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  Poor health imposes a heavy burden on society Poor health imposes a heavy burden on society and slows down economic growth. Illness in the family is one of the major causes of the reduction of incomes and assets of poor Kenyans. Cancer has had a demonstrated negative impact on households, their education, as well as in their workforce productivity. The Kenyan essential drugs list does not include chemotherapy for cancer. Some of the very essential drugs for pain management are rare to find in most public hospitals. To concur with the above, Mulemi (2010) asserts that Cancer is still an under-emphasised public health concern in Kenya. He further argues that cancer is not a politically visible disease to attract African governments for adequate budgetary allocations hence resources for research and policy making. The Kenyan Government equally acknowledges that the need for health services has escalated beyond the financing capacity of the Ministry of Health points out that there ha...

  Counties should promote food grown​ in urban areas Food is plenty but many people are dying of hunger.Food in the rural areas cannot reach markets because of various reasons such as bad roads,lack of transport and middlemen."The growth of urban agriculture has been buttressed by two important factors: the availability of non-built public land, even in central parts of the city, and the requests from people who want to use it to produce food,"Good urban agriculture depends crucially on producers being granted proper agricultural extension and advice, including assistance for selecting crops.poverty was synonymous with rural conditions, but the rapid urbanization of many developing countries has given birth to a large class of urban poor. Experience shows agriculture can and does respond opportunistically to demographic, economic, and land-use changes by inventing new modes and rediscovering traditional modes of providing for the urban population. Agricultural ​ activities ​ ...

  The warning by the CBK Governor over online money lenders tell a tale In Kenya it is normal to take a loan.This has spread to learning institution that out of 10 students 5 have loans with online money lenders.And the worst part is borrowing from Peter and paying Paul.These online money lenders give loans without any form of security as long as you offer them all your contact details.These firms include tala,......etc Therefore it is shocking to be told by the CBK Governor that they do not regulate online money lending firms They are registered by the registrar of companies.Customers  are exposed to exploitation because the companies use their own personal funds to disburse the online application loans.Because they are popular with clients,some people especially students have more than two or three loans at a given time.But because they give loans without guarantors or collateral many people prefer them.They charge high interest and addictive.Let CBK Governor regulate them s...

  Are we repeating the same slave trade circle?   The transatlantic slave trade began in the 15th century, after the Portuguese started exploring the coast of West Africa. At first the number of enslaved Africans taken was small. In about 1650, however, with the development of plantations on the newly colonised Caribbean islands and American mainland, the trade grew.  Eastern Africa was also affected by the slave trade, as it was also raided for slaves. The slave  were taken to Arabic  and American countries, that is why you can see black men in Arabic countries.Some were taken to America and this has resulted to the population of blacks in America.Some Africans died while others were castrated and some were maimed while on transit.It disorganized  Africans and slave trade created  fear and despondency.But the circle is now back again.African in western and Northern countries have been risking  their lives crossing  the atlantic ocea...

  Corruption is fuelling theft of millions in Kenya Shs 72 m million was stolen by people suspected to be police officers and G4S employees. The money was for weekend Automated Teller Machines which needed to be refilled in the city.Every week newspapers unveil corruption in government  departments and parastatals and this is read by everyone.Also the opulence living of some Kenyans and especially posted on social media such as Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp groups is admired by many people which end up fueling such craving resulting in the stealing of a collosal amount of money.The reason these people were caught is the buying of a new car through cash and with the new currencies, tracing the money to the Shs 72 million stolen.This shows how wealth is destroying people and the country.There is lack of moral fibre,patriotism,love  resulting in selfishness at places of work. Religious institutions should preach about love and patriotism especially fruits of the holy...

  Let the government speed up the setting up of central patient data The government should help speed up the programme that could see all Level four  hospitals interlinked with ICT systems two years after a company was awarded the Sh 4.7 billion tender for the project Let the government advertise for the tender afresh The reason is that the Country is lacking the integration of the system  such as linking to Kemsa ( Kenya medical supplies authority) NHIF ( National Hospital Insurance Fund) and other systems that are critical to health and necessary towards the realisation of the Universal Health care goals and realization of one of the four Agenda of President Uhuru.The HCIT  project was supply to enable real-time exchange of data between all the 98 hospitals under the government's flagship of medical equipment services (MES) scheme.The medical history of patients is vital to diagnosis and treatment which would have been obtained from the central data center at KNH.T...

  The price of climate change Sage nanak in 16th century,urged humankind to look away from human artifice and look up and around. All divinity  is found in the Majesty of nature. We pull trees down so that we can have more concrete. We pollute oceans so that we can have more plastic. We kill animals indiscriminately so that we can have more toys to play with. 15 natural disasters linked to climate change this year caused damage of more than $1billion 2019 has been the hottest year because of climate change With the greenhouse gases, once that energy reaches the Earth's surface, it is absorbed, warms the land and ocean surface of the planet, and then is re-emitted. The amount of heat re-emitted and eventually lost to space must equal the amount gained from the Sun if the temperature of the planet is to remain constant. Extreme weather,fuelled by climate change,struck every corner of the globe in 2019. From Southern Africa to North America and from Australia and Asia to Europe,f...