Business
Alarm as 62 NSE-listed firms have only four female CEOs
Over 90 percent of CEOs and chairs of boards of directors are men
By DOROTHY OTIENO
By JOSHUA MUTISYA
Domestic tourism
High cost of living getting into the holiday spirit
Kenyans are embracing advance holiday booking as well as group and family travel to cut down on costs, says tourism board
Gender
Child marriage costs Africa trillions of shillings, World Bank warns
Early marriage is a form of violence against girls, say researchers
Gender
Sexist data crisis makes women’s work invisible
Value of unpaid work is estimated at more than a fifth of GDP in many countries yet it is taken for granted
Refugees
Kenya’s education system is among the most inclusive of refugees, study shows
Only eight percent of primary school teachers in Dadaab camp and about a quarter in Kakuma were certified
Road accidents
Road crash data reveals high cost of accidents
While mass motor vehicle deaths get much of the public attention, pedestrian deaths lead with more than a third of road traffic fatalities
CHILD HEALTH
Kenya takes baby steps as world marks Prematurity Day
Three in four deaths of premature babies could be prevented with practical, cost-effective care
Child health
A simple innovation draws the thin line between life and death for premature babies
About 12 percent of deaths of children under five in Kenya are due to premature birth
Agriculture
Big Four agenda under threat as farmers' tears dampen growth prospects in agricultural sector
Farmers are either giving up or sustaining production volumes by increasing acreage as government looks outwards for imports.
COMPANIES
Two in three NSE-listed companies report tough times
By DOROTHY OTIENO
15 firms recorded losses, 25 reported falling earnings while 26 did not declare dividends sending away investors empty-handed
