Kenya health crisis Stories

Is Kenya ready for next health crisis? Unpaid workers, weak systems raise alarms after Covid
Charity Kilei  |  May 10, 2025

Without adequate investment in human resources and infrastructure, Kenya may struggle to respond effectively to future health emergencies, thereby com...

Expired drugs, broken equipment: North eastern Kenya’s healthcare system on the brink
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 02, 2025

During a recent Senate Health Committee mission to Mandera, Wajir and Marsabit counties, the delegation, led by Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago, u...

Strained, stalled and sinking: The harsh reality at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 30, 2025

Available documents show that roughly a third of the Sh300-Sh400 million allocated to the hospital’s projects has been released, yet details of the co...

UNHCR warns of looming health crisis for 12.8 million displaced people
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 29, 2025

The funding gaps mean refugees may have to pay for their health care, but many lack the financial means. This will increase the burden on already over...

Alarm as civil servant mental health cases soar from 4,000 to 14,000 annually
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 31, 2024

To combat the crisis, Gathecha outlined several government initiatives aimed at supporting affected employees.

Over half of Level Four hospitals fail to submit financial reports - Auditor General
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 05, 2024

Only 46 out of 110 municipalities had submitted financial statements for audit by June 2023.

Agony for patients at Bura Level Four Hospital as residents decry poor services
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 04, 2024

Health Executive Kofa Jarha however notes that the situation is not as dire as the residents claim, noting that the administration has made tremendous...

Opinion: Negligence by healthcare workers greatly undermines public trust
Amina Boru  |  Aug 01, 2024

There needs to be a robust mechanism for monitoring and evaluating healthcare practices to ensure that standards are upheld.

MPs irked as govt officials and governors boycott health crisis meeting
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 26, 2024

Only Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) officials honoured the meeting.

Doctors' Strike: High Court intervenes, sets staffing requirements in hospitals
Joseph Ndunda  |  Apr 17, 2024

Justice Byram Ongaya ordered that the hospitals should have at least two doctors per cadre, two medical officers, two dental officers, and two pharmac...

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