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Cold chain on the road
Vaccine distribution exposes the limits of Kenya’s devolved health system — and the ingenuity of those working within it...
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Employees need rest, but at what cost?
Kenyan and African firms experiment with wellbeing days as part of mental-health strategies, but their benefits remain limited By...
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The price of harm: should Kenyan employers face stiffer fines for unsafe workplaces?
A legal framework exists, but enforcement remains thin and penalties weak By Josephat Njeru When a construction worker falls...
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Clean water, healthy lives
How water and sanitation shape health in East Africa By Philip Mwangangi Somewhere in Turkana County, in Kenya’s arid...
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Healing communities
Kenya’s experiment in digitised, community-led primary care is proving its worth. The harder question is who will pay for...
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Africa’s malaria fight is losing ground, and money
A generation of hard-won progress faces reversal as aid dries up and cases plateau By Our Correspondent ADDIS ABABA...
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Breaking the silence
Kenya’s campaign to dismantle mental health stigma faces formidable structural barriers By Our Staff Writer In January 2025, Kenya’s...
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The pandemic dividend
Africa’s halting progress on disease preparedness exposes the gap between rhetoric and resources By Our Staff Writer In February...
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America’s WHO exit leaves Africa exposed
The withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organisation threatens to undermine disease surveillance and health systems...
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Small doses of daily exercise linked to mortality reduction
Two large-scale studies suggest modest increases in physical activity yield substantial health benefits By Our Reporter The notion that...
From bottles to beads: Inside Kenya’s improvised circular economy
A brewer, an artisan workshop and Maasai cooperatives quietly turn waste glass into wages By Our Correspondent IN DAGORETTI, on Nairobi’s western fringe, women in green aprons sort through crates of used Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff bottles. The glass they handle has already lived one life, distilled, distributed, consumed....
Making flying possible
Preparing autistic travellers reveals a gap airlines have long ignored By Our Reporter For most passengers, an airport is a place of mild inconvenience. For many families with autistic children, it is a gauntlet of sensory overload, unpredictable procedures and uniformed strangers issuing rapid instructions. Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier,...
From bottles to beads: Inside Kenya’s improvised circular economy
A brewer, an artisan workshop and Maasai cooperatives quietly turn waste glass into wages By Our Correspondent IN DAGORETTI, on Nairobi’s western fringe, women in green aprons sort through crates of used Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff bottles. The glass they handle has already lived one life, distilled, distributed, consumed....
Nutrients under strain
Africa’s fertiliser economy is being squeezed by inefficiency at home and conflict abroad By Alphonce Maina FERTILISER HAS long been treated as a straightforward remedy for Africa’s low crop yields: apply more nutrients, harvest more food. That assumption is under strain. Across the continent, attention is shifting from fertiliser...
Making flying possible
Preparing autistic travellers reveals a gap airlines have long ignored By Our Reporter For most passengers, an airport is a place of mild inconvenience. For many families with autistic children, it is a gauntlet of sensory overload, unpredictable procedures and uniformed strangers issuing rapid instructions. Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier,...
Beyond the big five
Kenya’s community conservancies are rewriting the economics of safari, but control, consent, and carbon finance remain contested terrain By Philip Mwangangi THE WILDEBEEST cross the Mara River in their millions each year, indifferent to the economics that their passage sustains. Around them, however, a subtle transformation in land tenure...
Wiring the African city
Regional governments are deploying sensors, networked grids, and digital governance systems to manage explosive urban growth. The results are...
From bottles to beads: Inside Kenya’s improvised circular economy
A brewer, an artisan workshop and Maasai cooperatives quietly turn waste glass into wages By Our Correspondent IN DAGORETTI, on Nairobi’s western fringe, women in green aprons sort through crates of used Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff bottles. The glass they handle has already lived one life, distilled, distributed, consumed....
Making flying possible
Preparing autistic travellers reveals a gap airlines have long ignored By Our Reporter For most passengers, an airport is a place of mild inconvenience. For many families with autistic children, it is a gauntlet of sensory overload, unpredictable procedures and uniformed strangers issuing rapid instructions. Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier,...
Nutrients under strain
Africa’s fertiliser economy is being squeezed by inefficiency at home and conflict abroad By Alphonce Maina FERTILISER HAS long...
Investing in Africa’s fish farms
Capital, Credit and the quest for sustainable aquaculture in Kenya and beyond By Our Staff Writer NAIROBI — Africa’s...
Africa’s energy wealth: Why good governance must power a just transition
A fair energy transition for Africa will not be decided by how quickly we install solar panels or sign...
From bottles to beads: Inside Kenya’s improvised circular economy
A brewer, an artisan workshop and Maasai cooperatives quietly turn waste glass into wages By Our Correspondent IN DAGORETTI, on Nairobi’s western fringe, women in green aprons sort through crates of used Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff bottles. The glass they handle has already lived one life, distilled, distributed, consumed....
Nutrients under strain
Africa’s fertiliser economy is being squeezed by inefficiency at home and conflict abroad By Alphonce Maina FERTILISER HAS long been treated as a straightforward remedy for Africa’s low crop yields: apply more nutrients, harvest more food. That assumption is under strain. Across the continent, attention is shifting from fertiliser...
Making flying possible
Preparing autistic travellers reveals a gap airlines have long ignored By Our Reporter For most passengers, an airport is a place of mild inconvenience. For many families with autistic children, it is a gauntlet of sensory overload, unpredictable procedures and uniformed strangers issuing rapid instructions. Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier,...
Beyond the big five
Kenya’s community conservancies are rewriting the economics of safari, but control, consent, and carbon finance remain contested terrain By Philip Mwangangi THE WILDEBEEST cross the Mara River in their millions each year, indifferent to the economics that their passage sustains. Around them, however, a subtle transformation in land tenure...
Investing in Africa’s fish farms
Capital, Credit and the quest for sustainable aquaculture in Kenya and beyond By Our Staff Writer NAIROBI — Africa’s aquaculture sector is attracting increasing attention from investors and development financiers as demand for fish outstrips both wild catches and domestic supply. Fish consumption is rising across the continent, driven...
From bottles to beads: Inside Kenya’s improvised circular economy
A brewer, an artisan workshop and Maasai cooperatives quietly turn waste glass into wages By Our Correspondent IN DAGORETTI, on Nairobi’s western fringe, women in green aprons sort through crates of used Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff bottles. The glass they handle has already lived one life, distilled, distributed, consumed....
Nutrients under strain
Africa’s fertiliser economy is being squeezed by inefficiency at home and conflict abroad By Alphonce Maina FERTILISER HAS long been treated as a straightforward remedy for Africa’s low crop yields: apply more nutrients, harvest more food. That assumption is under strain. Across the continent, attention is shifting from fertiliser...
Making flying possible
Preparing autistic travellers reveals a gap airlines have long ignored By Our Reporter For most passengers, an airport is a place of mild inconvenience. For many families with autistic children, it is a gauntlet of sensory overload, unpredictable procedures and uniformed strangers issuing rapid instructions. Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier,...
From bottles to beads: Inside Kenya’s improvised circular economy
A brewer, an artisan workshop and Maasai cooperatives quietly turn waste glass into wages By Our Correspondent IN DAGORETTI, on Nairobi’s western fringe, women in green aprons sort through crates of used Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff bottles. The glass they handle has already lived one life, distilled, distributed, consumed....
Cold chain on the road
Vaccine distribution exposes the limits of Kenya’s devolved health system — and the ingenuity of those working within it By Our Staff Writer THE DRIVE from Lodwar, Turkana County’s administrative centre, to the nearest dispensary on its northern fringe can take several hours, depending on the condition of unpaved...
Making flying possible
Preparing autistic travellers reveals a gap airlines have long ignored By Our Reporter For most passengers, an airport is a place of mild inconvenience. For many families with autistic children, it is a gauntlet of sensory overload, unpredictable procedures and uniformed strangers issuing rapid instructions. Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier,...
WEEK SUMMARY TITLES
Africa’s fertiliser economy is being squeezed by inefficiency at home and conflict abroad By Alphonce Maina FERTILISER HAS long...
Capital, Credit and the quest for sustainable aquaculture in Kenya and beyond By Our Staff Writer NAIROBI — Africa’s...
Who really pays? By Philip Mwangangi The price of a bag of maize flour, a bunch of sukuma wiki,...
Kenya’s agribusinesses are discovering that ESG compliance is no longer optional. The harder question is who pays for it...