Health & Fitness
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State lapses leave Kenyans exposed to toxic, banned pesticides
Millions of Kenyans are being exposed to cancer-causing, unauthorised and banned pesticides through farming practices and contaminated food, with a…
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Rape survivors turn to High Court over Kenya’s ‘broken’ forensic justice system
For a survivor of sexual violence, the search for justice often begins at a police station or hospital—places where the…
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Agriculture CS Kagwe bar sugar imports, warn against market disruption
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has ordered an immediate halt to new sugar import licences, saying Kenya has sufficient stocks…
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DR Congo screens quarantined river boat passengers over Ebola fears
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are screening more than 250 passengers aboard a river boat intercepted near…
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Beyond Vision 2030 mooted as controversies, broken promises riddle Ruto’s flagship projects
President William Ruto’s administration is set to launch nationwide consultations on Kenya’s development agenda beyond Vision 2030 next week, opening…
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Police face crime links as DCI arrest Dr Mutiso murder suspects
The killing of former African Institute of Mental and Brain Health director Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso has thrust alleged police…
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SHA’s Sh1.2billion mystery: Private firm under scrutiny over 2 per cent hospital claims levy
A private technology company contracted to facilitate payments under the Social Health Authority (SHA) has been drawn into a legal…
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Plan for El Niño, not Vision 2060, Gachagua to Ruto as Matiang’i demand action on economy
Former Deputy President and leader for Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) Rigathi Gachagua and former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i…
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Nakuru residents blame Menengai Oil emissions for health crisis, roof corrosion
For years, families living in Githima Estate in Nakuru West say they have watched their homes slowly deteriorate while worrying…
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HIV scourge crisis as expired drugs reach patients, PrEP uptake plunges 80 per cent
People living with HIV have demanded an urgent investigation into the distribution of expired and discontinued antiretroviral (ARV) medicines in…
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