The Ministry of Health has urged for increased caution after it emerged that Kenya could be going through the 196th wave of malaria. Data from the ministry shows that the number of people infected with malaria has tripled in the last week, with various malaria hotspots such as the coast and Western Kenya running out […]
Social Media virologists and communicable disease experts have finally converged to a conclusion that Covid-19 is less deadly if one does not know that they have it. The experts who have analyzed thousands of posts expressing the opinions of random social media users noted that those who have confirmed that they have Covid-19 have had […]
A Kenyan dowry negotiation startup – Nairobi Dowry – has raised $2.2 million in seed funding to continue its growth in helping young people navigate the treachery waters of dowry negotiation and payment. Nairobi Dowry is a social startup that helps young men keep their mental health intact during the bride price payment process. Whether […]
A silent pandemic that is robbing humanity of its productivity is the huge amount of time spent by introverts in the toilet every year. Research by the Geneva based Institute of Human Existence shows that on average, introverts spend 47 minutes in the toilet every day, translating to 11.9 days every year. This is a […]
Acting Health Director General Patrick Amoth became the first Kenya to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in a camera field ceremony. The good doctor had to shed his childhood fear of injections and put on a brave face for the camera, and honestly, he did a good job. One wonders why he has not been confirmed […]
The job hopes of a young Kenyan man imploded after he applied to the last registered company in Kenya, exhausting all possible prospects. This was the anticlimactic end to his job search, having sent his CV—formatted in Times New Roman, no less—to over 450,000 registered companies, from multinational giants to roadside kiosks in Dandora. Fresh […]
Even before the much awaited Covid-19 Vaccine could land in Kenya, Kenya had already happened to the vaccine. The more than 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines started disappearing even before landing in Kenya, a sign that Kenya was still operating at ‘normal operating conditions’ and that our shared values of corruption, pilferage, outright theft […]
The magic of a local pain killer popularly known as Mara Moja was brought to light when a local doctor decided to reveal the secret of the magical drug to Twitter peasants. While many were amazed at the efficacy of the local drug that is sold at a free price, doctors have always known that […]
The Nairobi Metropolitan Services has sounded alarm over the huge number of Non-Governmental Organizations that are dealing with street families in Nairobi. This is after 22,413 NGOs registered with NMS to serve the 19,768 street families in Nairobi. NMS chief Maj-Gen Badi said that managing the big number of NGOs had become even more complicated […]
The Firirinda Challenge has already claimed its first casualty in Kenya after a 36-year-old breadwinner and father of four lost his job due to the song. The man who blamed his misfortune on his love for technology lost his job after he was found dancing to the Firirinda song at his workstation where he works […]
