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Robert Amalemba

Kenya, Nairobi

Senior Journalist at The Standard (Kenya)

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  • KDF Recruitment: Why they check teeth, cross eyes, deformed testicles, flat feet

    1 month ago | willowhealthmedia.org | Robert Amalemba

    ‘Overly discoloured teeth could indicate underlying bone infections,’ explains Lieutenant General Jonah Mwangi. ‘Recruits run five kilometres to gauge cardiovascular fitness, stamina, and physical capability. The Kenya Defence Forces’ (KDF) recruitment process is engineered with military precision, where every health check serves an operational purpose.

  • Partir ou mourir, le terrible choix des lanceurs d’alerte au Kenya

    1 month ago | afriquexxi.info | Robert Amalemba

    Nelson Amenya, âgé d’à peine 31 ans, hésite lorsqu’on lui demande ce qu’il va faire après avoir obtenu son diplôme d’études supérieures (un MBA) en France.

  • The Day Donor Dollars Dried Up: ‘It was like the sudden death of a family breadwinner’

    2 months ago | willowhealthmedia.org | Robert Amalemba

    Jennifer Mukali, a peer educator at a donor-funded project, now sells clothes, her side hustle before USAID was shut down.  For six years, Amelia Wendy dedicated herself to grassroots outreach, working tirelessly to support people living with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB).  Her daily routine as an Outreach Officer involved engaging with individuals struggling to access government healthcare facilities for their HIV and TB medication.

  • Betting on Disaster: The hidden cost of Kenya’s gambling craze – from insomnia to suicides

    Mar 21, 2025 | willowhealthmedia.org | Robert Amalemba

    Betting addicts suffer the “sunk-cost fallacy” where, instead of quitting, they continue gambling because they’ve already invested too much- Davis Achuti, Psychologist  Let us break it down for you—it’s a really sad story. In October 2024, tragedy struck in Shinyalu Constituency, Kakamega County, when Susan Njeri, popularly known as Mama Sammy, a small-scale trader, died by suicide after losing Ksh60,000 on the betting platform Aviator.

  • Put to Bed: Kenya celebrates 15 years without Sleeping Sickness

    Feb 26, 2025 | willowhealthmedia.org | Robert Amalemba

    Kenya Eyes WHO Certification for Elimination of Sleeping Sickness whose symptoms include fever, headaches, joint pain, confusion and sleep disturbances Guinea has officially eliminated Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) as a public health threat—a landmark achievement in the global fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Now, Kenya is poised to follow suit, seeking the same recognition from the World Health Organization (WHO) after reporting no local cases since 2009.

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Robert Amalemba
Robert Amalemba @AmalembaRobert
2 Jun 25

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Robert Amalemba
Robert Amalemba @AmalembaRobert
28 May 25

RT @GeorgeNatembeya: This morning, I took the Huduma Mashinani initiative to the Kiminini Sub-County office, where I will be operating for…

Robert Amalemba
Robert Amalemba @AmalembaRobert
28 May 25

RT @amerix: "Life is hard." "Sugar is expensive." "Maize flour is expensive." "We are suffering because we cannot afford cooking oil."…