11+ hour, 3+ min ago   (450+ words) In Kenya, the energy transition arrives on a phone screen as a 20-digit number. That number is what a growing number of households see when they buy prepaid electricity. And as the country moves toward another election in August 2027, that…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1797+ words) Alice Kang’ethe is the CEO of the Beginnings Fund, a coalition that includes the Gates Foundation and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation. Early in Alice Kang'ethe's public-health career, on a trip to Mbita, a scorpion stung her. The pain was…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (205+ words) Kenya will deploy an AI-driven platform that will collate information on pregnant women, mothers and newborns to help monitor care more effectively and identify issues earlier. “Facility electronic medical record (EMR) systems, donor reporting processes and community-facing communication channels operate…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (888+ words) Promotional poster for the movie, By Any Means. At one point while watching By Any Means, I caught myself smiling. The movie is not a comedy, the story takes place in 1966. A time when phones were tethered to walls, cars…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (594+ words) Ethical lapses embarrass and erode the trust PR exists to build. While strategic roles may rise, entry-level and tactical positions face pressure, as AI commoditises routine tasks. Anyone who has spent time in rallying knows that success is never about…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1124+ words) As the population living with HIV ages, more are experiencing multiple chronic conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Kenya has reduced new HIV infections by 83 percent in ten years, from 101,448 in 2013 to 16,752 in 2023, while the number of people receiving…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (401+ words) Healthcare leadership in Africa faces a defining test: whether the data already generated across hospitals, insurers, laboratories, pharmacies and public health programmes can be turned into better decisions for patients. Every consultation, claim, prescription and referral tells part of the…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (1346+ words) Stomach cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with men continuing to bear a larger share of the burden. The latest figures from the International Agency for Research on Cancer show that estimated deaths from stomach…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (569+ words) A Shell petrol station. Vivo Energy, the seller of Shell-branded petroleum products locally, accounted for nearly a quarter of the Sh278.6 billion in taxes and levies that oil marketers paid in the 10 months to April 2026. Vivo Energy accounted for nearly a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (705+ words) Think of a university student running out of bus fare on the way to class. Within minutes, one opens a digital lending app, and the money appears in their digital wallets. What once required a trip to the bank or…...