The path to motherhood is not always marked by baby showers and birth announcements. For many women, it is defined by fertility investigations: blood tests, transvaginal scans that strip away privacy, and painful procedures. Of all these tests, there is one many women never seem to forget. The hysterosalpingogram, commonly known as the HSG.

It takes only minutes to perform, yet many women say it is one of the most painful and emotionally charged moments in their fertility journey.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/saturday-magazine/hsg-inside-the-fertility-test-that-many-women-dread--5550170

Zimbabwean writer Sue Nyathi is in Nairobi for her first-ever visit to Kenya as the Netflix series The Polygamist, based on her 2012 book, continues to awe local fans.

Despite approaching roughly 10 different publishers who all passed on the project, Nyathi refused to internalise the rejections as a definitive statement on her writing talent.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/-polygamist-author-sue-nyathi-visit-kenya-turning-book-to-film-5550406

Treasury CS John Mbadi revealed to a Senate Committee that private universities are choking under a Sh40 billion debt incurred during President Uhuru Kenyatta’s tenure.

Mt Kenya University was owed the largest amount, at Sh12.9 billion, followed by Catholic University of East Africa at Sh4.3 billion.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/education/how-uhuru-government-left-private-universities-in-sh40bn-debt-hole-5550520

Secondary school sport championships were largely regarded as an opportunity for teenagers to play, compete and enjoy themselves. The games have since evolved into fierce contests where winning a national title can have consequences that extend far beyond the school field.

They enhance schools' reputations, open pathways to the East African stage, and showcase players to scouts looking for talent.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/why-school-games-are-fiercely-contested-today--5550604

The frequency of sex in long-term relationships worries many couples. It was therefore not surprising when Doris accompanied her husband, Johnson, to the Sexology Clinic in search of answers.

The couple had been arguing about how often they should be intimate. Johnson insisted that Doris was behaving abnormally and needed help. Doris, on the other hand, believed her husband was simply ignorant and needed some education.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/saturday-magazine/you-need-to-be-intimate-at-least-twice-a-week-for-a-healthy-marriage-5550056

In 2010, Phyllis Wangui was on a fast track to success as a legal officer in the banking industry. A top student, she scored an A-minus before pursuing a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Nairobi, where she consistently appeared on the Dean’s List.

A health crisis then forced her to leave her thriving corporate career.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/saturday-magazine/she-quit-high-paying-jobs-because-of-endometriosis-5550408

Experts divided over elections date, president’s term after High Court bombshell
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/experts-divided-over-elections-date-president-s-term-after-high-court-bombshell--5549530

HIV therapy under threat as drug resistance emerges #HealthyNation
https://nation.africa/kenya/health/hiv-therapy-under-threat-as-drug-resistance-emerges-5550582

The High Court has declined a request by Kenya Railways Corporation and its managing director, Philip Mainga, to suspend orders requiring investigations into possible criminal responsibility over the 2024 Maai Mahiu floods that killed 76 people.

The court had ruled that the disaster stemmed from preventable failure by state agencies.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/business/kenya-railways-loses-bid-to-freeze-maai-mahiu-flood-probe-5550622

"I am 39, married with two children aged 11 and 9. I have an outstanding debt of Sh2.1 million. At my age, the only thing I can point to as an achievement is my rental property, which is not paying itself off. I have nothing else to speak of. I feel stuck and don't know what I'm doing wrong. Please advise me."

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/saturday-magazine/i-earn-over-sh100-000-but-little-to-show-for-it-where-is-the-leak--5550260

In the battle between Gachagua and President William Ruto, Gachagua is closest to Brutus and President Ruto to Mark Antony. In Julius Caesar, Antony — a soldier, a charmer, and a lover of feasts — understands something different. He knows that politics is theatre (spectacle, in fact) and that crowds are moved not by “truthful” words but by emotion.

In ancient Rome, as in Kenya, the crowd decides who wins the current debate; but history decides who was right.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/weekend/clashing-politics-persuasion-shakespeare-ruto-gachagua-5549850

Congolese superstars tuning up for mega home reunion concert
https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/weekend/congolese-superstars-tuning-up-mega-home-reunion-concert-5550124

'We are hurting so much, but I forgive her killers’: Dr Mutiso's husband Prof Ndetei speaks
https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/makueni/-we-are-hurting-so-much-but-i-forgive-her-killers-dr-mutiso-s-husband-prof-ndetei-speaks--5550674

In the public imagination, firewood is often associated with deforestation, environmental degradation and poverty. While these concerns are real, they tell only part of the story. For millions of rural households, the story is far more nuanced than that.

The challenge is not the existence of firewood itself, but whether it is produced and collected sustainably and burnt efficiently.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/opinion/make-firewood-sustainable-not-taboo--5550104

The Central Bank’s record of what we owe and the National Treasury’s record of the same debt differ by more than Sh6 trillion.

Sh6,164,439,173,574. This is a number in Kenya’s public accounts that should stop the entire country cold, yet almost nobody is talking about it. Money is never lost. It is spent on people who prefer that you cannot follow it.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/opinion/where-did-kenya-missing-sh6-trillion-go--5550106

President William Ruto’s administration faces a fresh constitutional dispute after the High Court ruled that Kenya’s next presidential election was due on August 11, 2026, but suspended the decision to avoid disruption.

The ruling has triggered debate over President Ruto’s mandate and presidential powers after August 11.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/experts-divided-over-elections-date-president-s-term-after-high-court-bombshell--5549530

How Kenya's handouts politics turned into a monster out of control
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/how-kenya-s-handouts-politics-turned-into-a-monster-out-of-control-5550470

How one farmer built a 200-pig empire from a small plot in Molo
https://nation.africa/kenya/business/seeds-of-gold/how-one-farmer-built-a-200-pig-empire-from-a-small-plot-in-molo--5549914

Homa Bay farmers ditch groundnuts for soya beans as demand rises
https://nation.africa/kenya/business/seeds-of-gold/homa-bay-farmers-ditch-groundnuts-for-soya-beans-as-demand-rises-5549966

Raila Odinga was never known for giving handouts at political rallies. He openly denounced tokenism, castigating leaders who paid youths or women to fill venues, cheer them on or heckle rivals. The political culture he publicly disavowed has taken an even more troubling turn.

Across parts of the country, handouts are becoming an expectation, with politicians confronted by groups demanding money before listening to them, allowing them to leave or, in some cases, letting vehicles or helicopters pass.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/how-kenya-s-handouts-politics-turned-into-a-monster-out-of-control-5550470

After graduating in 2021, Daniel Kanyoro started a grocery business. One day, he visited a neighbour who reared pigs and chickens on a 100x100m plot. He was immediately motivated and started researching online the cost of production. He set up a pig shelter and purchased sows from Baraka Agriculture College.

“After one month, the sow gave birth to 12 piglets."

In 2024, the number of pigs rose to almost 200. His vision is to rear more than 1,000.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/business/seeds-of-gold/how-one-farmer-built-a-200-pig-empire-from-a-small-plot-in-molo--5549914