Mary Muoki
172 Articles
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CS Aden Duale approves 8 foreign hospitals for SHA referrals
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said the overseas treatment package has been capped at Ksh.500,000 and will only apply to procedures that are not available locally.
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From grades to skills: University admissions under CBE
With just four years to go before the first cohort of CBE learners transitions to university in 2029, sector leaders are scrambling to determine how learners will be admitted under the new model.
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Race against time as universities brace for 2029 CBE intake amid funding crisis
With just four years remaining until the pioneer cohort of students shaped by hands-on, skills-focused training joins institutions of higher learning, universities now face a litmus test and a need to overhaul their curricula, retool faculty, redesign their assessment criteria and invest in the requ...
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Two people killed, bodies found dumped on Mombasa-Malindi highway
Witnesses say the two bodies were discovered in a thicket a few metres from the road. A pedestrian stumbled upon the bodies and alerted police officers from the Malindi Police Station, who processed the scene and moved the bodies to the Malindi Sub-County Hospital mortuary....
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Nairobi County Assembly approves 21-member committee to review Ruto-Sakaja Ksh.80B deal
During a special assembly sitting on Friday, members commended the agreement, describing it as a crucial step toward enhancing service delivery for Nairobi residents.The Ad Hoc committee however faced questions over its legitimacy from Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai who opposed its formation, describing...
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Health experts raise alarm over increasing Kala-Azar disease cases in Kenya
KEMRI researchers say the parasitic disease has now spread to at least 12 counties, covering nearly 60 percent of the country’s landmass, as cases continue to emerge in counties not previously classified as endemic.
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Ruto’s school fees promise falters as students locked out of Grade 10
The President assured the nation that the government would meet all the costs to guarantee a 100 per cent transition. That promise is falling apart on the ground.
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Health experts dismiss fears linking HPV vaccine to infertility
At a town hall meeting in Nairobi on Thursday, doctors and subject experts sought to reassure parents that the vaccine, now administered as a single dose, is safe, effective, and critical in the fight against cervical cancer.
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Patients stranded in Nairobi as nurses, lab technicians join health workers’ strike
First to down their tools were doctors, who have been on strike since December 18. Clinical officers soon followed on December 23, and 25 days later, nurses and laboratory technicians have also downed their tools.
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Gov't considers extending Grade 10 reporting deadline over low turnout
The Ministry of Education is now considering extending the deadline even as it insists it will achieve 100 per cent transition.Ministry data shows a sharp divide in reporting rates across the country. National schools, classified as Cluster One, are recording the highest turnout at 91 per cent. ...

