Chuka community,Makonde community,Pare community,Pemba community Stories

MPs raise alarm over 60 years of statelessness in Kenya, back recognition for Pare, Chuka communities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 19, 2025

The DG noted that Kenya had in recent years recognised previously stateless groups such as the Makonde, Pemba, Shona, and Kenyans of Asian descent aft...

Mombasa takes healthcare to workplaces with launch of community health promoter desks
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 15, 2025

County officials say the initiative is part of wider efforts to ease the disease burden through early detection and prompt intervention.

Concerns over slow pace of community land registration in Kenya
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 14, 2025

For some communities, the process can prove to be quite expensive as it requires all members to come together and express interest in having the land...

Undocumented status, ID barriers hamper vaccine access for vulnerable mothers, children in Kenya
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 13, 2025

Unvaccinated children are left exposed to preventable but potentially deadly diseases like polio, measles, tuberculosis, and hepatitis B.

Wheat traders to enjoy continued tax relief after EAC deal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 13, 2025

Mbadi said the EAC Council of Ministers granted Kenya’s request for the duty remission last month, allowing millers to continue importing wheat at a r...

Primary healthcare gets major boost as Treasury triples funding to Sh13.1 billion
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 12, 2025

This increase marks a threefold allocation to the fund, which has historically been severely underfunded.

Major blow for community health promoters as budget slashed by Sh1.4 billion
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 12, 2025

In the last financial year, CHPs were already grappling with financial constraints, which remain a key challenge in Kenya’s public healthcare system.

Regional watchdogs unite to curb cartels, tighten cross-border competition enforcement
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 12, 2025

The agreement commits both agencies to harmonise competition enforcement across the regions and curb unfair trade practices that undermine fair market...

Bobi Wine accuses Museveni regime of blocking NUP youth from special elections
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 11, 2025

The June 19 polls, which will be conducted at the village level, will see Ugandans vote for representatives of the youth, older persons, and persons w...

Rwanda quits Central African States over rights violations, political bias by DRC
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 08, 2025

Rwanda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the decision follows the 26th ECCAS Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, where it says member states unlawfu...

Kenyan MPs demand sanctions, expulsion for EAC member states defaulting on payments
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 07, 2025

MPs warned that the ongoing shortfalls are threatening the day-to-day operations of the regional bloc, including delays in staff remuneration and the...

Women lead sanitation drive in Tana River to curb cholera ahead of floods
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 04, 2025

With technical guidance and financial backing from the Supporting Community-Led Response initiative, more than 300 households constructed latrines and...

EAC borrows Sh85.3 million internally amid deepening financial crisis
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 02, 2025

Reports by The Citizen indicate that only Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda have contributed their required $7 million (Sh903.8 million) share towards the E...

Behind the white coats: Kenyan healthcare workers battle burnout, grief and neglect
Charity Kilei  |  May 25, 2025

Key factors causing mental health challenges for healthcare workers include heavy workloads, limited resources, tough working conditions, delayed pay...

Why most Eastleigh residents, just like rest of Kenyans, can't distinguish Nyumba Kumi from Community Policing
Mary Wambui  |  May 22, 2025

Nyumba Kumi resonates well with many citizens as it operates at the household and neighbourhood level, making it more relatable to citizens.

Report: Deep-rooted police issues fuel public distrust despite years of community policing
Mary Wambui  |  May 21, 2025

Community policing was first introduced in the country in 2005 by the late former President Mwai Kibaki in realisation that NPS, as an agent, is not t...

Mukuru Community Justice Centre condemns alleged forced evictions over affordable housing project
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 20, 2025

The organisation asserted that the actual residents of the area are not among the selected beneficiaries of these housing allocations and alleged that...

Eastleigh local traders raise alarm over influx of Chinese retailers
Abdirahman Khalif  |  May 20, 2025

The traders argue that the methods employed by the Chinese to attract customers are unethical and illegal.

Over 900 healthcare workers killed across 36 countries in 2024 - report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 20, 2025

More than 3,600 attacks were recorded against health workers and medical facilities in conflict zones, marking the highest number ever reported by the...

Mombasa traders decry high taxes, cargo clearance delays
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 15, 2025

The high taxes imposed on businesses have forced many to shut down, leaving empty stalls and shuttered shops in their wake.

Proposed law in Uganda aims to block funding for parties not engaging in political dialogue
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 14, 2025

The goal is to discourage parties from avoiding platforms like the NCF and IPOD, which promote political dialogue, tolerance and peaceful coexistence...

Legal gap leaves National Land Commission powerless to recover grabbed public land
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 14, 2025

NLC officials admitted they can only investigate and recommend action, but cannot revoke titles or enforce evictions.

Most intense fighting for years traps terrified residents in Libyan capital
Reuters  |  May 14, 2025

The latest unrest in Libya's capital follows battles on Monday that appeared to consolidate the power of Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, prime minister of the...

Bobi Wine presses EU to act on Uganda’s human rights violations
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 13, 2025

NUP President Robert 'Bobi Wine' Kyaluganyi revealed that the party raised their concerns about gross human rights violations with the representatives...

Winnie Odinga's EALA reality check reveals deeper crisis in regional legislature
Mwangi Maina  |  May 13, 2025

Winnie described EALA as "on its deathbed" and revealing that she has gone for months without receiving her salary.

DCI summons Mukuru activists over suspected links to BBC documentary "Blood Parliament"
Barack Oduor  |  May 12, 2025

The organisation's coordinator, Anami Daudi, told The Eastleigh Voice that they had received summons from the detectives directing them to present the...

Community elders and religious leaders in Garissa empowered on handling alternative justice system
Issa Hussein  |  May 10, 2025

The training was initiated by the National Steering Committee on AJS, during which community and religious leaders were provided with the necessary to...

EAC central banks adopt master plan to modernise cross-border payments
Alfred Onyango  |  May 10, 2025

Among the major outcomes was the adoption of the EAC Cross-Border Payment System Masterplan, a strategic framework designed to make cross-border payme...

Chuka community’s push for recognition as Kenya’s 45th tribe reaches Parliament
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 30, 2025

The petition, filed on behalf of the Chuka community in Tharaka Nithi County, asks for the community to be acknowledged as a distinct ethnic group wit...

Winning hearts and power: How Mali’s military regime gained popular support
The Conversation  |  Apr 28, 2025

The current political landscape in Mali, and in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger where conditions are similar, is an invitation to reconsider local...

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