Universal Health Coverage Stories

Kenya urges stronger regional cooperation as transport corridors fuel disease risks across East Africa
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 08, 2025

The Health Ministry is urging stronger regional cooperation to tackle rising disease and safety risks along East Africa’s busiest transport corridors,...

Women secure majority of contracts in inclusive government procurement programme
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 08, 2025

Women received 58.3 per cent of Sh56.8 billion in AGPO tenders in 2024/25, new Treasury and PPRA data shows, as total contracts rose but only 39 per c...

Tanzania directs citizens to mark independence day from home amid protest fears
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 08, 2025

Government spokesperson Mussa Azzan Zungu said the directive is aimed at balancing national celebration with public order.

Gachagua’s divisive remarks spark rift in United Opposition, draw backlash from allies
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 08, 2025

Analysts argue that the demands by Gachagua, if interpreted wrongly, could derail the chances of the Opposition ousting President William Ruto from po...

Auditor General flags Kenya Power for missing 30 per cent tender quota for youth, women, and PWDs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 08, 2025

Kenya Power disclosed that the value of tenders awarded to these groups jumped 470 per cent to Sh3.5 billion during the year as the firm stepped up ef...

KNEC to launch senior school assessment hubs ahead of Grade 10 CBE rollout
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 08, 2025

The hubs are designed to support hands-on learning, track student progress more effectively and provide teachers with tools to assess competencies bey...

Tanzania braces for Independence Day protests as government accuses outsiders of funding chaos
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 08, 2025

Tanzania Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba slammed the alleged financiers, saying the funds could have been used to improve essential public services ins...

Malindi Community turns to sports to shield youth from drug abuse during school break
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 08, 2025

The programme is running weekly sessions at Buntwani Waterfront Park, where children and teenagers are taking part in cycling, skating, beach football...

IEBC warns boundary review may spark community, religious and class tensions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 08, 2025

In a report submitted to the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC), the commission said it anticipates tensions arising from the hi...

Ex-Senator Billow Kerrow slams Mandera Governor for moving Jamhuri Day celebrations to Elwak amid worsening drought
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 08, 2025

Billow said the county's priorities were misplaced, accusing the leadership of planning an expensive ceremonial extravaganza at a time when thousands...

UN’s Guterres vows to push for Palestine two-state solution, says he will ‘not shut up’
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 07, 2025

UN Secretary-General António Guterres reaffirmed in New York that he will keep pushing for a Palestine two-state solution, criticising a paralysed Sec...

Tatu City hosts Muslim business community to explore new investment opportunities
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 07, 2025

Tatu City hosted Nairobi’s Muslim business community to outline property acquisition, tax incentives and expansion options in its special eEconomic zo...

African Union condemns failed Benin coup, demands immediate return to constitutional order
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 07, 2025

The African Union has condemned a failed coup attempt in Benin, led by Lt-Col Pascal Tigri, backing President Patrice Talon and urging an immediate re...

Children killed in Sudan’s South Kordofan drone attacks as humanitarian crisis worsens
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 07, 2025

Drone strikes on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan’s South Kordofan killed 79 people, including 43 children, hitting a kindergarten and hospital a...

Kenya and world face growing health threat as ultra-processed foods flood markets and diets
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 08, 2025

A Lancet series and WHO warn that rising ultra-processed food consumption is fuelling non-communicable diseases worldwide, with growing impacts in Ken...

Mombasa readies for cultural tourism surge as Mijikenda event takes centre stage
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 07, 2025

With domestic holiday travel already on the rise, organisers say the event will serve as a warm welcome to holidaymakers flocking to the Coastal city.

Labour Ministry warns KUPPET over ‘illegal’ election plans using suspended amendments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 07, 2025

The warning follows multiple complaints from teachers, who argue that the proposed election framework favours incumbents and violates the court’s stay...

Private sector warns against government plan to control business advocacy under new Bill
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 07, 2025

The Bill, developed by the State Department for Investment Promotion under Principal Secretary Abubakar Hassan, aims to create a legal framework for e...

Wetang'ula warns EAC arrests over travel documents threaten regional integration
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 07, 2025

Wetang’ula called on legislators across the region to enact laws that remove barriers to the free movement of people and trade, stressing that unity a...

University lecturers petition IMF over unpaid wages, SRC interference in Kenya
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 07, 2025

UASU petitioned the IMF Wage Bill Mission to Kenya over what it describes as persistent breaches of collective bargaining rights and long-standing pay...

UN hails DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal amid ongoing hostilities in the east
UN News  |  Dec 06, 2025

In a statement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended US President Donald Trump for his efforts and congratulated Presidents Félix Tshiseked...

MPs back move to amend finance law to align audit timelines with Constitution
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 07, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has called on accounting officers to hand in their financial statements within one month after the end of the financial...

Kindiki unveils Sh1 billion plan to power 6,100 Marsabit homes
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Kindiki noted that electricity access plays a big role in improving education, business and security in places that have long remained underserved.

AfDB grants full debt relief to Somalia after decades of economic turmoil
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 06, 2025

Somalia qualified for the relief after demonstrating strong macroeconomic reforms and improvements in governance, public financial management and dome...

Research links medication found in Ozempic to higher risk of chronic cough
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 06, 2025

Researchers analysing about 500,000 GLP-1 users report a 12% higher risk of chronic cough, possibly via worsened acid reflux. The findings matter as O...

Drama at Beryl Odinga’s burial in Bondo as Ida confronts rowdy youth
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Ida Odinga stepped in to calm rowdy youth who disrupted the funeral of her sister-in-law, Beryl Odinga, in Kisumu, as family members urged respect dur...

15 flood-displaced families in Tana River receive permanent homes in Garsen
Issa Hussein  |  Dec 06, 2025

For the families of Dumi Cluster, the handover marked an emotional transition, from despair under leaking tents to the promise of a dignified future i...

Sweden to phase out bilateral cooperation with Tanzania by August 2026
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 06, 2025

The decision, which was arrived at on December 4, was announced on Friday in a statement published by its Embassy in Tanzania.

WHO calls for urgent action to achieve universal health coverage by 2030
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 07, 2025

WHO and the World Bank report 1.6 billion people pushed deeper into poverty by health costs and 4.6 billion lacking essential services, as Kenya and o...

Tanzania declares December 9 protests illegal as political tensions persist
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Tanzanian authorities have banned December 9 protests, calling them illegal amid post-election unrest, disputed death tolls and international pressure...

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