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Rosa Agutu

KTN journalist Sofia Ali wins national award

By Rosa Agutu   2025-06-07 10:15:41

KTN journalist Sofia Ali, has won a national award on raising awareness about counterfeit trade.

Life after prison: Kenyan fathers rebuild lives after years of incarceration

By Rosa Agutu   2025-06-15 16:08:11

As some fathers bond with their children, other fathers who were incarcerated are desperately trying to rebuild the bond that once was.

Gen Z Revolt: How women took to the front line in anti-Finance Bill protests

By Rosa Agutu   2025-06-30 17:00:00

Women decided to no longer be victims of bad policies. Mobilisation was done on X hashtags, Titok reels, WhatsApp statuses, Facebook posts and Instagram stories, reels and lives.

Abandoned but not alone: Babies with disabilites find hope at KNH

By Rosa Agutu   2025-07-13 08:00:00

From January to June this year, 18 babies have been abandoned at KNH. They were abandoned because of physical deformities.

Why patients abandoned by family have turned KNH wards into their home

By Rosa Agutu   2025-07-20 07:00:00

Left behind by kin, long-term patients find refuge at KNH wards. Social workers struggle to reunite unclaimed patients with their families.

When the small casket becomes heaviest to carry

By Rosa Agutu   2025-07-31 13:34:03

Wanjira had brought her one-year and five-month-old child, Gianna Wangari to KNH, who had undergone abdominal surgery two months earlier.

How Kenyan scientists are fighting potato disease with biotechnology

By Rosa Agutu   2025-08-26 12:24:27

Researchers at Kalro are cultivating genetically modified (GM) potatoes that can resist late blight, a disease that infects leaves, stems, and potato tubers.

How biotech is transforming farming

By Rosa Agutu   2025-09-01 09:00:00

Assortment of raw dry legumes composition on marble surface

When medicine fails: How antibiotic resistance nearly took Dr Kariuki's life

By Rosa Agutu   2025-09-09 11:04:05

What almost ended him was not the fall but an unseen enemy known as the silent pandemic that refused to bow even to medicine: antimicrobial resistance.

Coster Ojwang': 'Fisherman' bridging Luo tradition and modern sound

By Rosa Agutu   2025-09-21 10:04:09

Coster Ojwang’, a Migori-born musician and visual artist, blends Luo culture with modern sounds through his music and art, building a legacy as a bridge between tradition and the future.

Caring through chaos: Families endure dementia's slow, unrelenting grip

By Rosa Agutu   2025-09-22 06:00:00

Dementia is a thief—one that does not rob in a single act, but slowly, relentlessly, until the mind is emptied and nothing feels the same.

Fortified foods role in improving nutrition, fighting hidden hunger

By Rosa Agutu   2025-09-29 10:44:15

In Kenya, fortification of food is mandatory to combat micronutrient deficiencies such as iron, iodine, vitamin A, and folic acid.

Ida Odinga: Quiet strength behind Raila long, storied political career

By Rosa Agutu   2025-10-18 06:00:00

From the classroom to the national stage, she upheld family through Raila’s long detentions. Through the League of Kenya Women Voters, Ida inspired generations to lead through life’s trials.

Will Winnie Odinga, the daughter of legacy, carry his torch?

By Rosa Agutu   2025-10-19 08:00:00

Winnie Odinga was always with her father, from childhood outings, where she would wonder why people followed and adored her father.

Marsabit thirst: Women forced to trek miles as water sources dry up

By Rosa Agutu   2025-11-18 06:10:00

What is referred to normal by many is an unimaginable reality to the people of Marsabit County.