Reporting on Rural Issues
RBNews Episode 7
This is the news programme compiled by our DevReporters based in different counties across Kenya. Have a listen.
RBNews Episode 6
This is the news programme compiled by our DevReporters based in different counties across Kenya. Have a listen.
Rays of Resilience: Navigating Hope Amidst Meru’s Cancer Puzzle
By Gitonga Brian, DevReporter, Meru County
Rays of Resilience
Key Highlights
Prostate and Esophageal are the cancer types leading in Meru County.
Meru Cancer Centre receives nearly 60 new patients monthly.
Meru County advocates for National Hospital Insurance...
RBNews Episode 5
This is the news programme compiled by our DevReporters based in different counties across Kenya. Have a listen.
RBNews Episode 5
Battling Mental Health Issues in Gusii
By Elizabeth Angira, Devreporter, Kisii County
Battling Mental Health issues in Gusii
Robinson Omwenga, from Metamaywa, Nyamira County, started feeling unwell in 2000. Although in public he appeared well with a smile on his face, he was silently battling mental health...
The Forgotten Goodwill: Plight of Community Health Volunteers in Trans Nzoia
By Sefu Sabila, DevReporter, Trans Nzoia
Community Health Volunteers (CHVs), commonly known as Madaktari wa Vijiji, are important stakeholders in the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the country. Despite their great contribution to the health sector, their efforts have not been recognised in most counties in Kenya.
The volunteers are the first line...
Fertilizer Subsidy and Food Security
By Emanuel Kipkorir Tarus, DevReporter, Trans Nzoia County
When he assumed office on 13 September 2022, President William Ruto immediately did away with the previous government’s subsidy programme on basic essential commodities, saying that it was not sustainable.
Instead, Ruto’s administration resorted to subsidising production where over four million farmers were registered across the country to...
RBNews Episode 4
This is the news programme compiled by our DevReporters based in different counties across Kenya. Have a listen.
RBNews Episode 4