Topic: Health Ministry
Safaricom consortium pumps Sh105 billion into Kenya's digital health systems
Sep 21, 2024 at 03:13 PM
Safaricom, Kenya's leading telecommunications company, has announced a significant investment of Sh104.8 billion in a consortium aimed at revolutionizing the country's healthcare s...
Babu Owino moves to impeach CS Susan Nakhumicha over ongoing doctor’s strike
Apr 03, 2024 at 07:35 PM
Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has announced his intention to file a notice of a motion seeking to remove Health CS Susan Nakhumicha over accusations that she has mi...
Court of Appeal upholds suspension of Social Health Insurance Act 2023
Jan 10, 2024 at 05:54 PM
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday dealt a blow to the government's healthcare plans by declining to lift the suspension of the controversial Social Health Insurance Act 2023....
Ruto enacts 4 Health Bills to bolster his Universal Health Coverage plan
Oct 19, 2023 at 07:28 PM
In a historic move for the nation's healthcare system, President William Ruto assented to four pivotal health bills on Thursday, marking a momentous step towards the realization of...
Kenya to end deal with Cuban doctors, focus to local healthcare professionals
Oct 11, 2023 at 11:59 PM
The government of Kenya has announced a significant shift in its healthcare strategy, revealing that it will not renew its agreement with Cuban doctors....
Govt allocates Sh3 billion to KEMSA to address delays in drug supply chain
Jul 11, 2023 at 07:25 PM
The government has announced the allocation of Sh3 billion to the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) in an effort to address the persistent delays in the supply of essential ...
Ex-Health PS Josephine Mburu denies involvement in Sh3.2 billion KEMSA scam
Jun 06, 2023 at 09:12 PM
Josephine Mburu, the former PS Ministry of Health's State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards strongly refuted her involvement in the Sh3.7 billion anti-mosquit...
High-ranking government officials suspended over irregular release of condemned sugar
May 17, 2023 at 11:57 PM
Several high-ranking government officials have been suspended following an investigation into the irregular release of condemned sugar intended for industrial ethanol conversion, a...
Health CS Nakhumicha claims interns earn more than doctors, KMPDU is livid
Nov 03, 2022 at 06:30 PM
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has dismissed Health CS Susan Nakhumicha’s claims that medical interns earn more than doctors....
MOH issues alert on cholera outbreak as 61 cases are reported across Kenya
Oct 21, 2022 at 12:17 PM
The Ministry of Health has alerted the Kenyan public to an outbreak of cholera in various parts of the country....
No cases of monkeypox in Kenya - Govt
May 25, 2022 at 03:41 PM
The Kenyan Government through the Ministry of Health has assured its citizens that the Monkeypox virus is yet to be reported in Kenya or the East African region....