Funke Michaels is the author of Women & Wisdom Series, a Communication Specialist and an Agripreneur. She served as the Managing Director of Fintech startup ShareHub Kenya, an online platform that uses smartphone games to teach people how to...
Vaccine maker Moderna has announced that it is bringing to a halt its plans for a vaccine factory in Kenya.
This moves comes amidst fading demand for the COVID-19 vaccines which had inspired the initial interest to set up a...
The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks stroke as the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability worldwide. Data from the WHO shows that one in four people are at risk of suffering from a...
Ten people die in road accident! 4 people killed in another road accident! 6 people die in road accident involving lorry and probox... These types of headlines have become a daily media publication.
Every single day, a number of Kenyans...
Kidney disease is now becoming one of the most deadly diseases in Kenya. It is estimated that by year 2030, at least 4.8 million Kenyans will be suffering from kidney disease.
Currently, at least one in every 10 people has...
Is it time to fully privatize the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)? Would privatizing KNH improve services to patients and out an end to the endless incidents of patient neglect and doctor demotivation?
Well the affirmative answers to these questions is...
What does it take to become a medical doctor in Kenya? What stages will a medical trainee have to pass through? Well, this is a question whose prominence has risen following the doctors' strike that started in March 2024.
Among...
Not so long ago, a 14-year old standard six girl in Bomet County died by suicide after she was embarrassed by her teacher for having her maiden period during class.
Jackline Chepng’eno committed suicide after she was overwhelmed by shame...
Thousands of asylum claimants are awaiting deportation from Canada. This is number was revealed in a response by the current Liberal government to a a question that had been posed by the opposition, Conservatives.
According to this response, the total...
“Dear world, I am leaving because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool. I tried. No more pains. Wake no more. Nobody owns… I am...
