It is still illegal to carry out Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on women after the High Court of Kenya on Tuesday 29th June 2021, voted to uphold the ban on the harmful practice.
The move was necessary after a female...
The African union has decried the fact that the applicability of the EU Digital COVID Certificate “Green Pass” to different COVID-19 vaccines excludes persons who received the Covishield vaccine.
Basically, while the AstraZeneca vaccine (ChAdOx1_nCoV-19) produced and authorized in Europe...
A police station in Emuhaya Vihiga County has been closed for 14 days after three officers tested positive for Covid-19. This is according to Commander Reuben Kemboi. Vihiga is among the 13 hot spot counties now under a 7...
The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) Board during the 41st Full Board Meeting held on 15th June 2021, approved the application for environmental release of genetically modified (GM) cassava.
The approval was based on food/feed safety and environmental safety assessment which...
The Masai Mara University has found itself in hot soup with the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU), Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), and civil society bodies such as Amnesty International and Transparency International terminating the services...
90% of countries were forced to close or partially close their World Heritage sites at the height of the Corona pandemic. In 2020, a 66% drop in site visitations and a 52% decline in revenues at surveyed sites were...
You have until 11th July 2021 to visit your nearest National Hospital Insurance Fund and start the process of shifting your NHIF identification from the current physical card to the biometric identification method.
“The great migration from a card to...
Hardly a day goes by without the news of a gruesome murder; defilement or kidnapping being reported on all media with some of the most recent ones being that of 11-year-old Priscilla Naserian who disappeared after she left for...
Covid -19 has really affected people in a hard way and among the badly hit are women and girls with disabilities who have struggled to meet their basic needs, access needed health services including those needed both because of...
Mental health remains an integral pillar in the country’s health system and social-economic development meaning that there should be concerted efforts to boost mental health care systems through investment, dedication and planning for resources, coordination, oversight, awareness creation and...
