How unconditional aid is transforming lives in rural Kenya

Direct cash transfers are transforming lives for women in rural Kenya, offering financial freedom and improved health outcomes. For women like Claris Pendo, this money provided an escape from her exhausting charcoal work, allowing her to...

Decolonising women’s health innovation

Tiffany Nassiri-Ansari, research associate1 2, Alana Gall, research fellow3, Samuel Oji Oti, researcher4, Sawsan Abdulrahim, professor5, Emma L M Rhule, senior researcher1 2 1United Nations University International Institute for Global Health,...

Nairobi: Waruku accident survivor recounts terrifying moments before crash

A commuter bus in Nairobi was involved in a tragic crash, claiming the lives of four people and leaving many others injured Paul Samuli, one of the survivors, recounted the chilling moments before the crash and the moments before he was rescued...

Kenyan Churches Struggle to Support Childless Couples

For more than a decade, Cecilia Karanja of Nairobi, Kenya, struggled to have children. She married three times, with two marriages ending in divorce due to physical abuse and abandonment due to infertility. The pastors at her Pentecostal church in...

How climate crisis is creating hellish conditions for waste pickers at Nairobi dump declared ‘full’ 24 years ago

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Leadership and culture change to advance innovation in women’s health

Sapna Kedia, assistant director for gender and social development1, Sylvia Kiwuwa-Muyingo, research scientist2, Radhika Uppal, senior technical specialist-gender and development1, Julius Kirimi Sindi, program manager2, Evelyn Gitau, chief...

Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda lead EAC in health insurance expansion

RWANDA: TANZANIA, Kenya and Rwanda have emerged as leading East African Community (EAC) member states in expanding health insurance coverage, increasing access to medical services through formal insurance schemes. At the same time, the East...

Rethinking eggs in Kenyan diets: What nutrition experts say

Eggs in a tray. HANDOUT Eggs are the ultimate everyday food: portable, affordable, easy to cook and store, and packed with nutrients most Kenyans need more of. Yet Kenya's per capita egg supply is marginal. According to Food and Agriculture...

Kenyan woman returning to the US dies mid-flight, leaving family and friends heartbroken

The family of Roselyne Oyaro, a beloved Kenyan woman, is mourning after she tragically died mid-flight while returning to the US She reportedly developed breathing difficulties aboard a KLM flight, forcing an emergency diversion to Canada, but she...

Kenyans to Soon Get Paid for Watching Social Media Ads - Itumbi

Kenyans will soon be paid for watching ads on social media, according to Dennis Itumbi, the Head of Presidential Special Projects and Creative Economy. In a post on social media on Thursday, Itumbi claimed that the government was pursuing a model...

In Kenya, a search for links between a changing climate and mental health

KILIFI, Kenya (AP) — The daily grind of putting food on the table is stressful for people the world over,… KILIFI, Kenya (AP) — The daily grind of putting food on the table is stressful for people the world over, especially for women, who still...

City Hall launches Summit Study Toolkit to transform Maternal Mental healthcare

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 10 – The Nairobi County Government has launched the ‘Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit- Supporting Mother’s Mental Health, a Resource For Healthcare Providers,’ a document developed in collaboration with the Summit Study Kenya...

Boost for learners as Nairobi County co-creates play-based learning manual for ECDE teachers

Participants in a joint picture after the conclusion of a two-day Play-Based Learning Manual Development Workshop. The Nairobi City County Government has reaffirmed its commitment to providing quality early learning by co-creating a play-based...

Mazingira Day by the numbers: Can Kenya hit 15 billion trees by 2032?

Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry of Kenya Deborah Barasa, plant a bamboo tree on, September 18th 2025. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] The 2025 Mazingira Day celebrations will take a new approach as Kenyans are encouraged...

Kenya moves to expand palliative care as over 800,000 still in need

James Ntabo, Director of Administration at the Ministry of Health, during the event.More than 800,000 Kenyans need palliative care every year, but only 29,016 received it in 2023, a gap the Ministry of Health says it is determined to close....

Kenya Urged to Prioritise Eye Health as New Global Report Projects KSh 33 Billion Annual Economic Boost

KENYA, Nairobi Oct 9 – A new research published ahead of World Sight Day reveals that implementing six simple and affordable eye health interventions could unlock an economic boost of over KSh 33 billion annually for Kenya, translating to a...

Kenya’s World Cup qualifier against Burundi rocked by injuries to three key players

Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga/HANDOUT Kenya’s World Cup hopes may already be over, but Benni McCarthy’s Harambee Stars have a fresh problem — injuries to three key men just days before facing Burundi. Captain Michael Olunga, Alpha Onyango,...

John De’Mathew, Shalkido: 4 Kenyan musicians who died in grisly accidents along Thika Road

Thousands of Kenyans, including celebrated entertainers, have died in road accidents, with the Thika Superhighway claiming several well-known lives Built under President Mwai Kibaki, the highway transformed Kenya’s economy, but also witnessed...

Kenyan at center of Russia recruitment saga freed

Edward Kamau Gituku.[Fred Kagonye/Standard] A man accused of trafficking Kenyans to Russia to enlist as fighters was on Wednesday released on a cash bail of Sh500,000 and required to provide one contact person. Kahawa Law Courts Magistrate Gideon...

Kenya newspapers review: Over 300 evicted from Ruto’s 1,000-acre farm in Taita Taveta despite court order

On Thursday, October 9, local newspapers reported growing political realignments across the country as campaigns for upcoming by-elections gained momentum following candidates’ clearance by the IEBC. The top stories in Kenyan newspapers on...