The Ministry of Health has clarified the legal basis and implementation of travel health insurance requirements for non-Kenyan travellers entering the country, following the issuance of Gazette Notice No. 11492 dated July 30, 2026. In a statement on Friday, August 7, the Ministry of Health said the requirement is anchored in Section 26(6) of the
Kenya National Union of Nurses and Midwives (KNUNM) has called for a nationwide strike, stating that if the government does not address five long-standing grievances within a period of seven days, Nurses and midwives countrywide will call off work starting from 12.01 am on July 29th, 2026. In the strike notice signed by KNUNM General
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has dismissed a newspaper article claiming that 90% of pharmacies in Nairobi are selling illegal drugs. According to the PPB, the article misrepresented the findings of an investigation into parallel-imported medicines. In a statement issued on July 4, 2026, the Board said the headline wrongly gave the impression that