Universal Health Coverage Stories

Counties push for Sh7.8 billion funding to permanently absorb 8,000 UHC workers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 31, 2025

Council of Governors Health Committee Chairperson Muthomi Njuki said the funding is essential for counties to manage the new workforce without straini...

Thinking of moving houses? Here are 10 tips that will save you stress, time and money
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 31, 2025

To make your move less stressful, start at least two weeks in advance so you have enough time to declutter, organise, and pack in an orderly way inste...

MPs suspend Sh420 million KEBS probe after DCI clears agency
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 31, 2025

KEBS had been accused of presiding over forged documents that enabled the entry of untaxed goods such as rice, edible oil, powdered milk and substanda...

Maraga questions transparency of eCitizen as KFS orders Karura Forest payments be made via platform
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 31, 2025

Maraga emphasised that decisions affecting public resources like Karura Forest must involve citizens to ensure transparency, proper governance, and pr...

Morocco lift their third CHAN trophy after beating Madagascar 3-2
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 30, 2025

The Atlas Lions, who previously lifted the trophy in 2018 and 2020, once again showed their pedigree, but only after surviving a stern examination fro...

Report: Africa trailing in global mining exploration spending
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 30, 2025

According to a recent white paper report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the region receives less than 10 per cent of global investment in this vit...

Senator Madzayo demands urgent probe into bodies found in Kwa Binzaro forest
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 30, 2025

The Senate Minority Leader ruled out a religious cult as the cause of these deaths, unlike the Shakahola case.

Albert Ojwang’s killing: IPOA Chairperson Issack Hassan apologises for joint presser with police
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 29, 2025

Speaking in Mombasa during the ongoing police accountability workshop for journalists, the IPOA boss acknowledged that his appearance at the briefing...

Investing in rural roads key to doubling Kenya’s farm output - study
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 30, 2025

The analysis also reveals a notably strong relationship between capital stock and agricultural productivity, a 10 per cent increase in capital stock i...

Police admit Shakahola lessons not fully applied after Kwa Binzaro cult deaths
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 29, 2025

He emphasised that there had been a disconnect in collaboration among agencies, including the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), local admi...

Kenya ready to host CHAN 2024 final at Kasarani, CS Mvurya assures
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 29, 2025

The CS revealed that top dignitaries, including the FIFA President Gianni Infantino and CAF President Patrice Motsepe, are expected in Kenya.

Ex-Nairobi water employee fined Sh14.6 million for using fake diploma to secure job
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 29, 2025

The court heard that Barasa had forged a Diploma in Information Technology certificate purportedly issued by Eldoret Polytechnic. He used the fake cer...

Morocco coach Tarik Sektioui calls for focus and humility ahead of CHAN final
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 29, 2025

The Atlas Lions are chasing a record third CHAN crown, but Sektioui insists his team will not underestimate their opponents despite Morocco’s pedigree...

Kenya losing over Sh600 billion in stalled public projects, says PMI
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 29, 2025

The Project Management Institute (PMI) says this huge loss is not only slowing the country’s development but also eroding the confidence of investors.

Government to allow raw sugar imports to ease 400,000 metric tonne shortage
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 29, 2025

Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui said Kenya faces a gap of nearly 400,000 metric tonnes of sugar, a deficit that has le...

Binzaro village exhumations reveal scattered body parts in disturbing contrast to Shakahola
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 28, 2025

Government pathologist Dr Richard Njoroge confirmed that seven bodies were exhumed on Thursday, bringing the total number recovered since the exercise...

Kenya defends Sh271 million image-laundering gamble in Washington
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 28, 2025

Kenya is keen to secure a favourable trade deal with the United States before the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) expires in September.

Kenya Police drawn with Tanzania, Djibouti, Ethiopia in Kagame Cup
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 28, 2025

The regional club competition, featuring 12 teams divided into three groups of four, will run from September 2 to 15 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Kenya Police Bullets to face Kampala Queens in CAF Champions League qualifiers
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 28, 2025

Kenya Police Bullets will kick off their campaign against Kampala Queens on September 4, 2025, at Nyayo Stadium, with the match set to start at 4:00 p...

Rwanda extends military mandate in Mozambique's troubled north
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 28, 2025

The deal was announced on Wednesday during a meeting between Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and Mozambique's Daniel Chapo, elected in October 2024. 

Kenyan defender Clarke Oduor joins Grimsby Town on loan
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 27, 2025

Oduor made his debut for Grimsby Town on Wednesday evening, when he was introduced in the 73rd minute against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup sec...

Death toll rises to 25 as six more bodies exhumed in Binzaro Village cult probe
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 27, 2025

In addition to the graves, investigators have so far retrieved 21 body parts scattered across the site since the exercise kicked off last week.

Myanmar scam empire thrives despite crackdowns, militias and criminal syndicates shield operations
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 27, 2025

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-TOC) released the report on Wednesday, noting that despite border raids, utility cuts,...

Isiolo County Assembly Speaker Mohamed Roba arrested on arson, assault, property damage allegations
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Aug 27, 2025

According to reports, Roba was arrested by officers believed to be from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations along Thika Road, held overnight at...

Victor Wanyama and Mrisho Ngasa share rivalry banter ahead of CHAN 2024 final in Nairobi
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 27, 2025

Both Morocco and Madagascar reached the knockout stages as group runners-up, each recording just one defeat, ironically to the host nations, with Moro...

France returns skulls of Malagasy King Toera and Sakalava ancestors after 128 years
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 27, 2025

The restitution was formalised on Tuesday at the French Ministry of Culture, where officials confirmed the remains included those of King Toera, execu...

2.1 billion people still without safe drinking water - UN report
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 27, 2025

The report found that 3.4 billion people live without safe sanitation globally, including 1.9 billion with basic services, 560 million with limited se...

UHC staff turn heat on CoG Chair Muthomi Njuki, demand impeachment
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 27, 2025

In a strongly worded response, the UHC workers described Njuki’s comments as “reckless and insensitive”, accusing the Tharaka Nithi County governor of...

Kwa Binzaro cult tragedy lays bare State’s broken promises after Shakahola
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 27, 2025

After Shakahola, the then Interior Cabinet Secretary and now Deputy President, Prof Kithure Kindiki, assured the nation that never again would such a...

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