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Parliament moves to regulate, integrate herbal medicine under proposed KEMRI Bill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

If passed, the law will task Kemri with conducting clinical and biochemical research on traditional treatments to verify their effectiveness and safet...

UASU sues KEMRI over plan to retire scientists, professors before age 74
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 24, 2025

The University Academic Staff Union argues that KEMRI’s decision to retire staff at 65 is unlawful and violates an existing collective bargaining agre...

KEMRI to analyse samples from mysterious Mombasa deaths as health probe intensifies
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2025

The Ministry of Health has now called for calm as public concerns rise over the unexplained deaths, which have so far claimed four lives in Migadini’s...

Kemri sounds alarm over budget snub, warns of research collapse and health crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 15, 2025

According to the institute, the government has only allocated Sh2.7 billion for salaries and recurrent expenses, without a single coin directed to res...

Invasive urban mosquito threatens to worsen malaria in Kenya, scientists warn
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 10, 2025

The Asian malaria mosquito, Anopheles stephensi, has been detected in seven counties since its first appearance in December 2022, raising serious conc...

Kenya, US sign agreements to boost healthcare, HIV Programme
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 21, 2024

The agreements, which include the joint proclamation for the operationalisation of the Kenya National Public Health Institute, will help the Kenyan Go...

Kenya Red Cross, French Embassy partner in fight against antimicrobial resistance
Charity Kilei  |  May 12, 2024

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) refers to the ability of microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, to evolve and become resistan...

Garissa confirms one case of Rift Valley Fever in livestock
Issa Hussein  |  Feb 13, 2024

Livestock Development director Haret Hambe said the infected cow was found in Iftin Ward, Garissa Township.

Kenya signs Sh350bn investment deals with Japan in bid to revive economy
Bashir Mohammed  |  Feb 08, 2024

The agreements will support projects and programmes in sectors expected to turn around Kenya's economic fortunes.

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