Are Kenyan Parents Preparing Children for Exams or Teaching Them to Fear Failure?
As the national examination season approaches across Kenya, parents face a critical question: Are we helping our children prepare for academic success, or are we unknowingly teaching them to fear falling short? In many Kenyan households, the arrival of exam season requires no calendar check. The television goes off earlier, revision textbooks conquer the dining…
African Podcasts Beat Global Engagement Benchmarks but Suffer $1.4M ‘Geography Discount’, SemaBOX Report Reveals
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 20 – African podcast content outperforms global competitors in audience engagement and commitment, yet remains severely undervalued due to a widening monetization gap, according to a landmark report released today. Published in Nairobi in partnership with Baraza Media Lab, the Creative Africa Intelligence Report 2026: Podcasting 2025/26, titled “Value created. Value returned.”,…
Human Rights Groups and Citizens Announce Nationwide Mashujaa Day Protests Over Soaring Fuel Prices
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 19 – A coalition of Concerned Citizens of Kenya and Human Rights Defenders has officially announced plans to hold nationwide peaceful demonstrations on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, to protest the sharp rise in fuel prices. Speaking in a joint press conference issued in Nairobi on Monday, the civil society groups argued that…
INTERPOL and WHO Join Forces to Tackle Health Threats at the Crossroads of Crime and Public Safety
NAIROBI, Kenya,16 Oct – INTERPOL and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a cooperation agreement to address threats where public health and security overlap, from falsified medicines to the suspected misuse of dangerous materials. The agreement sets up a framework that pairs INTERPOL’s law enforcement expertise with WHO’s public health leadership. The aim is…
Kenya’s Ebola Cases Rise to Seven as Africa CDC Reaffirms Support
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 18 – Kenya has confirmed four additional cases of Ebola Virus Disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus, raising the country’s total to seven confirmed cases, including one death. The new infections were detected among people already under quarantine after exposure to the initial case. The Ministry of Health said the four latest…
Kenya Confirm Third Ebola Case as WHO supports Outbreak Reponse
NAIROBI, Kenya,Oct 16 – Kenya has confirmed two additional cases of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease, bringing the total number of infections to three, including one death, as health authorities intensify surveillance and contact tracing to prevent the virus from spreading into the wider community. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the two new patients, a…
WHO convenes NTD supply chain meetings as countries report faster customs clearance and stronger national procedures
Health ministries, pharmaceutical donors and implementing partners met in Geneva last month to tackle the logistical problems that slow the delivery of medicines for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), and to start planning for a post-2030 world in which donations and funding may look different. The World Health Organization (WHO) hosted three back-to-back meetings on 22-25…
WHO launches toolkit to bring pregnant and breastfeeding women into TB research
NAIROBI, Kenya,Oct 16 – The World Health Organization has released a new online toolkit aimed at making tuberculosis research include pregnant and lactating women, a group long left out of TB drug and vaccine trials. The TB in pregnancy and lactation research toolkit is meant for researchers, trial sponsors, ethics committees, regulators and others involved…
Former TNA Secretary-General Onyango Oloo unveils new political party, declares 2027 presidential bid
PHOTO: Freedom and Opportunity Party (FOP) officials from left Anthony Kaara (National Chairman), Onyango Oloo (Party leader), Joe Mathai (Deputy Party leader), Magdalene Nzuma (Treasurer), Dean Anido (Executive Director) and George Oketch (Secretary General) shortly after the party got its registration as a political party. NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 14 – Former The National Alliance (TNA)…
Africa Public Interest AI Council Formed to Ensure African Voices Shape AI Norms and Governance
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 14 – Africa is home to roughly 18 percent of the world’s population, yet data from the Africa Data Centres Association and the World Economic Forum indicate it holds an estimated 0.6 percent of global data centre capacity compared to nearly 45 percent in the United States, A 2026 industry study reveals…
