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No Health Without Mental Health
The conversation on mental health has slowly but surely been gaining momentum in Kenya. In November 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta directed the Ministry of Health …
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The Irony of Universal Healthcare in Kenya
The recently released guidelines by the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) on 7th January 2020 provide a bleak picture into the future that envisioned Universal …
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May 2020 Bring a Change of Leadership
The festive season has over time evolved from just being a period of celebration and fun to being a time of self-evaluation and reflection on …
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The Rain is Beating Us and There’s No Ark to Shield Us
The festivities have begun on a rather dump and muddy note with the unrelenting downpour. Heavy rains have been reported in many areas of Kenya …
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Citizen Participation in the BBI Process
Almost a year after the Handshake, the Building Bridges Initiative Advisory Taskforce presented its final report to President Uhuru Kenyatta. Thereafter, in a colourful ceremony …
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Law is Made For, Not Against the People
Inclusiveness in the Kenyan legislative process is attainable after all if the outcome of the public hearings on the two Kenya Information and Communications Bills …
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Kibra Has Done Its Part, Remain Faithful
From door to door campaigns after his nomination and now with a total of 24,636 votes, Imran Okoth won the Kibra by-elections against Macdonald Mariga …
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Let’s interrogate our past as we fashion the future
As the Building Bridges Initiative Report release fever rises, its contents remain subject of great public speculation. Kenyans’ cannot be faulted for this anticipation. The …
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Leaders Should Learn a Thing or Two from Our Heroes.
The fanfare during the Mashujaa Celebrations at the Mama Ngina Water Front in Mombasa was a good attempt at making up for the silent return …
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The excellence displayed by Kipchoge should not be in vain
Eliud Kipchoge took Kenya and the world to the moon, chances are we may not be getting back down to earth soon. What he achieved …
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The state should harness the potential in art for inclusive governance
The curtains of the 2019 Too Early for Birds (TEFB) Tom Mboya edition came down after five 3-hour shows that were a rollercoaster of emotions. …
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Government agencies let down Mariam and her daughter
It’s certainly become a norm for death stories to top daily broadcasts to a point where we’re becoming numb to it. News of the death …