SHA in Busia: Promise, Pain, and a System Under Test
By Philip Barasa, DevReporter, Busia County
Key Highlights
Residents report long queues and system downtimes at public hospitals
Patients say SHA access often fails despite early arrival and active accounts
Civil society questions government commitment to universal health care financing
Private hospitals claim SHA claims are delayed or rejected.
County officials cite eligibility and...
Teenage Pregnancies in Busia: When Childhood Ends Too Soon
By Philip Barasa, DevReporter, Busia County
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Over 65,000 teenage pregnancies have been recorded in Busia County in the past eight years.
Girls as young as 10 years old are becoming mothers, often dropping out of school permanently.
Poverty, stigma, and lack of reproductive health information continue to fuel the crisis.
Community programs...
Why Some Families in Busia Are Struggling to Stay Together
By Philip Barasa, DevReporter, Busia County
Highlights
Financial pressure, conflict and other social pressures can strain family relationships in Busia.
National KNBS data show significant changes in marriage and separation patterns in Kenya.
Children can be affected by prolonged conflict and family separation.
Early counselling, economic support and community intervention can help families facing...
Why Some Families in Busia Are Struggling to Stay Together
In Bunyala, Mary Khaemba remembers the day she walked away from her marriage with her two children. What began as a young relationship had become a source of financial strain and violence.
Mary married at 19. As money grew tighter, so did the tension within the marriage.
"We did not understand each other. When financial problems...
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