Author: Lynet Awino

Most Kenyans have grown more pessimistic about the economy, given the higher costs of essential commodities and low purchasing power. The prices of essential products, such as milk, sugar, maize flour, bar soap, and cooking oil, have increased since 2020 when COVID-19 hit the country. Coupled with other factors such as the Russia-Ukraine war and the drought across the country, the prices shot highest in 2022 and are expected to increase even further in 2023. At the top of the list of the most expensive commodities in 2023 is cooking oil, which hit over 500 shillings per litre in early…

Annually, the world observes cervical cancer awareness month in January, creating awareness of the prevention and importance of the HPV vaccine. With the theme “Ending Cervical Cancer within a Few Generations,” the 2023 campaign seeks to raise awareness about cervical cancer and Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among girls and boys. HPV types 16 and 18 are responsible for about 70% of all cervical cancer cases worldwide. Africa and Kenya Data In Africa, 2020 estimates indicate that about 117,316 new cervical cancer cases are diagnosed annually. Furthermore, it is the second most common female cancer in African women aged 15 to…

Fuel prices for January 2023 remained unchanged for the third consecutive month since November 2022, according to the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA). “In the period under review, the maximum allowed petroleum pump prices for super petrol, diesel, and kerosene remained unchanged,” reads an EPRA statement in part. The latest monthly review released on Saturday, January 14, 2023, shows that Nairobians will continue paying 177 shillings for super Petrol, 162 shillings for Diesel, and 145.9 shillings for Kerosene per liter. These are the same prices paid in December 2022. The pump prices are inclusive of an 8% Value Added…

Kenya’s passport has been ranked 73rd in the 2023 edition of the Henley Passport Index, climbing three places from last year’s index, placing it at 76 globally. The latest ranking shows Kenyan citizens can now visit 73 countries without a prior visa. This makes Kenya’s passport the ninth most powerful travel document in Africa behind Seychelles at position 29th globally with visa-free access to 153 destinations, Mauritius (34th), South Africa (53rd), Botswana (63rd), Namibia (67th), Lesotho (69th), and eSwatini (71st). Tanzania’s passport, which provides hassle-free entry to 72 destinations, was ranked the 10th-best on the continent. Global travel is now…

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the Ebola epidemic in Uganda over. “We have successfully controlled the spread of Ebola in Uganda,” health minister Jane Ruth Aceng said on Wednesday during a ceremony to mark the outbreak’s end. https://twitter.com/MinofHealthUG/status/1613136054927917057?s=20&t=xahRZTDUI905xNtvumdtVQ According to figures from the health ministry, the latest outbreak killed 55 of the 143 people infected since September. Six of the people who died were health workers. The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, praised Uganda for its response to the virus. “Uganda has shown that Ebola can be defeated when the whole system works…

Kenya Airways has announced flight disruptions due to delays in getting its planes undergoing scheduled maintenance back into operation. A statement by CEO Allan Kilavuka said global challenges with supplying some aircraft components were also causing the disruptions. “This has constrained our aircraft availability because we do not have extra aircraft capacity to help alleviate the delays,” he said. https://twitter.com/KenyaAirways/status/1612498207669424136?s=20&t=Hs23gKab80l9TeylbqYohw The CEO assured the KQ customers that the company was working to reduce the impact of the supply chain delays on its operations. “We are also proactively anticipating these delays and communicating them as soon as possible,” he said. “We…