The Kenyan Gyne Blogs

The Kenyan Gyne Blogs

The Vendor Economy: Is Kenya’s Public Healthcare Financing Becoming a Marketplace for Middlemen?

Who benefits from new government levies?One of the questions that increasingly occupies my mind whenever a new government levy, contribution or mandatory payment is introduced is not simply how much...

OF THE COCKROACH, THE SWEET (PEREMENDE) AND THE HYENA

Never underestimate the power of an insult. Sometimes the people you intend to demean take the insult, wear it as a badge of honour, and turn it against you. Three stories — two from Kenya and one...

NATIONAL POLICY POSITION PAPER REGULATION OF HEALTH FACILITIES AND SINGLE BUSINESS PERMITS IN KENYA

Ending the Unlawful Harassment of Health Facilities and Medical Practitioners by County Governments Executive SummaryProposition: Health facilities and medical practitioners regulated by the Kenya...

‘Development’ – At What Cost?

Every election season, politicians proudly tell voters that they have brought “development” to their constituencies while their opponents have done little or nothing. Sometimes those claims are true...

Happy 48th Birthday, Bae! ❤️🎉 Esther Wangui Mucara aka Kui

Born in Kiambu County in 1978, raised in Githunguri by two wonderful parents – James Mwangi & Ruth wambui, alongside three siblings Terry Muchiku Kamau, Kamau Grace Mukuhi & Nicholas...

The way forward for KMA Housing SACCO – 6.7.2026

KMA Housing SACCO AGM hit a quorum hitch on 4th July 2026. Quorum hitches have in the past hit a few Associations and points to a need to amend constitutions to have a quorum that is always achievable...

Single Business Permits: County Governments Must Stop Harassing Health Facilities

This morning I received a distress call from one of the doctors running a health facility in Kajiado County. Officers from the County Government’s Finance Department—popularly known as kanjo—had...

Be Your Own Man

Over my 51 years of life, I have held firmly to one belief: every person is unique. Our greatest responsibility is not to imitate others but to become the very best version of ourselves. That requires...

HUMAN RIGHTS LESSONS FROM THE #AntiFinanceBillProtest PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Today, as has become our practice whenever large demonstrations are anticipated, the Kenya Medical Association – Beyond The Stethoscope Kigali Road Field Hospital was established. In medicine we...

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