Health & Education.
Healthcare, schools, universities and educational opportunity.
Health NGOs Asks: Who Controls Your Health Data?
HENNET Raises Privacy Concerns on Custody of Kenyans' Health Records By Mercy Musangi The rush to digitise Kenya’s health system must be matched by greater transparency over who collects, accesses, shares and controls…
Union Issues Strike Notice Over Armed Attack on Protesting Clinical Staff
By Kituku Mutinda COGWU-K has demanded investigations into the violence and warned that it may mobilise its members if no action is taken The County Government Workers Union of Kenya has issued a…
Dead Yet Still Held: Family’s Agony Over Sh 6M Bill After Dog Bite
By Mercy Musangi For more than five months, the family of Patrick Kasyoki Gosham and wife Mary Mutindi( Pictured below)has been unable to bury their daughter. Dorcas Ndunge died at AIC Kijabe Hospital…
Machakos School Closed, 13 Boys Held Over Dormitory Fire
By Anchor Writer Machakos School has been closed indefinitely after a fire gutted part of a dormitory on Thursday night. The fire destroyed students' property and triggered investigations into what authorities suspect was…
Rage as Machakos University Students Hold Vigil For Murdered Trio
By The Anchor WriterThe killing of three young men in Machakos Town has taken on a new dimension after Machakos University students formally entered the fray by lighting candles at the murder scene.…
Success Triggers Admissions Crisis at Machakos Level Five Hospital
NEWS FEATURE By Anchor Writers For more than three months, admission at Machakos Level 5 Hospital has become nearly impossible. The 530-bed referral facility is full.Not because services have collapsed — but because…
Mbooni Girls Shut as Illness Strikes Over 200 Students
By Wambua Love Learning at Mbooni Girls Secondary School has been suspended indefinitely after a sudden outbreak of a suspected diarrheal illness left more than 200 students sick. The outbreak has sparked panic…
Prof Munavu: A Towering Scholar, Education Reformer Laid to Rest
By Anchor Writers Professor Raphael Munavu was today laid to rest at his home in Mbilini, Kangundo,Machakos County. His burial was a solemn ceremony that brought together family, scholars, government officials and education…
Prof Munavu: A Towering Scholar, Education Reformer Laid to Rest
By Anchor Writers Professor Raphael Munavu was today laid to rest at his home in Mbilini, Kangundo,Machakos County. His burial was a solemn ceremony that brought together family, scholars, government officials and education…
Prof. Raphael Munavu Takes Final Bow
By Anchor Writers April 26, 2026 Kenya is mourning the loss of one of its most influential academic architects, Professor Raphael Munavu. His life traces the evolution of the country’s higher education system…
Education Under Threat as Hyenas Encroach Villages Around Machakos Town
By Lilian Munini Fear is creeping into classrooms and homesteads across the outskirts of Machakos town as rising human–wildlife conflict places learners and families on edge. With prey becoming scarce in the forests…
Makueni Workers Give 48-Hour Ultimatum to Mutula Jr.
Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. Union says “Dysfunctional” Medical Insurance Cover Assures Workers more of Death than Life By Anchor Writers The Kenya County Government Workers Union (KCGWU), Makueni County Branch, has issued a…
Makueni Gets High-End Medical Equipment , Ups It’s Surgical Capacity
Part of the medical equipment supplied by National Equipment Service programme to the County Government of Makueni By Daniel KitukuMakueniMakueni County Referral Hospital has taken a decisive step toward reducing patient referrals and…
Mbooni Tops New HIV Infections Amid USAID Exit in Fight Against Pandemic
By Martin Masai and Agencies AngenciesMusoa, TulimaniMbooni Sub-County has quietly but decisively emerged as Makueni’s leading hotspot for new HIV infections, a troubling shift that public health officials say signals a deeper breakdown…
Katuku Falls Dramatically in KUPPET Elections as Revolt Takes Hold
By Anchor Writer Musembi Katuku’s 24-year grip on KUPPET Machakos branch ended abruptly on Saturday night after teachers delivered a crushing verdict at the ballot. Ms.Yyvone Musyoka and Mr Musembi Katuku He lost…
You Have Collapsed County Health Systems, Nzioka Waita Tells Wavinya
By Lilian Munini Healthcare system failure under Governor Wavinya Ndeti is the result of broken systems, her main challenger Nzioka Waita charged today. https://videopress.com/v/qU60xcGa?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&autoPlay=true&controls=false&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Mr Waita during the Podcast Waita accused the county…
Sex Traders Stage Bold ARVs Shortage Protest, Demand Action
Protesters captured at the Mtito Andei march. By Robert Muuo Commercial sex workers in Mtito Andei Market, Kibwezi Sub-county, have staged a bold daytime protest over the growing shortage of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs…