Kenya teachers say no sympathy for aborting school girls
By Gatonye Gathura Most teachers and even some students believe premarital sex, contraceptives, and abortions are a no go for school girls. Interestingly, more female […]
Are Kenya men losing gender war?
By Gatonye Gathura More men than women were born last year according to data in the 2020 Economic Survey released last month. For every 100 […]
Covid 19: One million in Kenya slums to get free food
By Gatonye Gathura About 725,000 poor people living in urban slums will get free food for a period of three months during the Covid 19 […]
Canada funds study on Chinese shaming over COVID 19 in Nairobi and Toronto
By Gatonye Gathura The Canadian Government has funded a two-year study on discrimination of Chinese residents in Nairobi and Toronto over COVID 19. The Canadian […]
Malaria vaccine pilot in Kenya accused of unethical conduct
By Gatonye Gathura The ongoing malaria vaccination pilot in western Kenya has been accused of experimenting on children without parental consent. The piloting in Kenya, […]
Invasive weed Prosopis juliflora candidate for malaria drug development
By Gatonye Gathura Scientists are developing a possible malaria treatment from the invasive weed, Prosopis juliflora, known as Mathenge in parts of Kenya. Scientists from […]
Kenya’s hot tea – a possible throat cancer risk, features in 2020 World Cancer Report
By Gatonye Gathura The photo of a waiter pouring scalding hot tea for customers in Nyaru, a settlement in Elgeyo-Marakwet, Western Kenya is among the […]
Nairobi sex workers at high risk of cervical cancer, study
By Gatonye Gathura Sex workers in Nairobi are at a high risk of developing cervical cancer mainly due to their type of work as well […]
One year on Universal Health Coverage making Kenyans poorer, less healthy
By Gatonye Gathura Reforms to support Universal Health Coverage (UHC) since 2013 have made Kenyans less healthy and poorer, says a World Bank report. Despite […]