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Kenya to mainstream HIV supplies purchases in shift

Nairobi, June 21 -- Kenya plans to include antiretrovirals (ARVs), HIV test kits and prevention supplies in the government's mainstream procurement system, marking a major policy shift intended to red... Read More


Kenya races to become a specialist healthcare hub

Nairobi, June 18 -- Kenya is emerging as a destination for international investment in specialist healthcare, with foreign and regional providers moving in to address the growing burden of non-communi... Read More


Global Fund reduces Kenya's HIV funding by 18pc in transition push

Nairobi, June 17 -- The Global Fund has cut funding for Kenya's HIV programme by 18.2 percent to Sh26.4 billion ($205million) over the next three years under its Grant Cycle 8(G8), which runs from 202... Read More


Kemsa set for Sh20.9bn to fill donor-funded supplies gap

Nairobi, June 14 -- The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) is set to receive Sh20.9 billion in the financial year beginning July 2026, more than four times the Sh5.2 billion allocated in the cur... Read More


Community health workers get dedicated medical insurance cover

Nairobi, June 12 -- The National Treasury has allocated funds for a dedicated medical insurance scheme for Community Health Promoters (CHPs), marking the first time such a scheme will be funded throug... Read More


Healthcare firm lines up Sh601m specialist cancer centre in Nairobi

Nairobi, June 10 -- RVL Healthcare, a private healthcare provider, is establishing a Sh601.2 million specialist cancer hospital in Nairobi's Nyari area as part of efforts to expand oncology care in Ke... Read More


What recent matatu strike revealed about state of Kenya's remote work readiness

Nairobi, June 8 -- At 6am, the alarm rings as usual. Coffee is made, and work clothes are laid out. Then comes the realisation: there is no bus to catch, no matatu to flag down and no practical way to... Read More


Life philosophy shaped by a 2,000-plant garden

Nairobi, June 8 -- If Margarita Nyambura could speak to her 12-year-old self, the girl who used to stop by a prison fence each morning to pick orange and yellow flowers, she would tell her to keep goi... Read More


She built a garden divided into rooms, with 2,000 plants

Nairobi, June 8 -- If Margarita Nyambura could speak to her 12-year-old self, the girl who used to stop by a prison fence each morning to pick orange and yellow flowers, she would tell her to keep goi... Read More


Employers are not ready for remote work, fuel strike revealed gaps

Nairobi, June 8 -- More than six years after Covid-19 triggered the world's largest work-from-home experiment, many Kenyan organisations are still struggling to function optimally. Some jobs can easi... Read More