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Rosa Agutu

From wealth to relief food: How floods have left Tana River families in devastation

On finding permanent solutions, The County Government of Tana River has set aside land for relocating flood victims to higher grounds.

From wealth to relief food: How floods have left Tana River families in devastation

Mpeketoni attack: When World Cup joy turned into night of terror

Mpeketoni attack: When World Cup joy turned into night of terror

Antibiotic resistance a silent pandemic killing millions worldwide

Antibiotic resistance a silent pandemic killing millions worldwide

Blood spots on baby girl's diapers? False menses it is

Blood spots on baby girl's diapers? False menses it is

VIDEO: Signing Mothers: A story of Children of Deaf Adults

This is the story of CODA—Children of Deaf Adults—who navigate the world with a different first language and a deep connection to both the hearing and deaf communities.

VIDEO: Signing Mothers: A story of Children of Deaf Adults

Mother in pain after her four-month baby is defiled by an 11-year-old

After the government ordered Shauri Moyo residents who lived near rivers to shift to higher grounds Beatrice moved in with her friend whose 11-year-old son defiled her four-month-old.

By 3 months ago

Mother in pain after her four-month baby is defiled by an 11-year-old

School feeding programme makes Marsabit kids flow to class

Some children walk more than five kilometres to school, hoping that they will get porridge at 11am before being served rice and beans at lunch time.

By 3 months ago

School feeding programme makes Marsabit kids flow to class

Stillbirth: The pain of mothers leaving maternity without their babies

According to the World Health Organisation, Kenya’s stillbirth rate is currently at 22 deaths for every 1,000 births.

By 3 months ago

Stillbirth: The pain of mothers leaving maternity without their babies

The journey to being a doctor is not for the poor or faint-hearted

Training one doctor in Kenya takes at least Sh3.5 million in fees, locking out poor students.

By 4 months ago

The journey to being a doctor is not for the poor or faint-hearted

My son gave me one of his kidneys to save my life

Michael sits down with his grandson next to him and narrates how his life went from severe pain to the good health he has now.

By 5 months ago

My son gave me one of his kidneys to save my life

My son's Down's syndrome inspires hope for others

Down’s syndrome is a congenital disorder (that a child is born with) that results from a chromosomal defect. A chromosome carries the genetic material of a cell.

By 7 months ago

My son's Down's syndrome inspires hope for others

Doctors recommend counselling for pet owners in mercy killings

According to Dr Gabriel Ouma, a vet doctor at Small Five Vet Clinic, euthanasia reduces the suffering of animals that are beyond treatment like cancer.

By 7 months ago

Doctors recommend counselling for pet owners in mercy killings

Cancer survivor narrates journey of healing after scare with death

Melody thought her life had come to an end. However, after going through blood transfusion, a surgery, chemo and radiotherapy, she was declared cancer free.

By 7 months ago

Cancer survivor narrates journey of healing after scare with death

Challenges, fears of deaf children being raised by deaf parents

As a child, it can be confusing when you realise that your norm is not everyone else's. This is the story of most children who grew up with deaf parents.

By 8 months ago

Challenges, fears of deaf children being raised by deaf parents

VIDEO: Signing Mothers: A story of Children of Deaf Adults

This is the story of CODA—Children of Deaf Adults—who navigate the world with a different first language and a deep connection to both the hearing and deaf communities.

VIDEO: Signing Mothers: A story of Children of Deaf Adults

Mother in pain after her four-month baby is defiled by an 11-year-old

After the government ordered Shauri Moyo residents who lived near rivers to shift to higher grounds Beatrice moved in with her friend whose 11-year-old son defiled her four-month-old.

By 3 months ago

Mother in pain after her four-month baby is defiled by an 11-year-old

School feeding programme makes Marsabit kids flow to class

Some children walk more than five kilometres to school, hoping that they will get porridge at 11am before being served rice and beans at lunch time.

By 3 months ago

School feeding programme makes Marsabit kids flow to class

Stillbirth: The pain of mothers leaving maternity without their babies

According to the World Health Organisation, Kenya’s stillbirth rate is currently at 22 deaths for every 1,000 births.

By 3 months ago

Stillbirth: The pain of mothers leaving maternity without their babies

The journey to being a doctor is not for the poor or faint-hearted

Training one doctor in Kenya takes at least Sh3.5 million in fees, locking out poor students.

By 4 months ago

The journey to being a doctor is not for the poor or faint-hearted

My son gave me one of his kidneys to save my life

Michael sits down with his grandson next to him and narrates how his life went from severe pain to the good health he has now.

By 5 months ago

My son gave me one of his kidneys to save my life

My son's Down's syndrome inspires hope for others

Down’s syndrome is a congenital disorder (that a child is born with) that results from a chromosomal defect. A chromosome carries the genetic material of a cell.

By 7 months ago

My son's Down's syndrome inspires hope for others

Doctors recommend counselling for pet owners in mercy killings

According to Dr Gabriel Ouma, a vet doctor at Small Five Vet Clinic, euthanasia reduces the suffering of animals that are beyond treatment like cancer.

By 7 months ago

Doctors recommend counselling for pet owners in mercy killings

Cancer survivor narrates journey of healing after scare with death

Melody thought her life had come to an end. However, after going through blood transfusion, a surgery, chemo and radiotherapy, she was declared cancer free.

By 7 months ago

Cancer survivor narrates journey of healing after scare with death

Challenges, fears of deaf children being raised by deaf parents

As a child, it can be confusing when you realise that your norm is not everyone else's. This is the story of most children who grew up with deaf parents.

By 8 months ago

Challenges, fears of deaf children being raised by deaf parents

VIDEO: Signing Mothers: A story of Children of Deaf Adults

This is the story of CODA—Children of Deaf Adults—who navigate the world with a different first language and a deep connection to both the hearing and deaf communities.

VIDEO: Signing Mothers: A story of Children of Deaf Adults

Mother in pain after her four-month baby is defiled by an 11-year-old

After the government ordered Shauri Moyo residents who lived near rivers to shift to higher grounds Beatrice moved in with her friend whose 11-year-old son defiled her four-month-old.

By 3 months ago

Mother in pain after her four-month baby is defiled by an 11-year-old

School feeding programme makes Marsabit kids flow to class

Some children walk more than five kilometres to school, hoping that they will get porridge at 11am before being served rice and beans at lunch time.

By 3 months ago

School feeding programme makes Marsabit kids flow to class

Stillbirth: The pain of mothers leaving maternity without their babies

According to the World Health Organisation, Kenya’s stillbirth rate is currently at 22 deaths for every 1,000 births.

By 3 months ago

Stillbirth: The pain of mothers leaving maternity without their babies

The journey to being a doctor is not for the poor or faint-hearted

Training one doctor in Kenya takes at least Sh3.5 million in fees, locking out poor students.

By 4 months ago

The journey to being a doctor is not for the poor or faint-hearted

My son gave me one of his kidneys to save my life

Michael sits down with his grandson next to him and narrates how his life went from severe pain to the good health he has now.

By 5 months ago

My son gave me one of his kidneys to save my life

My son's Down's syndrome inspires hope for others

Down’s syndrome is a congenital disorder (that a child is born with) that results from a chromosomal defect. A chromosome carries the genetic material of a cell.

By 7 months ago

My son's Down's syndrome inspires hope for others

Doctors recommend counselling for pet owners in mercy killings

According to Dr Gabriel Ouma, a vet doctor at Small Five Vet Clinic, euthanasia reduces the suffering of animals that are beyond treatment like cancer.

By 7 months ago

Doctors recommend counselling for pet owners in mercy killings

Cancer survivor narrates journey of healing after scare with death

Melody thought her life had come to an end. However, after going through blood transfusion, a surgery, chemo and radiotherapy, she was declared cancer free.

By 7 months ago

Cancer survivor narrates journey of healing after scare with death

Challenges, fears of deaf children being raised by deaf parents

As a child, it can be confusing when you realise that your norm is not everyone else's. This is the story of most children who grew up with deaf parents.

By 8 months ago

Challenges, fears of deaf children being raised by deaf parents

Cancer survivor narrates journey of healing after scare with death

Melody thought her life had come to an end. However, after going through blood transfusion, a surgery, chemo and radiotherapy, she was declared cancer free.

By Rosa Agutu 7 months ago

Cancer survivor narrates journey of healing after scare with death

Doctors recommend counselling for pet owners in mercy killings

According to Dr Gabriel Ouma, a vet doctor at Small Five Vet Clinic, euthanasia reduces the suffering of animals that are beyond treatment like cancer.

By Rosa Agutu 7 months ago

Doctors recommend counselling for pet owners in mercy killings

Challenges, fears of deaf children being raised by deaf parents

As a child, it can be confusing when you realise that your norm is not everyone else's. This is the story of most children who grew up with deaf parents.

By Rosa Agutu 8 months ago

Challenges, fears of deaf children being raised by deaf parents

Agony for woman detained over Sh2m bill after son's lungs collapsed

Dr Adnaan Mustafa a pediatrician at Nairobi West Hospital says the complications a new born can have are breathing difficulties, infections, jaundice, congenital anomalies meaning defects.

By Rosa Agutu 11 months ago

Agony for woman detained over Sh2m bill after son's lungs collapsed

Bomb blast babies: Mothers recall day of terror some 25 years later

Mothers recount how they survived the August 7, 1998 bomb blast while pregnant. The 'bomb blast babies' they miraculously went on to have turn 25 years this year.

By Rosa Agutu 1 year ago

Bomb blast babies: Mothers recall day of terror some 25 years later

The 1998 blast through the eyes of mothers and the babies

Lilian Munyiva, a survivor says she was working on the 12th floor Co-operative House. The blast happened a month after their offices were moved from Haile Selassie to the pioneer building

By Rosa Agutu 1 year ago

The 1998 blast through the eyes of mothers and the babies

Church of Latter-day Saints appoints new leader for Africa

Ardern is assisted by First Counselor Thierry K Mutombo, and Second Counselor Paul B Pieper in his new role in the church that has its roots in the US.

By Rosa Agutu 1 year ago

Church of Latter-day Saints appoints new leader for Africa

Mystery killer and why Mboya sparked unease in Kenya and beyond

Men crying uncontrollably flocked the Nairobi Hospital in the afternoon of July 5,1969, after the Minister for Economic Planning and Development was shot dead.

By Rosa Agutu 1 year ago

Mystery killer and why Mboya sparked unease in Kenya and beyond

How colonialists tried to erase Kimathi's name from our history

The most famous and iconic photo of Field Marshal Kimathi Waciuri, is him lying on a makeshift wooden stretcher taken after he was shot and captured.

By Rosa Agutu 1 year ago

How colonialists tried to erase Kimathi's name from our history

Dedan Kimathi: Betrayed by his people in the struggle and after freedom

Dedan Kimathi, the poster child for the struggle for independence, was one of fighters who fell victim to the loyalists.

By Rosa Agutu 1 year ago

Dedan Kimathi: Betrayed by his people in the struggle and after freedom

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