Glovo reports rise in deliveries & Cashless payments in Kenya during Covid-19

Glovo, the on-demand delivery start-up, has reported an increase in deliveries and cashless payments on its platform since the onset of Covid-19 in Kenya.  The Barcelona-based startup applied a raft of protective and precautionary measures to its delivery operations at the beginning of the pandemic — including no contact delivery drop-offs

Patients stranded as Kisumu health-workers go on strike

Patients stranded as Kisumu health-workers go on strike

Kisumu County health workers have gone to strike following pending salary arrears and lack of promotion, as earlier directed by the court. According to Kenya Union of Nurses Kisumu branch representative, the timeline issued by the court to promote and settle health workers' June salaries had lapsed, forcing the union to

The Surge of Teenage Pregnancies during the Covid 19 Pandemic

By Stephen Ougo and Ritah Anindo As the country struggles to curb the spread of corona virus, teenage pregnancy has also starred as another outbreak that has risen alarm all over the country. It has been weeks since the media reported data that is said to have been from public facilities,

Tourism CS Najib Balala fires Pauline Njoroge from Tourism Regulatory Authority.

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has revoked the appointment of Ms Pauline Njoroge as board member of the Tourism Regulatory Authority. The CS said on his twitter handle "I am revoking Pauline Njoroge's appointment as a board member of Tourism Regulatory Authority" and attached a Press Release dated 8th August 2020

Ms President Umi’s meeting with ODM SG fuels 2022 Political Rumors.

Kenya’s top Ms President finalist Umulkheir Mohammed has sent tongues wagging in political circles in Garissa County after she held talks with ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna at Orange House in Nairobi. Ms. Mohamed popularly known as Umi tweeted “Courtesy call to @The ODMparty @Edwinsifuna.  It was a pleasure having a

Breastfeeding for a Healthier Planet

By Richard Oloo World Breastfeeding Week is a global campaign observed annually from 1st to 7th August, to raise awareness on themes related to Breastfeeding.  As we commemorate this year's with the theme ' Support Breastfeeding for a Healthier Planet, we encourage breastfeeding and highlight its peripheral contribution to the growth