Angela Kezengwa

When mental health struggles go unheard

For Mable, the changes in her daughter Mary's behaviour began after she lost her three-month-old baby. 

Baby boy or girl? When the gender question goes unanswered, undocumented in birth certificates

For Anyango, that question mark became the beginning of a journey marked by confusion, stigma, poverty, and years of searching for people who could explain what was happening to her child.

The public health stakes and battle over tobacco regulation in Kenya

Dr Mercy Maina, a toxicologist and pharmacologist and founder of Toxicology Experts, says tobacco smoke contains a complex mixture of toxic substances, including tar, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, benzene and heavy metals.

Lead exposure: The hidden health threat around us

When ‘unexplained’ infertility has no clear answer

Sickle Cell: When Surviving Isn’t the Same as Living

His education was interrupted. His working life was affected. His college career lasted less than a year before a medical crisis left him in a coma.

'Go home...no pity here;' When hospital halls become hub for violence against women

Abusive treatment in reproductive healthcare can amount to a human-rights violation and a form of gender-based violence.

When every drop counts: How rising prices are driving micro businesses to reuse cooking oil and the health concerns

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that the average retail price of one litre of cooking salad oil increased by 3.3 per cent, from KSh347.17 in June 2025 to KSh358.63 in June 2026 year on year.

Cost of not knowing: How delayed diagnosis hinder development in autistic children

Kenya has only a small number of developmental paediatricians serving millions of children, alongside limited numbers of child psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and behavioural specialists.

When immigration status becomes a weapon; A Congolese national’s search for elusive justice

For workers who cross without the right documentation, the search for opportunities can also become a journey into uncertainty.