Roggkenya - Reporting on Good Governance Kenya

24/11/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/10/06/british-american-tobacco-defies-kenyas-health-laws/

British American To***co (BAT-Kenya) may have bribed public officials to frustrate the ex*****on of

24/11/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/10/29/aerial-water-pipes-improving-lives-of-kibera-residents/

The Kibera slum in Nairobi faces numerous challenges. Some of them are access to clean piped water a

07/09/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/08/31/a-kenyan-scientist-accurately-predicts-covid-19-surges/ A Kenyan scientist has developed a COVID-19 predictive mathematical model which successfully predicted all the four Kenyan surges with accuracy. Dr. Shem Otoi Sam is now working closely with the Lake Region Economic Bloc Committee of Eminent Persons to mitigate any future surge in the region. RoGGKenya talked to him and he shared about the brilliant concept.

Dr. Shem Sam, a Researcher, and Infectious Disease Modelling Expert from the University of Nairobi’s

31/08/2021

A Kenyan scientist has developed a COVID-19 predictive Mathematical model which successfully predicted all the four Kenyan surges with accuracy. Dr. Shem Otoi Sam is now working closely with the Lake Region Economic Bloc Committee of Eminent Persons to mitigate any future surge in the region. RoGGKenya talked to him and he shared about the brilliant concept. https://roggkenya.org/2021/08/31/a-kenyan-scientist-accurately-predicts-covid-19-surges/

Dr. Shem Sam, a Researcher, and Infectious Disease Modelling Expert from the University of Nairobi’s

09/08/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/08/05/kenyan-scientists-why-we-need-to-make-our-own-vaccines/

By August 1, 2021, only three in every 100 Kenyans had received a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the

03/08/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/07/22/maasai-community-conserving-wildlife-outside-nairobi-national-park/

On August 1,2021, the Naretunoi Community Conservancy will be marking one year since it started a by

08/07/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/07/05/empakasi-group-ranch-conservation-land-stolen-by-government/

Naretunoi Community Conservancy (NCC) is yet another victim of the Kenyan Government’s continuous di

08/07/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/06/28/kenyans-can-sue-political-parties-for-illegally-registration/

Anne Nderitu , the Registrar of Political Parties ,shared a link through which members of the publi

28/06/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/06/24/katiba-institute-challenges-president-kenyatta-on-judicial-appointments/

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s decision to gazette 34 instead of 40 judges, swear them in, sent mixed re

28/06/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/06/11/counties-illegally-budget-without-public-participation/

Most Kenyan citizens did not get an opportunity to share their opinion on the just concluded budget

28/06/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/05/10/are-we-doing-enough-to-fight-mental-side-effects-of-the-pandemic/

Healthcare workers are praised globally for fighting Covid-19. However, away from the headlines, man

28/06/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/05/03/journalists-double-tragedy-during-covid-19-pandemic/

Since the media reported the first case of Covid-19 in Kenya on March 13, 2020, more than 70 journal

28/06/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/05/01/homa-bay-teaching-and-referral-hospital-a-death-trap-for-patients/

The Homa Bay County Health Service Committee (HBCHSC) members are concerned that the hospital is not

28/06/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/04/20/will-neighbours-pressure-tanzania-on-covid-19/

If there are signs that Tanzania's new president will change her country's Covid-19 policy, it does

28/06/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/04/13/kenyans-petition-the-imf-not-to-approve-more-loans-to-the-government/

On April 6, 2021, strange things happened in Kenya. As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the

20/05/2021

2021 marks the centenary of the discovery of therapeutic insulin in 1921. At the same time, a new study by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) shows insulin can be stored at up to 37°C after opening and remains viable for several weeks. The findings also reveal the difficulties Kenyans dependent on insulin face.
https://roggkenya.org/2021/04/05/insulin-at-100-challenges-faced-by-kenyans-with-type-1-diabetes/

A new study reveals that insulin can be kept at higher temperatures during the period of use. The st

21/04/2021

Are we safe?
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06/03/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2021/03/06/kenya-needs-an-all-out-war-on-ncds/

The burden of diseases in Kenya has mainly been from infectious diseases but it is now shifting to N

02/03/2021

Are you a Kenyan journalist struggling to access information from public institutions? Lyne Oyugi , the Managing Editor of RoGGKenya had a chat with Henix Obuchunju of Pamoja FM explaining what Roggkenya.org is doing in regards to Access to Information in Kenya.
They also discussed how journalists can benefit from the resources provided on the site. Click on the link to listen . https://lnkd.in/e2yifXu

Are you a Kenyan journalist struggling to get story ideas and further data to build your story? This is your podcast!

07/02/2021

Gjenge Makers manufacture pavement blocks from plastic pellet wastes, mixed with sand and colour, depending on the order.
https://roggkenya.org/2021/02/07/engineers-saving-the-environment-one-block-at-a-time/

Kenya, like many other developing countries is suffering the consequences of plastic waste. It has n

07/02/2021

An ongoing analysis by Kenya’s Ministry of Health shows the country might take years to recover from the consequences of these restrictions. Preliminary data show the immediate impact was a sharp drop in the number of Kenyans visiting health facilities.
https://roggkenya.org/2021/02/01/kenyas-health-system-might-take-longer-to-recover-from-covid-19/

Several researchers are assessing the impact of 2020’s Covid-19-related restrictions on healthcare i

12/01/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2020/12/21/kenyas-covid-19-success-depends-on-regional-cooperation/

This is especially true because of the recent rise in the number of cases among refugees and cross b

12/01/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2020/12/18/unclear-laws-on-operations-of-county-askaris/

Moses Wafula, a trader in Bungoma town previously worked as a hawker in Nairobi city. He says, he wa

12/01/2021

https://roggkenya.org/2020/12/16/kenya-set-to-have-first-non-motorized-transport-law/

Caleb Omwoyo, a cyclist was reportedly killed by a matatu (public bus transport) along Thika Road, N

04/12/2020

https://roggkenya.org/2020/12/04/stateless-shona-community-demand-for-citizenship/

On October 14th and 15th, 2020, members of the Shona community in Kenya presented petitions to the K

19/11/2020

https://roggkenya.org/2020/08/24/covid-19-speeds-up-digital-judiciary/

On August 17, 2020, Adrian Kamotho filed a case at the Constitutional and Human Rights Division [of

04/11/2020

https://roggkenya.org/2019/12/31/plastic-bags-still-available-after-the-ban/

Almost three years after the ban on plastic bags, they are still available and in use. One would exp

24/10/2020

Judge Stephen Radido has ruled that the removal of former Youth and Gender Principal Secretary Lillian Omollo from the government’s payroll was unconstitutional.

And for the breaching of her rights, the Employment and Labour Court Judge Stephen Radido has ordered the government to pay Ms Omollo Sh1.

“The petitioner was not subjected to due process, nor was she given reasons for the removal from office under the hand of the President. She was ingeniously notified that her tenure had ended because a replacement had been appointed,” Justice Stephen Radido said.

23/10/2020

https://roggkenya.org/2020/10/23/public-officers-illegally-operate-secret-accounts/

In September 2020, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) announced that 191 public office

01/10/2020

https://roggkenya.org/2020/09/28/passive-smoking-wide-spread-despite-stiff-laws/

David Murathe, the Jubilee Party vice-chairman, was summoned by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commi