Badminton Kenya has dispatched two national teams to represent the country in major international competitions set to take place this week in Botswana and Bahrain. The first team will compete at the All Africa Senior Badminton Championships scheduled for February 9 to 15, 2026, in Gaborone, Botswana, while the second team will participate in the World Para Badminton Championships in Bahrain from February 8 to 14, 2026. Speaking on Saturday evening in Nairobi while seeing off the first batch of para-badminton players departing for Bahrain, Team Manager Benson Owano said the federation’s primary objective is to qualify Kenyan players for…
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Diaspora Affairs Principal Secretary Roselyne Njogu has cautioned Kenyans against being lured into foreign wars under false promises of employment, stressing that the government does not recruit citizens to fight for the armies of other countries. Speaking at Meru University during the launch of a German language programme, Njogu said her office continues to receive reports of Kenyans duped into travelling abroad for jobs, only to end up on war fronts in Russia and Ukraine. “We have issued warning after warning to Kenyans not to be recruited to fight in these wars. If you hear someone say they are going…
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) has enhanced its partnership with Washington University (WashU) to improve cancer care in Western Kenya, as hospital data reveal a heavy disease burden and major gaps in patient follow-up. The renewed collaboration under the Global Oncology Initiative will focus on data-driven treatment, specialized training for health workers, research, and improved patient support systems. A delegation from WashU, led by Dr. Thomas Odeny and Betsy Abente, held strategic talks with JOOTRH’s oncology team and hospital leadership to review progress and plan the next phase of implementation. Central to the partnership is a clinical…
The Kenyan economy is projected to grow at a rate of between 4.9 per cent and 5.2 per cent in 2026, signalling a resilient bounce back. This was disclosed when the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), in partnership with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and KPMG, hosted the 2026 Economic Outlook Forum in Nairobi. The high-level convening equipped business leaders with critical intelligence to navigate a complex global landscape, projecting a national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) recovery of 4.9 to 5.2 per cent for the year ahead. Coming off a period of slower growth in 2024, the forum highlighted Kenya’s…
Employees across all sectors in Embu County, including nurses, market attendants, clerical staff, and enforcement officers, staged a protest on Monday after going three months without pay. The workers told KNA that the three-month salary delay has left them struggling. Pauline Njeru, who works at the county headquarters, explained that the county government has consistently failed to remit statutory deductions to banks and the Social Health Authority (SHA), even though the amounts were already deducted from their payslips. “For those of us with loans, the banks are on our necks due to continued non-payment of installments. This puts us at…
The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) has issued a 21-day strike notice countrywide, accusing the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Council of Governors (COG) of failing to implement the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) reached in 2024, despite months of negotiations. Peterson Wachira, National Chair of KUCO, speaking during a special delegates conference at Machakos University on Friday, said that if the impasse is not resolved within 21 days, clinical officers in all 47 counties, referral hospitals, and national government facilities will down their tools. “It is never our desire to disrupt services or subject patients to suffering, but…
Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aden Duale has supported the Presidential directive to expand the Cancer Care Package under the Social Health Authority (SHA) from Sh550,000 to Sh800,000, effective 1st December 2025. The expansion, according to the CS, aims to make lifesaving cancer treatment accessible to all Kenyans, irrespective of income. Duale also hailed the Ministry’s collaboration with key stakeholders, including Roche, which he said had reduced the cost of Herceptin breast cancer therapy from Sh120,000 to Sh40,000 per session. Speaking during the exuberant Women 16th Thanksgiving Ceremony at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani in Nairobi, the CS said the…
UDA’s Isabella Leshimpiro wife to Paul Leshimpiro the former Angata Nanyukie MCA who was murdered while being driven home has won in the resultant byelection. Leshimpiro narrowly beat her two competitors after garnering 1,235 votes followed closely by Pauline Nasieku Lenkupae of National Agenda Party of Kenya with 1,000 votes and ODM’s Letoluai Loisia with 954 votes. While announcing the results, IEBC Returning Officer Shaolin Meiguran noted that there was a total of 15 polling stations in the vast ward with 4,204 registered voters. Leshimpiro was shot dead inside his car in February 2024. -By Robert Githu
Google has launched Gemini 3, its most advanced AI model, bringing state-of-the-art reasoning and powerful new agentic capabilities. The model is set to transform everyday Google products and marks a major step in making AI more useful for people in Kenya and across Africa. “In this new chapter, we’ll continue to push the frontiers of intelligence, agents, and personalisation,” stated Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet. The announcement comes as Kenya’s tech adoption accelerates, with Google reporting a 150 percent surge in AI-related searches and a tripling in searches for “AI jobs” over the past year. Built for deeper…
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has been ordered to ensure consistent and adequate supply of drugs to public health facilities across the country. President Dr. William Ruto said there should be efficiency in the new system of delivering medicines and other health commodities directly to hospitals. Speaking at Loglogo Africa Inland Church (AIC) in Marsabit County, President Ruto said the direct delivery of supplies to health facilities—rather than to county stores—would make the provision of health services under the Universal Health Coverage programme more reliable. The President was in Loglogo to attend celebrations marking 60 years of the local…
