Angeline Ochieng

Akisa used to supervise 10 CHPs on paper, a goal she never met. Now an AI assistant tells her who’s underperforming, and which mother missed her postnatal or family planning visits

What you need to know: In the early 1990s, a researcher introduced the technology in Nyando, Kisumu County, but many farmers feared it would interfere with rice farming.

An estimated 8pc of Kenyans still defaecate in public, shows UN report Rural areas present the biggest challenge, with open defecation rates decreasing from 26 percent to 18 percent during the same period.

What you need to know: Last year, the government acknowledged the problem and launched a fix.

Through sport and education, vulnerable girls are overcoming poverty, barriers and limited opportunities.

'All they think about is nicknaming me Kasongo; they are low-class people. '

Eric Karuti: Men's mental health key For many men, the phone rings only when someone needs something, a solution.

What you need to know: Had it been her wish, the aspiring teacher would now be in Form Four, preparing to clear secondary school and pursue her dream of becoming an educator.

Mary walked into a hospital with painful, blurry vision. She walked out with a TB diagnosis despite having no cough, fever, or weight loss…. Routine eye screening can detect diabetes...

Contributor What you need to know: Christine's story sits within a much bigger conversation that recently played out on Facebook, when