Community Health Promoters,Community Health Volunteers,Community Health Workers,Community Health Workers Bill Stories

107,000 Community Health Promoters to get SHA insurance, prompt stipends under new government plan
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The decision also directs the development of a framework to transition Community Health Extension Workers (CHEs) to permanent and pensionable terms.

UNESCO adds Diwali to global cultural heritage list
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

With this recognition, Diwali becomes the 16th Indian tradition to join UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

M23 rebels capture eastern DR Congo city of Uvira as thousands flee to Burundi
DW News  |  Dec 10, 2025

M23 rebels have captured Uvira in eastern DR Congo, prompting Burundi to seal its border and tens of thousands to flee. Regional tensions are rising d...

Canada reviews Tanzania partnership after deadly post-election crackdown
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 10, 2025

Ottawa, which has provided about $3.4 billion in development assistance to Tanzania since independence, had long regarded the country as one of East A...

Kenya’s children holiday hunger: How school holidays leave slum families struggling to survive
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 10, 2025

In Kenya’s informal settlements, school holidays cut off vital meal programmes, leaving children hungry, scavenging for food and exposed to serious he...

KNCCI opposes proposed Business Council, cites overlap and lack of clarity
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) says the legislation fails to clarify funding and operational responsibilities for the pro...

UN warns human rights face growing threats worldwide in 2025 as funding for activists falls
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The UN warns global human rights are under growing threat in 2025, citing funding cuts, escalating conflicts and attacks on defenders, even as youth-l...

National Assembly urges swift ratification of UK-Kenya defence pact amid BATUK legal uncertainty
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The committee proposed that Article 6(5) should be revised to include murder as an offence under the jurisdiction of Kenya.

UN rejects Israel’s ‘yellow line’ plan, says Gaza border changes violate ceasefire
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 10, 2025

The UN has rejected Israel’s proposed ‘yellow line’ Gaza border, saying it violates the ceasefire, as Egypt also dismisses US ideas for a foreign-back...

High Court petition challenges IEBC’s role in legal profession elections
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 10, 2025

The petitioner argues that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) acted illegally and without constitutional authority.

County expenditure share by sector (FY2023/24)
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 10, 2025

Agriculture, which sustains more than 70 per cent of rural households, continues to receive less than 6 per cent of county funding, far below the 10 p...

Tanzania rights group warns of sharp rise in abuses around 2025 elections
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 10, 2025

Tanzania’s Legal and Human Rights Centre reports rising 2025 abuses, including over 40 enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and treason cha...

Renewed fighting in South Kivu threatens fragile US-brokered peace deal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

Rwanda and DR Congo are accusing each other of violating a new US-brokered ceasefire, as Burundi alleges Rwandan destabilisation, raising doubts over...

EU releases Sh37.6 million to support 150,000 Kenyans facing hunger
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The EU has released €250,000 in emergency aid to Kenya, funding Kenya Red Cross support for over 150,000 people as food insecurity and climate-linked...

President Ruto confers Senior Counsel rank on 54 top Kenyan lawyers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

President William Ruto has conferred the Senior Counsel rank on 54 Kenyan lawyers via a special Gazette Notice, recognising their exceptional service...

Tanzania police issue fresh warning against nationwide demonstrations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

The police recalled an update shared shortly after midnight on December 9, in which they assured citizens that joint security and defence teams would...

Nairobi orders staff to submit academic, professional records by January 15
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

The county board explained that these directives form the basis of the plan to run a complete review of academic and professional papers for every emp...

Isiolo side Odha FC, coach face year-long FKF suspension after playoff chaos
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 10, 2025

In line with FKF regulations, the Committee ruled that Odha FC be eliminated from the playoffs and barred from participating in any FKF-sanctioned com...

Third Kilifi health forum opens with urgent calls for financing, digital solutions
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 10, 2025

Governor Mung’aro said the county is increasingly relying on research-backed planning to inform its decisions on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), mate...

Edible oil imports climb to Sh26 billion on global price hikes
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) reported that Kenya imported 183,139 tonnes of edible oils during the period, a modest rise from 182,209 tonn...

Basuba residents in Lamu East face decades of abandonment, MPs say
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

The Ward currently lacks chiefs and assistant chiefs, leaving residents without formal leadership or local governance.

Rival Isiolo speakers face Senate over audit failures
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 10, 2025

Two rival Isiolo County speakers clashed before a Senate committee over unanswered 2023–2024 audit queries, amid court battles, vandalised assembly of...

All we want for Sudan is peace, say children fleeing violence
UN News  |  Dec 10, 2025

Sudan is in the midst of the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis, since the conflict erupted 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and paramilita...

Tanzania streets deserted as police and soldiers quash Independence Day protests
DW News  |  Dec 09, 2025

Tanzania’s Independence Day saw Dar es Salaam streets largely empty as police and soldiers blocked planned anti-government protests after disputed Oct...

Duale accuses politicians of hijacking clinical officers’ protests, says most protesters are not clinicians
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 09, 2025

Duale said the government has largely met welfare commitments and only final steps remain.

Kamukunji set for major water supply upgrade as MP Yusuf Hassan meets Athi Water officials
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 09, 2025

Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan says Athi Water will replace ageing water mains with 15km of larger HDPE pipes in Eastleigh North and Airbase from January 2...

Less than 40 per cent of counties cover health costs for persons with disabilities - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 09, 2025

While 23 counties have county-level health insurance schemes, only 15 counties provide free or subsidised coverage to ensure persons with disabilities...

Childhood on Edge: How shrinking play spaces put Kenyan children in danger on the roads
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 10, 2025

As playgrounds disappear in Kenyan cities, children are pushed onto roads to play, heightening crash risks. Parents, riders and hospitals now face gro...

The growing threat of unconstitutional power in Africa: AU’s mixed response under fire
The Conversation  |  Dec 10, 2025

A new study of African coups from 2001–2022 finds the AU firmly sanctions most military takeovers but rarely confronts leaders who rig constitutions o...

Nyeri climate change activist Truphena Muthoni attempts 72-hour tree-hugging record
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 09, 2025

Nyeri climate activist Truphena Muthoni is attempting a 72-hour nonstop tree hug outside the governor’s office to break her own record and highlight c...

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