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Young Ushindi from Kilifi county sat for KCPE exams for the first time in 2022 and he got less than 100 marks because he was sick. In 2023, he got 342 marks.
Hillary Mutyambai, the Inspector General of police is still in critical condition in hospital after he fell sick prompting him to nominate his deputy
Why poor Ugandans are losing Covid fight July 7, 2021 Children wearing makeshift face masks. Photo credit: @MakomaNation Across the country, many people with Covid-19, especially the poor, are staying away from hospitals. The fear of financial ruin from hospital bills has kept many away – preferring instead to lean on private home medical care and natural treatment regimens. More than a respiratory infection, Covid-19 has laid bare our dire financial straits and the shortcomings of government’s preparedness and response to the pandemic. Many i...
Kisumu East MP Shakeel Shabbir (left) flanked by his Muhoroni counterpart James K'oyoo, during a press conference at Parliament buildings in Nairobi on Thursday, May 6, 2021, regarding the discovery of new Indian Covid 19 variant. The MPs called for the government to put in place drastic measures to curb the spread of the virus [David Njaaga,Standard] Kisumu County hospitals have been experiencing an upsurge in Covid-19 cases stretching the capacity of isolation beds. This comes in the face of the Indian variant being reported in the county with eight patients testing positive with Indian...
Covid-19: Mulago nurse narrates agony in ward Wednesday December 30 2020 Health workers wearing personal protective gear prepare to enter a Covid-19 ward at Mulago hospital recently PHOTO | KELVIN ATUHAIRE Summary In the early days of the pandemic, healthcare givers would even afford to sing while discharging recovered patients but the situation is now changing. The joy has now been replaced with fatigue and endless nerve-racking hours in Covid-19 wards, struggling to save lives. Some are advised not to remove their Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to answer nature’s call for fear of co...