network of Cancer Organizations (KENCO) booth – highlighting the critical role of civil society in Kenya’s cancer response
New York teachers fired for refusing Covid vaccines take case to US Supreme Court
Several lower courts, including the Second US Circuit Court of Appeals in November 2024, ruled against the teachers. The New York City Department of Education, its Chancellor, Melissa Aviles-Ramos, and New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan are among the defendants named in the combined lawsuit.
Lake Victoria pollution at tipping point as study exposes how 44 towns in East Africa poison world’s second largest freshwater mass
Speaking during the release of the findings in Mwanza Tanzania, Eng Otoung, said the study provides a layered snapshot of the lake’s physical, chemical and biological condition.
Becoming a man in Tiriki: Cultural fanfare as Luhyia subtribe embarks on circumcision – a sacred rite of passage
On the eve of circumcision, the candidates walk without clothes – but wear wildlife skins – accompanied by singing villagers. Men who accompany them wear wildlife skins too. The wildlife skins are a symbol of fearlessness – a mark of valour and ruthlessness.
HIV response: Lenacapavir approved in Kenya and is set for from nest January
PrEP initiation refers to the process of starting someone on medication to prevent HIV infection before they are exposed to the virus. This typically involves assessing an individual’s risk factors, confirming they are HIV-negative and then prescribing and educating them on the appropriate PrEP regimen.
World at a crossroads as Africa is called to action in fight against HIV after US paused humanitarian support to developing nations
Much of the discussion at IAS 2025 focused on political will. With international funding under pressure – most notably, cuts to US HIV funding in early 2025 – African governments are being urged to lead with urgency. One of the most sobering realities of IAS 2025 was the impact of a political decision on the HIV response.
HIV/Aids: Kenya to start administering newly approved Lenacapavir antiretroviral drug in January
Lenacapavir received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2025 and has been subsequently endorsed in the updated World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on long-acting HIV prevention, released in July 2025.
Kenya nominated to pilot next-generation HIV prevention drug lenacapavir in Africa
The Kenyan parliamentary delegation attending the IAS 2025 conference led by Dr James Nyikal, Chair of the Departmental Committee on Health, called for legislative support in advancing the sustainability of the gains made in the HIV response.
