Gates Foundation — global health funder, recently committed emergency resources to Ebola response in East and Central Africa.
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… ) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter From right to left: Dr Joanne Korir (Equity Group Foundation Director, Operations), Dr James Mwangi (Equity Group Foundation Executive Chairman), Paulin Basinga (Gates Foundation …
Equity Afya launches first community pharmacy in Nairobi as it expands access to quality medicinesCitizen Digital
Gates Foundation commits over Ksh.1.9B to support Ebola response in DRC and Uganda By Moses Kinyanjui May 25, 2026 11:18 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Medical staff wearing personal protective equipment ( …
Gates Foundation commits over Ksh.1.9B to support Ebola response in DRC and UgandaCapital News
… The transaction was supported by FSD Africa, MOBILIST, the Gates Foundation, and British International Investment through technical assistance and market development support, according to the companies. …
Kenya securitises smallholder farm loans in bid to unlock institutional financeCapital News
… The transaction was supported by FSD Africa, MOBILIST, the Gates Foundation, and British International Investment through technical assistance and market development support, according to the companies. …
Kenya securitises smallholder farm loans in bid to unlock institutional financeCitizen Digital
… Target Malaria, funded by the Gates Foundation, has tested this technology in several African countries. …
What if we killed all mosquitoes?New research presented by the NutriSave programme found that food losses in Kenya occur more frequently during storage at markets than during transportation, concentrated among larger vendors. The findings suggest reducing food waste requires better coordination between supply and demand rather than focusing only on increasing production.
8 September 2026 · Capital News →
New research presented by the NutriSave programme found that food losses in Kenya occur more frequently during storage at markets than during transportation, concentrated among larger vendors. The findings suggest reducing food waste requires better coordination between supply and demand rather than focusing only on increasing production.
8 September 2026 · Capital News →
A NutriSave programme study finds that food losses affecting tomatoes, mangoes and dark leafy vegetables in Kenya are more frequently linked to storage at markets than transportation. The research traced the movement of produce through Nairobi's wholesale markets and found that losses are concentrated among larger vendors handling bigger volumes.
8 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Government has signed a five-year Cooperative Agreement with the Beginnings Fund worth USD 80 million (Sh10.4 billion) to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare across 21 priority counties through about 200 health facilities, aiming to reach an estimated 5.9 million women and newborns by 2031 and prevent more than 46,000 maternal and newborn deaths.
3 August 2026 · Capital News →
A 39-year-old man from Malindi diagnosed with testicular cancer four years ago has not undergone chemotherapy in six months due to financial and logistical constraints, and his condition has worsened. Cancer patients in Kilifi face barriers accessing treatment centers in Mombasa and Nairobi.
24 July 2026 · The Standard →
Equity Group, AfricaNenda Foundation, and the Gates Foundation have partnered through a Memorandum of Understanding to expand Digital Public Infrastructure across Africa, aiming to reach 400 million unbanked people and strengthen digital payment ecosystems. Equity Group Managing Director Dr. James Mwangi has been named the continent's first Continental Digital Public Infrastructure Champion.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Equity Group Holdings, AfricaNenda Foundation, and the Gates Foundation have signed an MoU to expand Digital Public Infrastructure across Africa, targeting 400 million unbanked people. Equity Group CEO Dr. James Mwangi has been named the continent's first Continental Digital Public Infrastructure Champion.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The government has committed to expanding irrigation across the country through the National Irrigation Sector Investment Plan (NISIP) 2025–2035, which aims to expand irrigation by one million acres, optimise productivity in existing public schemes, strengthen farmer-led irrigation, and unlock greater private sector investment.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The government has committed to expanding irrigation across the country through a 10-year National Irrigation Sector Investment Plan (2025–2035) that aims to expand irrigation by one million acres, optimise productivity in existing public schemes, strengthen farmer-led irrigation, and unlock private sector investment as part of efforts to strengthen food security and build climate resilience.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The government aims to expand irrigated land by one million acres over the next decade under the National Irrigation Sector Investment Plan 2025-2035, seeking to bridge the gap between Kenya's irrigation potential of more than 3.35 million acres and the current coverage of about 762,000 acres.
6 July 2026 · The Standard →
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe launched the Kenya AgriConnect Compact (2025–2030), a Ksh.1.47 trillion partnership with the World Bank to modernise agriculture through technology, digitisation, and agritech platforms, with the government committing Ksh.492.5 billion and seeking Ksh.984.9 billion in private investment.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Equity Afya has launched its first standalone community pharmacy at Britam Towers in Upper Hill, Nairobi, marking an expansion beyond its existing network of 154 medical centres across all 47 counties in Kenya and DRC. The flagship outlet is the first in a planned regional network designed to expand access to quality medicines and trusted care.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Gates Foundation has committed over Ksh.1.94 billion ($15 million) in emergency funding to support Ebola response in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with funds distributed to Africa CDC, WHO AFRO, and WHO Headquarters for coordination, operational support, and procurement of response commodities.
25 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya is testing local-currency securitization of smallholder farm loans to attract institutional investors into agriculture. The move reflects a broader African shift to build financial infrastructure, including warehouse receipt systems and digital commodity registries, to standardize agricultural risk and make farm lending more investable at scale.
20 May 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya is using local-currency securitization and data-driven risk models to transform smallholder farm lending into a capital-markets asset class, aiming to attract institutional investors to agriculture. The move reflects a broader shift across Africa to build financial infrastructure—including warehouse receipt systems and digital commodity registries—to standardize and price agricultural risk for large-scale commercial capital.
12 May 2026 · Capital News →
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals to humans, killing around 760,000 people yearly and accounting for 17 percent of all infectious diseases including malaria, dengue, and Zika. The article explores whether eradicating mosquitoes is feasible and what environmental consequences might follow, noting that only about 100 of 3,500 mosquito species bite humans and just five account for roughly 95 percent of human infections.
12 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →