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 from India — illustrate this rather well: the cockroach, the peremende and the hyena. THE COCKROACH — INDIA […]
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Ending the Unlawful Harassment of Health Facilities and Medical Practitioners by County Governments Executive SummaryProposition: Health facilities and medical practitioners regulated by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) must not be subjected to duplicate licensing through county trade licences.For nearly three decades, the medical profession in Kenya has faced persistent systemic disruption, financial
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. Sometimes they are not.But there is a far more important question that citizens rarely ask:At what cost?Development should never be judged merely by the number of projects
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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 Kamau Mdosi, Esther Wangui’s journey began in the rich soils of central Kenya. She attended Kahunira Primary School, Kagwe Girls High School, and later trained
Happy 48th Birthday, Bae! ❤️🎉 Esther Wangui Mucara aka Kui Read More »
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 to avoid suspension of statutory meetings. A constitutional amendment is thus the first proposal I would make
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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 descended on the facility with one intention: to arrest the doctor for allegedly failing to pay a Single Business Permit (SBP). The demand was unlawful. Medical
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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 something many people never intentionally do—define yourself before others define you. Defining yourself is a deeply personal process. It
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 say that prevention is better than cure. The field hospital was born from the painful realization that many people injured during previous demonstrations had no timely access
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My colleague sort treatment at a health facility where her cdition needed surgical intervention. The admitting officer informed my colleague that she owed SHA KES 42,000, but proceeded to inform her that even after paying the SHA premiums the procedure was an exclusion as per the gazetted procedures that SHA pays for. My colleague used
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To All Healthcare PersonnelREMEMBER THIS.When an Ebola patient arrives at a healthcare facility, it will not be a politician standing at the bedside.It will be the doctor taking the history.It will be the nurse inserting the IV line.It will be the laboratory scientist handling the specimen.It will be the clinical officer examining the patient.It will
