Mary Muoki
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No pay, No service: Faith-based hospitals reject SHA contracts over Ksh.21B debt
The two umbrella bodies, which constitute a sizeable portion of healthcare service providers in the country, say they will now treat patients on cash basis, as there is currently no contract in place.
SHA transition: Pain of patients as hospitals reject NHIF cards, demand cash payments
A spot check by Citizen TV revealed the agony of cash strapped patients seeking dialyses stranded in hospitals, as they scrambled to raise the required cash for their treatments.
Two air pollution monitoring sites set up in Nairobi
The sites, located at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital and Nairobi Fire Station along Tom Mboya Street aim to provide essential data on air quality, especially concerning pollutants from waste burning and public transport.Environmental and health experts have raised concerns over a spike in respiratory ill...
Trans Nzoia killings: Three suspects arrested as police discover shallow grave in Kiminini
The body was discovered after detectives arrested three suspected members of a gang linked to a spate of robberies and killings in Kiminini.Detectives investigating the killings say the woman is believed to have been the girlfriend of one of the suspects.
Thika family in agony after PP2 pupil collapses, dies during school cross-country games
The family of Patrick Bahati has accused the school of forcing their son to participate in the school’s cross-country games, despite strict instructions from the mother of the deceased to exempt her son from the games.
DCI, DPP accused of protecting British Army soldier in Agnes Wanjiru murder case
While appearing before the Defence Committee, the family’s spokesperson, Esther Muchiri, accused the Kenyan investigative agencies of colluding with the British government to mask the identity of the soldier implicated in the gruesome murder.
Sick hospitals: Concern over poor state of public health facilities in Machakos
On the inside, the well-manicured lawn around the hospital’s administration block belies the level of rot in the facility.
University funding model under scrutiny as thousands of appeals flood in
The Universities Fund has committed to supporting students throughout the appeal process and has encouraged them to continue attending classes while their appeals are being reviewed.
Eldoret Forex scam: Victims protest failure to arrest mastermind as police maintain probe still on
The residents who marched to the county commander's office sought to know why police are yet to apprehend the suspect despite numerous complaints and police reports filed by the victims.
‘I expected quadruplets,’ Embakasi woman says after giving birth to five babies
Dorothy Muli, the 33-year-old new mom, was looking forward to being delivered of quadruplets, but as fate would have it, there was a fifth one that all scans missed and was only discovered on the operating table as she underwent a caesarean section.