Boda Boda Accidents: ‘I just saw my legs on my chest, trapped in a ditch’
Bernard's family sold cows, took loans, and held a fundraiser to pay Ksh500,000 in bills. Bedridden for months, his brother sacrificed leave, and his wife left for work abroad.
No Smoke, All Fire: How smokeless tobacco is stealing lives of rural youth
For Japheth Korir, smokeless tobacco has been more dangerous than cigarettes: chronic nausea kills his appetite and without adequate food, the tobacco tears through the stomach and intestinal lining, creating…
The Village Prescription: How pots and patience outshine nutrition clinics
The strongest cure for hunger isn’t found in a syringe or a pill—it’s simmering in a village pot, ladled by a mother’s hands, and passed from one home to the…
Dr Danger: When hospitals become crime scenes
Besides Albert Chesang’s naked cold body without legs or hands was a pile of his tattered clothes, national ID card, hospital name tag and a Ksh200 note. Who had killed…
Stitching Hope: Hand-knitted comfort for breast cancer survivors
After losing her breast to cancer, Dionisia Mugo faced the steep cost of silicone prostheses—Ksh22,000 each, plus a special bra. Then she found a softer, simpler solution: knitted alternatives. Today,…
Fatal encounters: Battling snakes and survival in Kerio Valley
In Kerio Valley, pythons, cobras and green mambas go searching for water in the dry months of January through May, clashing with humans searching for the same
Childhood Obesity: Why you should be paying more attention to food labels
A diet heavy in ultra-processed foods, lack of physical activity and sedentary lifestyle are the main culprits driving childhood obesity and overweight- UNICEF
