Stephen Nzioka

How Makueni's 3-year care networks have reduced maternal mortality

By Stephen Nzioka   2024-08-05 00:00:00

Two in every five pregnancy-related deaths are linked to excessive bleeding, according to the Ministry of Health report.

Irony as trade unionist fights for Sh9m pension

By Stephen Nzioka   2024-08-06 22:53:52

For over 30 years Joseph Muuo Nzoka, 86, was at the centre of labour disputes but is now embroiled in a court battle over his retirement benefits from a union he diligently served.

Shock as father, two sons found dead in Makueni

By Stephen Nzioka   2024-08-20 14:18:46

Area assistant chief Schola Mutuse said it is suspected that Benjamin Muumbe, 50, turned the machete on himself after killing the boys aged 17 and 11 on Sunday night.

Water CS pledges to ensure completion of Thwake dam

By Stephen Nzioka   2024-10-01 17:06:59

Water Cabinet Secretary Eric Mugaa says the government has engaged the African Development Bank to ensure completion of the stalled Thwake dam

Makueni's lifesaving solution stops maternal mortality

By Stephen Nzioka   2024-12-07 20:40:00

Makueni has not recorded any maternal death across all the public health facilities since 2022, it has emerged.

MP Mutuse blames Kalonzo for delay in naming IEBC chiefs

By Stephen Nzioka   2024-12-16 17:34:54

Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse has accused Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka of derailing the reconstitution of the IEBC.

Turning the Tide: New drug formulation saves mothers from postpartum hemorrhage

By Stephen Nzioka   2024-12-30 14:27:00

A 2017 research into all deaths of mothers by the Ministry of Health found that PPH is responsible for two in every five women’s deaths in Kenya.

Object that fell from the skies is a separation ring from a rocket

By Stephen Nzioka   2025-01-01 17:00:00

Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has said the mysterious object that fell from the skies on Monday evening in Mukuku, Makueni county, is a separation ring from a rocket.

Kenya's Nuclear Authority investigates possible radioactive elements in the Makueni rocket ring site

By Stephen Nzioka   2025-01-04 11:34:22

KNRAtook control of the site in Nduluku, Mbooni, in Makueni county where a separation ring from a rocket fell a week ago.

Author Mailu unveils Trump's statue in his compound

By Stephen Nzioka   2025-01-20 18:58:07

When the world was witnessing the swearing in of United States President Donald Trump on Monday many miles away, a mock swearing in took place in Makueni.

Mass layoffs, hospitals' closure in Makueni after Trump's freeze of foreign Aid

By Stephen Nzioka   2025-02-07 12:13:22

Makueni County is already feeling the effect of funding freeze by United States President Donald Trump’s administration. Some ten hospitals are at the verge of shutting down.

Makueni farmers embrace road run-off water to fight erratic rains in food production

By Stephen Nzioka   2025-02-08 16:23:56

Makueni is a semi-arid region where farmers for years have relied on irregular rain patterns for farming with rain becoming more often undependable.

Makueni woman gives birth and buries the baby alive

By Stephen Nzioka   2025-02-09 16:21:30

Detectives from Salama police station started investigations on a woman who gave birth and buried her baby alive at a riverbed on February 7,2025.