Lifestyle

   Kenyan-born fashion design student Nicole Tikolo, currently studying at Nottingham Trent University, has emerged as a finalist at the 2025 Fashanne Awards in the Womenswear Design category with her evocative coastal collection Urembo wa Pwani. Read More 

   After the recent deportation of politician Martha Karua from, and detention of activist Boniface Mwangi in, Tanzania; and the fierce online exchange between the two nations (that dragged in the Tanzanian Parliament) – not so many Kenyans will be feeling too welcome in Tanzania, especially as a holiday destination. But at the recent opening of Read More 

   President William Ruto has unveiled a flexible payment scheme, “Lipa SHA Polepole” (Pay SHA little by little), designed to make healthcare more accessible for the country’s informal sector workers under the Social Health Authority (SHA). The initiative, announced during the 62nd Madaraka Day celebrations in Homa Bay, aims to address the financial barriers faced by Read More 

   Governor Isaac Mutuma of Meru County has stirred considerable public discourse following his recent appeal to President William Ruto, requesting permission for locals to be “milking elephants and giraffes. Read More 

   Haleon, the consumer health company that took over the business of GSK, has launched its transformative Pain Management Institute (HPMI) in Kenya. Read More 

   On World Vape Day and World No Tobacco Days marked on May 30th and 31st respectively, BAT Kenya is calling for collaboration to accelerate progress towards building a smokeless world Read More 

    The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a world-leading specialist cancer center, has today announced a pioneering partnership with NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and technology services, Read More 

   As world leaders gathered for the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva early this week, the new Strike Out Snakebite (SOS) initiative unveiled a confronting art installation to highlight the critical need for action against the daily threat of snakebite envenoming Read More 

   Speaking to EU Member of Parliament Phidias Pinayotto in Cyprus during a live lecture (The Global Order in Transition), Prof Jeffrey Sachs revealed his research, based on information from his wide connections with scientists in the field over the last four and a half years. Read More 

   By Shadrack Kiratu Most health insurers are digitising and aim to turn these investments into a competitive advantage. Across Kenya and other emerging markets, insurers are investing heavily in digital transformation – automating claims, launching apps, streamlining payment flows to reduce costs. Yet the operational and strategic gains remain limited. The real shift is happening Read More