Malemba Mkongo

BAT Kenya Plc Board of Directors Chairperson Rita Kavashe and Managing Director Crispin Achola during the launch of the 2023 BATK Sustainability Report held at BATK's headquarters in Nairobi. [File, Standard] BAT Kenya has announced an 18 per cent increase in profit before tax for the year ending December 31 2025. This is despite recording a decline in its revenue, mainly due to the increasing penetration of illicit cigarettes in the domestic market.

Recently, African Population and Health Research Centre released a report that showed that the number of abortion cases continue to rise, even though the numbers of unintended pregnancies have reduced. The research shows that between 2023 and 2024 (the period which the study was conducted), 792,694 women aborted.

A few days after resuming his position as Vice-Chancellor of Kenyatta University, Prof Paul Wainaina has vowed to regain control of Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) for the benefit of students pursuing medical and science courses at the institution. Wainaina stated that KU students are training in deplorable facilities in Kiambu and Thika towns despite having a state-of-the-art facility on their campus.