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It’s not that SHA itself is “good” or “bad.” It’s about how the money moves after SHA pays. Why Private Hospitals are "celebrating" SHA 1. 90/10 and Direct Payments work for them Private hospitals get 90% of the SHA claim paid directly to their account. They can pay suppliers, staff, and buy...

NATIONAL REMINDER TO ALL KENYANS RE: FROM CLASSROOMS TO CLINICS - THE TIME TO BUILD OUR OWN DIAGNOSTICS IS NOW Fellow Kenyans, My Brothers and Sisters, I write to you today not as a doctor alone, but as a Kenyan who was taught the same things you were taught in school. THE REMINDER Since...

That the elephant's teats are located between the front legs? A story is told of a Mbaruya who saw an elephant and got some ideas about making tea, very thick tea, he imagined. He acted on the idea, and as fate would have it, was thrust into newspaper headlines instantly, with a lot of force. If...

Ever seen those scams were people make ridiculous claims, like winning millions in a lottery you never participated in, and you wondered why they would waste their energy peddling something that everyone can see is a con? That is exactly the point. They do not want to waste energy on crowds who...

Quick-thinking Indians have caught the scent. After investors got roasted in Kenyan fintech startups, it’s time to bring in a fresh batch. Life must continue. These crafty Indians at Basigo and Spiro have spotted an opportunity, not in electric mobility itself, but in funds looking for new...

Kuna billionaires wanakulia hii hustle chini ya maji bila kusumbuana na KRA. They operate in areas with lots of shrubs and open grazing areas. Operating at a fairly more expanded scale than the traditional goat farmer while using modern animal husbandry methods, they seem to have struck a...

For 21yrs I stayed in South Africa, 2 years in Kwa Zulu Natal in Port Shepstone and 19yrs in Eastern Cape province Mount Frere to be exact. South Africa is my second home, many will call South Africans xenophobic but to me there are not. South Africans are the most friendly nationals that I've...

Widow Janet Kabugi /HANDOUT A widow is fighting a violent eviction from their South B valued at Sh80 million, insisting that due process was ignored despite a court order scheduling a hearing for July 2. Janet Kabugi says she was never notified of the eviction, which took place at night when...

It was obvious for many years that our schools were not prepared for CBE's Grade 10 transition. The STEM career pathway required massive investment in laboratories and equipment. Only a few C1 and C2 schools that had better infrastructure were somehow ready for the transition. This resulted in...

https://web.facebook.com/BonifaceMwangiBM Last October, my niece was raped on her way home at around 9;00pm. After those two beasts were done violating her, they forced her to send money to an M-Pesa till. My sister called me crying in the middle of the night, and I called Usikimye Founder...

This chart is not merely about M-PESA. It is a live x-ray of the Kenyan economy. And what it quietly reveals is that Kenya is fundamentally an economy of: - essentials, - survival, - micro-transactions, - informal commerce, - and fragmented primary value chains. Look carefully. The largest...

Coca-Cola's regional office in Nairobi signed an agreement with its American parent company, The Coca-Cola Export Corporation. The American parent said: "We own the secret formulas and the brand rights. You run the marketing campaigns in Kenya – the flashy roadshows, the ads in local dialects...

The Nairobi Airbnb market has undergone a major shift over the past few years, particularly for diaspora investors who initially saw the sector as a lucrative opportunity. During the early growth phase of Airbnb in Nairobi, diaspora homeowners - many returning seasonally from abroad - dominated...