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An optometrist performing a slit-lamp eye examination on a patient
eye care Kenyablindnesscataract surgerytrachomaophthalmologistsvision healtheye hospitals Kenyaophthalmic clinical officerspublic healthSHA

Eye Care in Kenya: Cataract, Trachoma and the Long Road to Universal Vision Health

An estimated 7.5 million Kenyans need ophthalmic care, yet specialists remain scarce and unevenly distributed. This guide examines Kenya's main causes of blindness, the trachoma elimination campaign, the eye health workforce and how patients access and pay for treatment.

Jul 02, 2026 6 min read
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Semi-desert landscape with hills in Shaba National Reserve, northern Kenya
Shaba National ReserveIsiolo CountyJoy AdamsonBorn FreeEwaso NgiroGrevy's zebraSamburuKenya safarinorthern Kenyawildlife conservation

Shaba National Reserve: Joy Adamson's Last Wilderness and Isiolo's Semi-Desert Safari Gem

Shaba National Reserve in Isiolo County is the wildest of the three reserves along the Ewaso Ng'iro River. Famous as Joy Adamson's final home and a Born Free filming landscape, it shelters Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and Somali ostrich amid springs and lava hills.

Jul 02, 2026 6 min read
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Strathmore Business School building on the Madaraka campus, Nairobi
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Strathmore University: From 1961 Sixth-Form College to a Modern Charter, the Business School and Kenya's Private University Standard

Strathmore University grew from a 1961 multiracial sixth-form college into a chartered private university with about 8,000 students. Explore its schools, the IESE-partnered Strathmore Business School, the energy research centre and its place in Kenya's higher education.

May 25, 2026 8 min read
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View of the Mount Longonot crater in Kenya's Great Rift Valley
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Mount Longonot National Park: Stratovolcano, Crater Rim and Rift Valley Heritage

Mount Longonot National Park protects a dormant stratovolcano with a dramatic eight-by-twelve-kilometre caldera in the Great Rift Valley, just ninety kilometres from Nairobi and one of the most accessible high-elevation hikes in Kenya.

May 25, 2026 7 min read
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Kenyan classroom representing the teaching profession served by Mwalimu National Sacco
Mwalimu National SaccoKenya SaccoSASRAteachers SaccoFOSABOSAdiaspora savings KenyaSacco loansTSCWezeshaUfanisi loanMwalimu Towers

Mwalimu National Sacco: Kenya's Largest Sacco and Its Loan, Savings and Diaspora Products

Mwalimu National is the largest Sacco in Kenya and on the African continent by asset base, with roots in the teaching profession but a now-open common bond that includes civil servants, private-sector professionals and Kenyans in the diaspora.

May 25, 2026 7 min read
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Insulin molecule hexamer structure
diabetes Kenyatype 2 diabetesNCD Kenyainsulin accessMinistry of HealthSTEPS surveySHAprimary health carediabetes managementglycaemic controlHbA1cglucometer

Type 2 Diabetes in Kenya: Prevalence, Diagnosis and Treatment Pathways

Type 2 diabetes is one of Kenya's fastest-growing chronic conditions, with national survey data showing a 3.1 percent adult prevalence, low awareness and a structural treatment gap that the National NCD Strategic Plan 2021-2026 is trying to close at primary-care level.

May 25, 2026 7 min read
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Geothermal worker at Olkaria in the Hell's Gate area
Hell's GateNational ParkWalking SafariGeothermalOlkariaNaivashaKenya

Hell's Gate National Park Explained: Kenya's Walking-Safari Volcanic Wonderland, the Geothermal Industry and the Lake Naivasha Hinterland

Hell's Gate is one of the few Kenyan parks where visitors walk or cycle freely. A complete guide to the volcanic landscape, geothermal industry, and the Lake Naivasha hinterland.

May 25, 2026 6 min read
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Potato cultivation in a temperate-climate field representing Kenyan highland Irish potato farming
Irish PotatoShangiTigoniSherekeaHighlandKenyaAgribusinessTuber

Commercial Irish Potato Farming in Kenya: Shangi, Tigoni, Sherekea Varieties, Highland Production and the KSh 30-70/kg Market and Real Per-Acre Returns

Kenyan Irish potato farms produce 8-12 tonnes per acre at farm-gate prices of KSh 30-70/kg. A deep guide to Shangi, Tigoni, and Sherekea varieties, agronomy and disease management.

May 25, 2026 6 min read
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I&M Bank Tower in Nairobi, Kenya, illustrating the financial services district where many cross-border equity transactions are executed
Capital Gains TaxCGT Kenya 2026Finance Bill 2026non-resident taxshare sale taxcross-border equityindirect transferdiaspora investmentKRAKenya tax lawM&A taxdeal structuring

Capital Gains Tax on Share Sales by Non-Residents in Kenya 2026: How the Finance Bill Reshapes Cross-Border Equity Deals

The Finance Bill 2026 widens the scope of capital gains tax to include the alienation of shares by non-residents where the underlying value derives from Kenya, or where the transaction results in a change of group membership of a Kenyan-resident company. The change has significant implications for diaspora investors and cross-border deal structures.

May 24, 2026 9 min read
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