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Mercy Munene finds a ripe business, healing in organic farming

Nairobi, April 8 -- It all started when her doctor advised her to add lots of organic vegetables to her diet. Her condition had not improved after taking various supplements and medications. She was d... Read More


Kenya gets Sh1bn project to fight neglected tropical disease

Nairobi, April 7 -- LifeArc, a UK-based medical research organisation, and FIND, which accelerates access to diagnostics, have announced a joint Sh1.02 billion (6.2 million pounds) investment project ... Read More


SHIF deductions fixed for July 1 in new U-turn

Nairobi, April 4 -- Kenyans will now pay 2.75 percent of their gross salaries to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) from July 1 in yet another U-turn from the date initially announced by the Mini... Read More


Unicef raises alarm over zero HIV funding for marginalised

Nairobi, April 2 -- The fight against HIV in marginalised communities in Kenya has taken a major hit after the sector received zero funding last year. This, according to a new report has left a finan... Read More


APA takes over police, prison officers' medical cover from CIC

Nairobi, April 2 -- APA Insurance is set to replace CIC Insurance as the lead insurer of the multi-billion shillings medical scheme for police and prison officers amid complaints about the slow pace o... Read More


Juster Miriti's 25-year labour of love

Nairobi, April 1 -- Maintaining a garden can be pretty expensive. There is the cost of designing the garden, sourcing the plants, and maintaining them once they are in the ground. Sometimes, despite y... Read More


NHIF system outage leaves thousands of patients stranded

Nairobi, March 27 -- Patients using National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) cards to pay for treatment were Tuesday left stranded following a system outage that lasted hours. Thousands of patients were... Read More


Aga Khan University appoints Tania Bubela as new provost

Nairobi, March 26 -- The Aga Khan University (AKU) has appointed a seasoned academic Tania Bubela as provost and vice president of academic affairs. Dr Bubela will also double as deputy vice-chancell... Read More


Safaricom, Longhorn eye 1.5m learners with tablets

Nairobi, March 21 -- Some 1.5 million students will receive Safaricom-assembled learning tablets in a deal that aims to scale up digital learning across the country. This follows a partnership betwee... Read More


Kenyan medics raise alarm over increase in pneumonia, TB cases

Nairobi, March 20 -- Doctors have raised the alarm over the rising cases of pneumonia and tuberculosis, particularly in children and young adults, raising fears of a potential wave of Covid-19 infecti... Read More