Moraa Obiria

1 week ago | nation.africa | Moraa Obiria

A few days ago, 17-year-old Nelder* walked into a Level 4 Sub-County Hospital in Mathare, Nairobi City County, carrying her eight-month-old son. She was there for the routine mother and child check-up. But she lacked one critical thing: health insurance. Before the visit, a social worker at a local non-governmental organisation had informed her that she was eligible for enrolment under the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF).

1 week ago | nation.africa | Moraa Obiria

What you need to know:Male rape victims in Kenya face ridicule despite constitutional protections. Experts advise preserving evidence by not bathing and seeking immediate care. Recovery centres offer confidential support with choice of healthcare provider gender. When the Nationreported in February about a man allegedly gang-raped by five women in Kitale, the story sparked an avalanche of jokes and disbelief on social media.

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Moraa Obiria

At just 25 years old, Nelly Nyambura is already shaping a promising future, one that’s less burdened by the financial uncertainty that plagues many young people today. Her journey began in 2019 when she enrolled at a vocational training institution in Nairobi to study beauty and therapy. Alongside this, she took an additional class in entrepreneurship, determined to one day run her own business.

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Moraa Obiria

What you need to know:Kenya's healthcare system is structured into six levels, with maternity and child health services provided differently at each tier. The Primary Healthcare Fund covers services at lower levels (1-3 and select level 4 facilities), while the Social Health Insurance Fund covers services at higher levels (4-6). Under the new healthcare system in Kenya, different levels of health facilities provide varying maternity, neonatal, and child health services.

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Moraa Obiria

When the United Nations predicted in 2021 that more than 200 million people worldwide would be unemployed in the following year, that number seemed like a distant storm cloud. For Agnes Netunze Kitumba, who had spent 13 years building a thriving business, such a forecast was perhaps more like a thunderstorm suddenly descending on the hills of Mt Kenya. The threat, however, became a stark reality.