Author: Muthoki Kithanze

What to do when your patient rights are violated

Reading Time: 4 minutes Caroline Nduku envisioned the celebratory arrival of her first child, the ordinary pain of childbirth notwithstanding. However, a few hours […]

Why Kenya is likely to miss its breastfeeding targets

Reading Time: 5 minutes Giving infants breast milk alone for the first six months of their life is one of the widely recommended actions […]

How thousands became stateless in their own land

Reading Time: 3 minutes People get congratulatory messages for landing a job, getting married or closing a business deal. But rarely because of receiving […]

Mothers adopt better feeding habits to fight malnutrition boost child health

Reading Time: 5 minutes When Marcella Kerubo introduced porridge to her four months old infant, she was not aware of the consequences of her […]

Salute to the men playing dad and mum roles in their children’s lives

Reading Time: 3 minutes As the world celebrates Father’s Day, dads who find themselves playing the role of mum and dad under whatever circumstance […]

Aiding local organisations to meet key community needs

Reading Time: 3 minutes In a moment of complete enthusiasm, school children chant their reading pledge, ‘I pledge to read stories for fun, to […]

20 children benefit from free surgery

Reading Time: 2 minutes A total of 20 children from less privileged families have benefited from free cleft lip and cleft palate corrective surgeries, […]

The burden of living with Parkinson’s disease in Kenya

Reading Time: 4 minutes In late 2020, Josephine Nduta Kahingo, 52, noticed she was moving with a shuffling gait and her hands became stiff […]