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Rodgers Otiso

How period poverty almost ruined my womanhood bliss

For Risper, the struggle with poverty in her home denied her a chance to enjoy womanhood but rather made her regret being born a girl.

How period poverty almost ruined my womanhood bliss

Behind the mirth, comedian 'Akuku Danger' is a sickle cell warrior

Behind the mirth, comedian 'Akuku Danger' is a sickle cell warrior

Scholar's initiative on pads strives to achieve menstrual equity

Scholar's initiative on pads strives to achieve menstrual equity

Patience, love and care; a couple's walk in parenting an autistic child

Patience, love and care; a couple's walk in parenting an autistic child

My acne story: Highs, lows and new-found self-love

Lynette Wambui, a content creator and an undergraduate student at Maasai Mara University is bravely raising awareness about acne, a common skin condition caused by blocked skin pores.

My acne story: Highs, lows and new-found self-love

My struggle with bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterised by extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

My struggle with bipolar disorder

Students champion sustainability with reusable diaper innovation

Diapers innovated by these students are meant for teenagers and elderly people who are facing various challenges that cause them to have incontinence or those who are bedridden

By 2 months ago

Students champion sustainability with reusable diaper innovation

Esther Mwangi: 'One minute I was fine, the next, I had a swollen leg'

Dr Kibet Shikuku says DVT is a condition that occurs when an abnormal blood clot forms in one or more of the deep veins in the body, usually in the legs, which causes leg pain or swelling.

By 4 months ago

Esther Mwangi: 'One minute I was fine, the next, I had a swollen leg'

How enterprising varsity students thrive amidst financial struggles

The students I spoke to said they were pushed by necessity to start small businesses like selling smokies, boiled eggs, chapatis, samosa and fish to get some cash to survive on campus.

By 5 months ago

How enterprising varsity students thrive amidst financial struggles

Call for understanding: What it's like to live with epilepsy

A study by the National Epilepsy Coordination Committee (NECC) showed about 4 out of 10 people per every 1000 people in Kenya have epilepsy.

By 5 months ago

Call for understanding: What it's like to live with epilepsy

Jaundice: A common condition that requires medical attention in newborns

Infant jaundice or neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a common condition, particularly in babies born before 38 weeks gestation (preterm babies) and some breastfed babies.

By 5 months ago

Jaundice: A common condition that requires medical attention in newborns

Broken dreams, silent pain: I was tricked into an abusive marriage

Violence against women and girls continues to be a widespread and persistent human rights violation despite state and non-state actors promising to tackle it.

By 6 months ago

Broken dreams, silent pain: I was tricked into an abusive marriage

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability in childhood. It is caused by abnormal brain development that affects a persons ability to control his or her muscles.

By 7 months ago

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

A gynaecologist at the hospital they visited told Nelpha that her pain was known as dysmenorrhea - severe and frequent menstrual cramps and pain during a woman’s menstrual period.

By 8 months ago

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

There are many causes of stroke, but hypertension and diabetes are the leading causes.

By 9 months ago

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

Our farm produces energy, not crops

Nyamaramba has had more control over how much light he has in every room, thanks to a solar microgrid installed on his piece of land.

By 9 months ago

Our farm produces energy, not crops

'Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights'

Every 3-4 weeks, Rachel camps at the hospital with her daughter, 11-year-old Michelle, who is battling with a rare but chronic blood disorder.

By 9 months ago

'Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights'

My acne story: Highs, lows and new-found self-love

Lynette Wambui, a content creator and an undergraduate student at Maasai Mara University is bravely raising awareness about acne, a common skin condition caused by blocked skin pores.

My acne story: Highs, lows and new-found self-love

My struggle with bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterised by extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

My struggle with bipolar disorder

Students champion sustainability with reusable diaper innovation

Diapers innovated by these students are meant for teenagers and elderly people who are facing various challenges that cause them to have incontinence or those who are bedridden

By 2 months ago

Students champion sustainability with reusable diaper innovation

Esther Mwangi: 'One minute I was fine, the next, I had a swollen leg'

Dr Kibet Shikuku says DVT is a condition that occurs when an abnormal blood clot forms in one or more of the deep veins in the body, usually in the legs, which causes leg pain or swelling.

By 4 months ago

Esther Mwangi: 'One minute I was fine, the next, I had a swollen leg'

How enterprising varsity students thrive amidst financial struggles

The students I spoke to said they were pushed by necessity to start small businesses like selling smokies, boiled eggs, chapatis, samosa and fish to get some cash to survive on campus.

By 5 months ago

How enterprising varsity students thrive amidst financial struggles

Call for understanding: What it's like to live with epilepsy

A study by the National Epilepsy Coordination Committee (NECC) showed about 4 out of 10 people per every 1000 people in Kenya have epilepsy.

By 5 months ago

Call for understanding: What it's like to live with epilepsy

Jaundice: A common condition that requires medical attention in newborns

Infant jaundice or neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a common condition, particularly in babies born before 38 weeks gestation (preterm babies) and some breastfed babies.

By 5 months ago

Jaundice: A common condition that requires medical attention in newborns

Broken dreams, silent pain: I was tricked into an abusive marriage

Violence against women and girls continues to be a widespread and persistent human rights violation despite state and non-state actors promising to tackle it.

By 6 months ago

Broken dreams, silent pain: I was tricked into an abusive marriage

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability in childhood. It is caused by abnormal brain development that affects a persons ability to control his or her muscles.

By 7 months ago

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

A gynaecologist at the hospital they visited told Nelpha that her pain was known as dysmenorrhea - severe and frequent menstrual cramps and pain during a woman’s menstrual period.

By 8 months ago

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

There are many causes of stroke, but hypertension and diabetes are the leading causes.

By 9 months ago

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

Our farm produces energy, not crops

Nyamaramba has had more control over how much light he has in every room, thanks to a solar microgrid installed on his piece of land.

By 9 months ago

Our farm produces energy, not crops

'Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights'

Every 3-4 weeks, Rachel camps at the hospital with her daughter, 11-year-old Michelle, who is battling with a rare but chronic blood disorder.

By 9 months ago

'Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights'

My acne story: Highs, lows and new-found self-love

Lynette Wambui, a content creator and an undergraduate student at Maasai Mara University is bravely raising awareness about acne, a common skin condition caused by blocked skin pores.

My acne story: Highs, lows and new-found self-love

My struggle with bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterised by extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

My struggle with bipolar disorder

Students champion sustainability with reusable diaper innovation

Diapers innovated by these students are meant for teenagers and elderly people who are facing various challenges that cause them to have incontinence or those who are bedridden

By 2 months ago

Students champion sustainability with reusable diaper innovation

Esther Mwangi: 'One minute I was fine, the next, I had a swollen leg'

Dr Kibet Shikuku says DVT is a condition that occurs when an abnormal blood clot forms in one or more of the deep veins in the body, usually in the legs, which causes leg pain or swelling.

By 4 months ago

Esther Mwangi: 'One minute I was fine, the next, I had a swollen leg'

How enterprising varsity students thrive amidst financial struggles

The students I spoke to said they were pushed by necessity to start small businesses like selling smokies, boiled eggs, chapatis, samosa and fish to get some cash to survive on campus.

By 5 months ago

How enterprising varsity students thrive amidst financial struggles

Call for understanding: What it's like to live with epilepsy

A study by the National Epilepsy Coordination Committee (NECC) showed about 4 out of 10 people per every 1000 people in Kenya have epilepsy.

By 5 months ago

Call for understanding: What it's like to live with epilepsy

Jaundice: A common condition that requires medical attention in newborns

Infant jaundice or neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a common condition, particularly in babies born before 38 weeks gestation (preterm babies) and some breastfed babies.

By 5 months ago

Jaundice: A common condition that requires medical attention in newborns

Broken dreams, silent pain: I was tricked into an abusive marriage

Violence against women and girls continues to be a widespread and persistent human rights violation despite state and non-state actors promising to tackle it.

By 6 months ago

Broken dreams, silent pain: I was tricked into an abusive marriage

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability in childhood. It is caused by abnormal brain development that affects a persons ability to control his or her muscles.

By 7 months ago

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

A gynaecologist at the hospital they visited told Nelpha that her pain was known as dysmenorrhea - severe and frequent menstrual cramps and pain during a woman’s menstrual period.

By 8 months ago

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

There are many causes of stroke, but hypertension and diabetes are the leading causes.

By 9 months ago

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

Our farm produces energy, not crops

Nyamaramba has had more control over how much light he has in every room, thanks to a solar microgrid installed on his piece of land.

By 9 months ago

Our farm produces energy, not crops

'Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights'

Every 3-4 weeks, Rachel camps at the hospital with her daughter, 11-year-old Michelle, who is battling with a rare but chronic blood disorder.

By 9 months ago

'Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights'

Broken dreams, silent pain: I was tricked into an abusive marriage

Violence against women and girls continues to be a widespread and persistent human rights violation despite state and non-state actors promising to tackle it.

By Rodgers Otiso 6 months ago

Broken dreams, silent pain: I was tricked into an abusive marriage

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