Category: Health
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Sex Traders Stage Bold ARVs Shortage Protest, Demand Action
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 and condoms, saying the crisis threatens their lives and the survival of their trade.Carrying placards with messages like “No HIV prevention equals to new HIV cases — we need…
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Stroke Survivor Inspires Fight Against Chronic diseases
“One Step at a Time” says Josaya Mawa as he inspires Makueni residents to fight hypertension with Healthy Living By A Special Correspondent Kilome, Makueni May 19, 2025 At 67, Josaya Mawa walks with the help of a prosthetic leg and a cane, his pace steady but deliberate, each step a hard-earned victory over illness…
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Healthy Eating Key to Managing Type 2 Diabetes
By Mercy Mwongeli [Published by The Anchor | Health & Wellness]Type 2 diabetes is no longer just a condition of old age. It is now a growing global epidemic affecting people of all ages, driven by sedentary habits and poor nutrition. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it ranks second among global nutrition-related concerns—right…
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Claims Emerge Over Effects of Space Object
Mukuku Residents Report Health Concerns Following Landing of Space Debris By Wambua Love and Martin Masai Mukuku , Mbooni East, Tuesday Residents of Mukuku in Mbooni, Makueni County, are raising fresh health concerns following the mysterious fall of a space object in their community on December 30, 2024. Some locals now claim to be experiencing…
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Crisis Fears As Nurses Issue Strike Notice
Machakos Nurses Threaten Strike Over Unresolved Grievances Amid Healthcare Crisis By Martin Masai Machakos, December 23, 2024 Nurses in Machakos County today issued a 21-day strike notice citing unresolved grievances, a move that will plunge the county’s healthcare system into further crisis. The Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) accused the county government of neglecting…
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The Pact Between Doctors And County Government
By Martin Masai Doctors ended the 60-Day Strike dramatically on December 11, 2024, when the Labour Relations Court ordered them back to work and the County Government to pay them their unpaid salaries. The order brought sanity to Governor Wavinya Ndeti, whose grandstanding over the matter brought services to the lowest levels ever. The Anchor…
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Court Halts Strike,Orders County to Pay Doctors
By Anchor Writer A Court today intervened to stop the ongoing doctors’ strike, ordering the striking medical professionals to resume work immediately. At the same time, the Milimani Labour Relations court directed the Machakos County Government to settle the doctors’ two months’ salary arrears. The twin orders gave the doctors the last laugh in the…
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EACC Raids KeRRA Boss
By The Anchor Writer Senior Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) official Joel Mutambu Kilonzi recently faced a raid by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). The commission raided Kilonzi’s home and offices, where he serves as the KeRRA Regional Accountant for Lamu County, as part of an investigation into allegations of corruption and fraudulent tendering…
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Wavinya Removes Revenue Chief Officer
By Martin Masai Governor Wavinya Ndeti has reshuffled her Revenue Chief Officer, Zipporah Mutunga. Mutunga, a renowned photographer, took on the critical post on May 21, 2024, succeeding veteran Revenue Chief Mike Jace Senga. No reason was given for her removal, which is a common occurrence in the second Machakos County government. She is succeeded…