Brenda Wanga
231 Articles
Family of sick baby stranded with Ksh.1.8M bill after SHA excludes them from treatment package
Callum is expected to undergo corrective surgery in India, and the family, who are both registered and have paid for SHA, were looking forward to benefiting from the overseas treatment benefits package to help alleviate the cost of the treatment, which currently stands at Ksh.1.8 million. Beneficiar...
SHA support falls short as family struggles to raise Ksh.1.5M for daughter's surgery
Under SHA and Ministry of Health regulations, a beneficiary qualifies for overseas treatment if they are a registered and paid-up SHA member, the treatment is unavailable locally, and the healthcare facility to which they are referred is contracted by SHA.
Plight of Baringo family unable to get heart surgery for 2-year-old daughter under SHA
While the boy hit the developmental signs of progress, his sister lagged, and soon it became clear why: the little girl, literally and figuratively, was suffering from a heart condition.
Gov't appeals judgment that declared new university funding model unconstitutional
The funding agencies are challenging the judgment, delivered on December 20, 2024, arguing that its consequences could halt learning in universities because of delays in disbursing funds for students continuing their studies.
Concern amid rising monkey bite cases in Kitale
Residents of Lessos in Kitale have recorded fifteen incidents of monkey bites over the last two months. They now want the Kenya Wildlife Service to move with haste and reign in the marauding primates.
32 days of torture in abduction chambers; the Longton brothers' ordeal
Jamil Longton and Aslam Longton share the ordeal of the torture they were subjected to for thirty two days.
Gov’t moves to avert doctors' strike as deadline approaches
The Ministry of Health, through Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni, has now stated that the government is ready to engage with the medics.
Gov’t challenged over illicit sale of donkey meat disguised as beef
Citizen TV speaks to those leading the fight to save the donkeys of Kenya who are now challenging the government to enforce the ban that is already in place for the safety of Kenyans and the survival of the hardy animal.
Exposed: How donkeys are secretly slaughtered, sold around Nairobi disguised as beef
For the last several months, Citizen TV has been on the trail of what from all perspectives appears to be an underground trade in donkey meat.
Controller of Budget Nyakang’o defends damning report on plunder in counties
The first quarterly report of the CoB had flagged ten counties that did not spend any money on development under review.Dr. Nyakang’o says the information in the report emanated from the counties. This comes after Governors had faulted her office for what they termed as inaccuracy....