Access to clean public toilets key to ending cholera outbreaks in Nairobi
A toilet is such a basic sanitation facility and now in the 21st century, 56 years after independence; it still baffles me that Kenya has no free and accessible public toilets, much worse in the ca...
June 7, 2019
Uproar as ‘selective’ process applied in cholera hotel shutdowns
There has been a public uproar following the ministry of health’s decision to shut down two city hotels; San Valencia and the Jacaranda hotel over the cholera outbreak.
The public has been...
July 20, 2017
County govt. orders closure of food kiosks amidst cholera scare
The county government has ordered roadside food sellers and unlicensed drinking water vendors to close shop following the cholera outbreak in Nairobi that has been spreading fast.
The Minist...
July 19, 2017
70 top government officials in hospital with Cholera
Cabinet Secretaries Henry Rotich (Treasury) and Adan Mohammed (Industrialisation) are among up to 70 senior government officials who have been admitted at Nairobi hospital and Kenyatta National Hos...
July 14, 2017
47 Weston Hotel guests treated for cholera
At least 47 people who have been attending a science conference at the Weston Hotel in Nairobi’s Lang’ata estate are being treated for cholera.
Dr George Nyale, chairman of the conferenc...
June 22, 2017
Three die from Cholera outbreak at Karen wedding
The Nairobi county government has issued an alert of a cholera outbreak after five cases were confirmed and victims hospitalized.
Health County Executive Bernard Muiya confirmed the outbreak...
May 19, 2017
Mutotho says recent cholera outbreak in Kenya due to poor sanitation
NACADA Chairman John Mututho has voiced his concerns over the cholera outbreak being witnessed in various counties and has attributed it to poor sanitation.
Mututho, who was speaking from Na...
May 18, 2015
Satellite Internet will go a long way in closing the digital divide in Kenya
Connecting Marginalized Communities
Nairobi, Kenya – In an increasingly digital world, internet access has become a vital resource, essential for modern development wi...
October 16, 2024
10.8 million children in Ethiopia in need of emergency aid – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday announced that 10.8 million children in Ethiopia need emergency humanitarian aid in 2024, even as volatile security situations continue to ha...
February 20, 2024
Government to distribute Ksh 625M to Kenyans affected by floods
The government plans to distribute Ksh 625M to 500,000 Kenyans affected by the ongoing floods in the country.
According to Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura, the funds will be distributed...
November 29, 2023