Milliam Murigi

Nairobi

Features Reporter at Mediamax

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30% of medicines in Africa are fake, new report reveals

1 week ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

A devastating new report has revealed that about 30 per cent of medicines circulating in Africa are falsified, with rates soaring to 60-80 per cent in conflict-affected regions. The study, “Securing the Medicine Distribution Network in Africa”, was conducted by CFAO Healthcare, a major pharmaceutical distributor, and the OPALS Foundation.
State turns to science to address food insecurity

2 weeks ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

With over 1.8 million Kenyans facing food insecurity and more than 500,000 children under five years suffering from malnutrition, the government is turning to Science, Research, and Innovation (SRI) to tackle the crisis. This was revealed by Prof Shaukat Abdulrazak, Principal Secretary, State Department for Science, Research, and Innovation, Ministry of Education, during the national dialogue on biotech foods and planetary health organised by ISAAA AfriCenter.
Kabogo decries Sh12.7b given to creative economy

2 weeks ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

The digital superhighway and creative economy sector, long touted as a cornerstone of Kenya’s economic transformation agenda, has received the lowest allocation in the 2025/26 national budget, at Sh12.7 billion. This comes despite repeated assurances from the government that digital innovation and youth-led creative industries are central to the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
Treasury allocatesSh13b to revitalise tourism sector

2 weeks ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

In a renewed push to revitalize the tourism industry, the government has allocated a combined Sh13 billion to support tourism sector growth in the 2025/2026 financial year. The allocation, announced during the budget presentation in Nairobi, includes Sh8.2 billion for the Tourism Fund and Sh4.8 billion for the Tourism Promotion Fund.
More people choosing a child-free life, UNFPA report reveals

2 weeks ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

A growing number of people are voluntarily choosing child-free lives, challenging societal expectations, a new report has shown. The 2025 State of World Population report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reveals that a significant number of young men and women do not plan to become parents, and not due to infertility or delay. This shift marks a departure from traditional norms that equate adulthood and success with childbearing.
Experts urge investment in data-driven innovation to reverse soil health risk

2 weeks ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

Experts are calling for urgent investment in data-driven innovation to safeguard food security as concerns grow over declining soil fertility across Kenya and the wider African region. Parmesh Shah from the World Bank said that without reliable data, efforts to restore soil health will remain ineffective. “Innovation and data are the only way we are going to solve the soil health problem.
How youth are turning waste into cash

3 weeks ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

For years, waste collectors in Mombasa toiled with little recognition, limited earnings and virtually no access to sustainable markets. But this has changed, fuelled by community innovation, digital technology and a growing circular economy movement on Kenya’s coast.
State moves to onboard 33,000 eCitizen services accessible to PWDs

3 weeks ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

The government will make more than 33,000 services already digitised on eCitizen fully accessible online for persons with disabilities. ICT Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo made the revelation during the official opening of the sixth Inclusive Africa Conference ongoing in Nairobi. “My ministry will partner with innovators, leading global technology companies and organisations representing persons with disabilities to drive forward Kenya’s digital accessibility agenda,” Kabogo said.
How solar dims fireside storytelling

1 month ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

In a quiet village in Kenya’s Bomet County, 16-year-old Jerusha Chepkemoi reads her biology notes under the clean, bright light of a solar lamp. Her younger siblings are also scattered around the home, each in their own corner. One doing homework, and two others scrolling through their mother’s smartphone. The crackling evening fire that once united the family in warmth and stories is now abandoned. “It’s better for the children’s health. We no longer have smoke in the house.
Make menstruation a dignified experience

1 month ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

Menstrual hygiene day will be marked next week, and once again we will be reminded of the urgent need to make menstruation a dignified experience for every girl and woman. Yet, while the government and various non-governmental organizations continue to distribute reusable sanitary towels as a one-size-fits-all solution, they miss a critical point: dignified menstruation is not just about products it’s about access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).