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Beatrice Murugi: Former Wealthy Kenyan Marathoner Shares Struggling with Stomach Condition that Makes Her Look Pregnant

By 2012, she was competing at a professional level, representing Kenya and earning enough to transform her family's circumstances. She purchased land in Nyahururu, constructed a home for her mother, funded her siblings' education, and bought a lorry intended to generate income long after her running career.

Kenya · Sep 9, 2026

By Susan Mwenesi

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Senegal Produces Africa's First Ever Sickle Cell Drug to Cut Treatment Costs

Africa accounts for roughly 80% of the world's 8 million sickle cell cases, yet affordable, accessible treatment has remained largely out of reach for most patients.

Senegal · Sep 3, 2026

By Susan Mwenesi

Health

Video: Nigerian Woman Reveals Dark World She Entered Desperately Trying to Have Baby

One contact referred her to a pastor in Abuja who, after receiving money from her, told her that marine spirits were the cause of her childlessness. His prescribed remedy was specific: she was to find a sleeping snail at the market, one identifiable by a white film covering its shell, bring it home, rub its contents over her entire body, then step outside naked at midnight to pray with a bowl of water.

Kenya · Aug 31, 2026

By Susan Mwenesi

Breaking Health

Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga Reveals Personal Battle with Cancer

Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga stood before a crowd on August 27 and did something rare for a sitting public official — she made her cancer survivorship the centrepiece of a government announcement, turning a facility launch into a deeply personal declaration of purpose.

Kenya · Aug 28, 2026

By Susan Mwenesi

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Marsabit Boy, 16, Dies 3 Days After Snakebite as Health Centre Lacked Antivenom

A 16-year-old boy from Qonye village in Marsabit died at home after a snakebite, three days after the only nearby health facility turned him away because it had no antivenom to treat him. Barako Adano Barile, the eldest son in his family and a Grade 8 pupil preparing for his national exams, was herding his father's livestock on a Friday when a snake struck. He walked back home, told his family what had happened, and they rushed him to Bales Saru Health Centre, the nearest point of care.

Kenya · Aug 26, 2026

By Susan Mwenesi