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This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, health experts urge Kenyans to recognize warning signs and seek early medical attention, as WHO data shows 7,243 Kenyan women are diagnosed annually and delayed diagnosis remains a leading cause of death.
2 Oct 2026
Kenya’s nurses and midwives remain on strike as the dispute over the 2017 CBA, pay, promotions and working conditions continues. Thousands are expected to march in Nairobi as pressure mounts for a resolution.
A total of 533 maternal and perinatal deaths were recorded in August amid the ongoing nurses’ strike, raising concerns over access to critical healthcare services.
Residents of Iyabe in Riana Ward, Bonchari, Kisii County, were left in shock after women washing clothes discovered a severed human leg in the river, prompting police to retrieve the remains and launch investigations.
A suspected mysterious illness has claimed the lives of three siblings in Kiaboeaga Village, Nyakoe, Kitutu Chache South, and left two others critically ill as their father, Richard Masese, appeals for urgent medical and financial assistance.