4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (607+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 10 – The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has called for urgent measures to address Kenya’s suicide crisis, warning that the absence of a national suicide registry means the true scale of the problem remains unknown. The…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (374+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya Sept 8 – The prolonged nurses’ strike is continuing to put pressure on Kenya’s public health system, with essential services facing disruption across the country. Hundreds of nurses demonstrated in Nairobi, demanding the government and county authorities implement long-standing labour…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (485+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 8 – New research has identified storage at markets as a major source of food losses in Kenya, pointing to the need for better market coordination and commercially viable solutions to reduce waste and improve access to nutritious food....

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (696+ words) VIENNA, Austria Sep 8 — Kenya has called for stronger international cooperation in tackling the global drug problem, warning that the rapid spread of synthetic drugs is outpacing traditional law-enforcement and public health responses. Speaking at the 33rd Meeting of Heads of National…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (823+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 8 – Kenya and Uganda are pushing for increased agricultural trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), with maize emerging as a key commodity in efforts to deepen cross-border commerce. Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (346+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 8 – More than half of Kenyans living with metabolic disease do not know they have the disease, while the national caseload is expected to double by 2050, a gap clinicians meeting in Nairobi on Saturday described as a central…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (475+ words) SEPT 8 – Grindr has agreed to pay £26m to settle a lawsuit over allegations it shared users’ personal information – including their HIV status – with third parties. The world’s largest LGBTQ+ dating app was sued in the High Court in 2024 over claims it…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (732+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 7 – The Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry (MITI) has clarified requirements for foreigners seeking to work, trade or operate businesses in Kenya, stressing that visa-free entry does not automatically grant permission to engage in employment or commercial…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (410+ words) NYERI, Kenya, Sep 5 — Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has rallied residents to register for the Social Health Authority (SHA), saying access to healthcare should not be reduced to a political issue as he hailed Community Health Promoters (CHPs) for helping reduce…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (410+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 3 – The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has seized more than 4,000 counterfeit alcoholic products during a multi-agency crackdown in Kayole, Nairobi. The operation, conducted on Wednesday afternoon, targeted an alleged distribution hub…...