Nairobi Newz

A transformative initiative to improve lives and protect the environment is set to take root in Loitokitok, Kajiado County. Launching on Tuesday, the Loitokitok Integrated Conservation and Livelihood Program aims to tackle the region’s most pressing challenges: environmental conservation and community development. This ambitious 10-year collaboration brings together the Ewaso Ngiro South Development Authority (ENSDA),…

Health services at the Kenyatta University Teaching Research and Referral Hospital (KUTRRH) were paralyzed when medics and other support staff downed tools to protest working conditions at the level 6 facility. Led by representatives from two unions, the workers asked the Ministry of Health to urgently address a number of grievances including sexual harassment, working…

Tragedy struck Manyatta Estate in Kisumu when a four-year-old boy, Morgan Odhiambo, slipped into a sewage tank and died Efforts to save him, including providing him with first aid and rushing him to the hospital, were unsuccessful The incident has caused concern due to negligence, as the tank was reportedly left open while the owner…

Disaster struck in Awasi, Kisumu County, heavy floods washed away Mark Ochieng Oyoo during the continuous rain When his car was found, volunteers and rescue teams are intensifying efforts to find him in the hope of finding him. The missing man is an employee in the Ministry of Interior and was known for his love…

Illustrative picture of human papillomavirus HPV vaccine.[Courtesy] In the vibrant streets of Nairobi, a silent health crisis is unfolding, casting a shadow over the lives of Gay, Bisexual, and Men who have sex with men (GBMSM). As the world commemorated World AIDS Day on December 1, 2024, a study by Health Options for Young Men on HIV/AIDS/STIs…

An Italian national embroiled in a Ksh 32 million fraud case in Watamu, Kilifi County, has explained how he was swindled of Ksh 15 million by fellow Italians promising to sell him a house. Girola Fiorenzo, who testified through a translator Michael Mkare told Kilifi Chief Magistrate James Mwaniki that he first visited Kenya in…

Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has warned her staff against engaging in corruption that tends to hinder economic growth. Speaking in Machakos during the swearing in of the new County Executive for Health Justus Kasivu, the governor warned that stern action take action would be taken against all officers found engaging in the vice. The Governor…

Equity Group chief executive Officer Dr James Mwangi has been appointed to join the newly formed World Bank Group High-Level Advisory Council on Jobs. Dr Mwangi joins fourteen other world leaders to the council which is being co-chaired by President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet for a period of…

On Sunday, December 1, President William Ruto donated KSh 5 million to St. Chrispinus Anglican Church in Bungoma town Bungoma Diocese Bishop George Mechumo, who presided over the mass, vowed to uphold Ruto's contribution despite the recent scandal involving the Catholic Church Governor Kenneth Lusaka defended politicians who donate to churches, stressing that such gestures…