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  • Kenya Advances Integration of HIV Services to Enhance Patient Care and Efficiency

    Kenya Advances Integration of HIV Services to Enhance Patient Care and Efficiency

    Kenya has intensified its pursuit of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic which is relying heavily on integrating stand-alone HIV programming with primary health-care platforms to improve population-level health and ensure sustainability.

    This follows the move by the Government through the Ministry of Health to establish a team tasked with responsibility of strategising on the interventions needed for integrated HIV prevention, care, treatment and support at the health centre in a bid to improve patient retention in long-term HIV care and treatment.

    According to the head of National AIDS and STIs Control Programme [NASCOP] at the Ministry Dr Rose Wafula, the team will help in the creation of integrated care plans that keep patients moving forward thus delivering health services in complementary and coherent ways so that people get the care they need in ways that are effective, efficient and equitable.

    “Currently, in terms of location, we have standalone comprehensive care clinics (CCCs) or places that are labelled for HIV-positive clients and then the rest of the health facility,” Wafula said.

    “So, the future would look like this, we do not need to see a standalone place that is labeled HIV, which is stigmatising. We will move to an integrated place where somebody has just come for a service and that service is provided without necessarily labeling the person.”  she added

    The team which comprises officials from NASCOP, researchers, donors and representatives of Health CECs among others makes its way as the country gears up for a comprehensive priority towards improving the health and well-being of Kenyans and achieving Kenya’s development goals through Universal Health Coverage.

    Experts say service integration is important because it can improve care through provision of more comprehensive care to the patients,improves patient adherence to treatment when multiple interventions are required,avoids missed opportunities for key interventions and minimizes patients being ‘lost’ in the system among other benefits.

    Last month in Mombasa, Kenya unveiled an ambitious approach with a call for enhanced HIV/AIDS response through enhanced collaboration and innovative strategies seeking to align the current HIV response with the broader universal health coverage (UHC) agenda.

    Speaking during the opening ceremony of a four day summit themed “Reimagining the HIV response in the Health Sector”,Cabinet Secretary for Health Nakhumicha S. Wafula celebrated Kenya’s remarkable progress in reducing new HIV infections, HIV-related mortality, and mother-to-child transmission, as well as improved access to life-saving treatment.

    “Specifically, for clients whose needs span beyond HIV such as those with non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, and diabetes the virus-only tragedy-specific care leads to suboptimal outcomes and non-responsive client experience within the health system,” Nakhumicha said.

    “The isolation and specialised labelling of stand-alone HIV comprehensive care clinics further contribute to stigma and discrimination within health facilities,” she added.

    Integration involves delivering health services in complementary and coherent ways so that people get the care they need in ways that are effective, efficient and equitable.

    Closer integration of HIV and other relevant health services has the potential to increase the reach and uptake of services, enhance efficiency, be cost-effective, make services more people-centred and improve their quality.

    WHO recommends the integration of HIV services, including HIV testing services (HTS), with a range of other relevant clinical services, such as those for TB, maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health.

  • Carolyne Njuguna: HMIS are critical in service delivery

    Carolyne Njuguna: HMIS are critical in service delivery

    PATH Kenya Country Director Carolyne Njuguna has underscored the critical role of Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) and digitalisation in HIV service delivery integration in Kenya.

    Njuguna, who is also the PATH East Africa Regional Hub Director was speaking at the HIV Service Integration Summit in Mombasa where she was co-chairing a session on HMIS, integration, digitization and digitalization.

    She noted that use of digital technologies and other modern information management approaches have had a profound impact on the HIV response in Kenya adding that where it has been deployed, technology has helped to directly improve patient outcomes either as part of the intervention or as part of the strategy to implement critical interventions.

    She emphasized that given this critical role, HMIS digitalism must form a critical pillar as Kenya embraces a move towards HIV service integration.

    HMIS also referred to as routine health information systems contribute to country level monitoring and evaluation, research, policy and planning and generates indicators about outputs, outcomes and impact.

    PATH which partners with local communities and diverse public and private partners in Kenya especially in Western parts of the country is embarking on data sets and models to help analyze, visualize, explore and disseminate information on population, health, HIV, and nutrition besides capturing diagnosis effectively and links to disease surveillance, prescriptions and individual health records.

    The Deputy Chief of Party for USAID Nuru ya Mtoto project implemented in Western Kenya Dr Habel Alwanga disclosed that PATH had already pioneered HIV/AIDS Integration in over 4 counties namely Kakamega, Kisumu,Nyamira and Vihiga.

    While lauding local communities and health service providers in those regions for embracing integration, Dr Alwanga acknowledged the paramount duty played by peer educators and mentor mothers in low volume facilities towards this accomplishment.

    “Part of our key mandate is integrating HIV with other health issues. Because HIV and TB are often linked with other diseases and health issues, PATH ensures integrated care for people living with these interrelated conditions. We also work to ensure that insights and lessons learned in confronting one disease are used to improve care and treatment for others” noted Alwang’a

    Head of Division Research and Innovation at the Ministry of Health Dr Joyce Wamicwe who also joined discussion virtually affirmed that digital health provides for a framework for provision of e-Health services, establish an integrated e-Health management information system, data governance and protection of personal health information among others.

    She reiterated on the implications held by digital health Act to the local health sector as it’s expected to promote healthcare delivery through more efficient and integrated services, facilitate data management and portability, and potentially position Kenya as a leader in digital health in the region.

    The Kenya Health Management Information Systems project aims to ensure that HIV data collection paper records are digitised, scaling up data availability towards the delivery of patient-centred care and improve data demand and use for individual-level data.

    Various initiatives are underway to support the use of telemedicine in Kenya to support the delivery of healthcare to all particularly in rural locations, and help resolve challenges including long waiting times to see specialists, poor health outcomes, and a lack of timely quality care.

  • HIV summit entered day 2 in Mombasa

    HIV summit entered day 2 in Mombasa

    The HIV Service Delivery Integration Summit marked its second day in Mombasa on Wednesday with key speakers reiterating need for eradication of the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030, within the context of ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages in line with World Health Organisation stipulated targets.

    The 4-day conference organised by National AIDS and STIs Control Programme (NASCOP) in partnership with other relevant partners at a Mombasa hotel was on Tuesday officially opened virtually by Health Cabinet Secretary Nakhumicha S. Wafula.

    She commended various agencies of government of contributing towards remarkable progress in ending HIV including expanding access to critical services such as testing, prevention of new infections, care for those infected.

    “Kenya has walked a long journey in the response to the HIV pandemic which over the last 40years has been the country’s biggest public health concern. I commend the government stakeholders besides our development and implementation partners for strongly supporting the response.We endeavour to dedicate our efforts in redesigning the HIV fight to align with and contribute reform agenda aimed at providing access to integrated people centered healthcare services to securing progress of ending HIV as a public health threat” she said

    Rose Wafula, Head of NASCOP noted that they will continue leading from the front to achieve HIV,AIDS and STIs free generation through involvement of policy and guideline formulation to help develop an action plan dubbed Kenya Plan to End AIDS in Children by 2027.

    This plan she said is an embodiment of interventions that are being implemented to close the tap of new HIV infections among children. The goal is to end AIDS in children by 2027 and eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis.

    This ambitious goal is tailored to address gaps in HIV and AIDS service delivery and provide avenues for best practices in the quality of care for all pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers in urban and rural Kenya.

    Kisumu County Executive Committee Member for Health Dr Gregory Gonda on his part emphasised on the continuous program of using Community Health Promoters (CHPs) to support patient care engagement and reduce the burden placed on HIV clinic nurses.

    He said CHPs are uniquely positioned to establish trust and provide patient support as long as their work environment including reasonable workload, supportive supervision and adequate training and supplies is facilitated.CHP reliance for HIV care continues to increase, particularly in resource-limited settings.

    Others who spoke during the day include AMPATH Executive Director Professor Sylvester Kimaiyo,the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) Dr Andrew Mulwa,National Health Promotion Officer at the World Health Organization Dr Christine Kisia who spoke on behalf of the Country Director Dr. Abdourahmane Diallo among others.

    The aim of integration is to provide more comprehensive, convenient, and hence more acceptable, cost-effective and HIV and AIDS programmes at all service delivery points/levels, where appropriate. 

  • CS Nakhumicha oversees SHA digital registration test run in Marsabit County

    CS Nakhumicha oversees SHA digital registration test run in Marsabit County

    The Government has intensified its pursuit of actualising Universal Health Coverage across the country following an exercise that saw Cabinet Secretary for Health Nakhumicha S. Wafula preside over the Social Health Authority digital registration test run at a household in Marsabit County on Friday.

    The event which happened on the sidelines of commemoration of World Blood Donor Day at Marsabit KMTC grounds comes before a mass registration drive across all 47 counties, beginning soon.

    The CS while urging all Kenyans to register under the new scheme in a historic endeavour to usher the country into the league of nations with healthcare for all,also appealed to the locals to embrace the reforms being spearheaded by the Government in a strategy that seeks to better overall health care across all the 47 counties.

    She said it’s all systems go as the remarkable progress has been made and technical teams will now address issues identified in readiness for countrywide event that would lead to a major complete shift from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the Social Health Authority (SHA), slated to commence on July 1, 2024.

    According to the Government communique, Kenyans are expected to use various platforms including registration on phone,SHA website ,at public hospitals,huduma centres and also by the 107,000 Community Health Promoters across the country.

    This,the CS called upon Kenyans to be accompanied by a copy of the national identification document or any other approved document, and for children without identification, documentation provided by the state department responsible for social protection​​.

    She emphasised that Linda Mama had not been scrapped off having been one of the vertical programs that existed under NHIF.

    SHA is now covering households and all mothers will still access the maternity services that were offered under the Linda Mama programme, though now broader to cover the entire household, including school going children previously beneficiaries of EduAfya.

    Upon the request of Marsabit Governor Mohamud Ali to include Clinical medicine and Nursing courses in the local Kenya Medical Training College, she said Nursing Council of Kenya [NCK] will visit the institution to assess its readiness for incorporation of the two programs from September this year.

    This development, she affirmed will be significant milestone in the efforts to improve access to quality medical care in the county as well as providing much-needed boosts to the health sector as well as create job opportunities for the local community.

    Also present during the event were the first daughter and country’s Blood Donation Ambassador Charlene Ruto, area Governor and Woman Representative Mohamud Ali and Naomi Waqo respectively,Laisamis MP Joseph Lekuton,SHA Chairman Dr Timothy Olweny,his Transition counterpart Jason Kap-Kirwok,KMTC CEO Dr Kelly Oluoch among others.

  • Busia CHAs laud the government,AMREF for training initiative

    Busia CHAs laud the government,AMREF for training initiative

    A total of 80 Community Health Assistants in Busia County [CHAs] have hailed the government in partnership with AMREF Health Africa for initiating their training program in a strategy aimed at providing basic prevention and care services at the community level.

    The exercise being spearheaded by the
    State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards through the Division of Community Health seeks to expand access to essential healthcare services, enhance the quality of care, integrate cutting-edge technologies, and empower communities to actively participate in healthcare decision-making processes.

    Speaking during the training session of CHAs drawn from four sub-counties namely Nambale,Matayos,Samia and Bunyala at Farmview Hotel in Busia County,one of the participants Albert Masinde noted the exercise will help towards sensitization of communities on best practices to live healthy lives.

    He said both CHAs and Community Health Promoters (CHPs) are paramount in the government pursuit of fast-tracking implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a program that seeks to ease access to healthcare.

    “Well done to our government and its partners AMREF for pioneering this move which acts as a refresher mechanism to empower community health assistants who not only identify common ailments and minor injuries at the community level for appropriate action but also find and refer health cases to the appropriate health facilities, coordinate community health activities and collate health data from household level among other roles” said Masinde

    While calling upon communities to embrace CHAs who represent a transformative initiative aimed at addressing the healthcare needs of the citizens,Masinde who is also a Bachelors Degree student in Public Health at Great Lakes University backed the government in its quest to deliver UHC.

    “Unlike in previous administrations,UHC was not community driven and locals were not involved in spearheading these reforms towards better health care.Our programmes lead to a citizenry that’s more engaged in care decisions and reduce the financial burden on care within the health sector. We share health promotion messages, monitor chronic health conditions and treat common ailments and illnesses.Through all these strategies,government is various steps in the right direction to actualise UHC which is part of President William Ruto’s BETA deliverables” he added

    The national TOT training expert Mildred Wanyama on her part said the week-long session will help people living in the villages to access better,quality and affordable healthcare. During the training,attendants are being subjected to community scorecard, a citizen-driven accountability approach for the assessment, planning, monitoring, and evaluation of public health services.

    A total of 12,090 Community Health Promoters [CHPs] who did not get training on basic modules in 16 counties are undergoing a three-week workshop aimed at empowerment with basic knowledge, skills and competencies in health care services to enable them function effectively in the community.

    Earlier this year the government released Ksh.3 billion to pay Community Health Promoters (CHP) across the country as millions of Kenyans continue to benefit from the landmark programme.

    Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua praised the 107,000 CHPs saying they were unsung heroes leading the implementation of a programme key in achievement of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

    “You play a critical role in the success of UHC and you are critical pillar in this intervention of primary health care. You are the unsung heros having worked for many years without any administration thinking about you and your welfare,” the DP said

  • CS Nakhumicha lauds Kenya’s collaboration with partners to better health care

    CS Nakhumicha lauds Kenya’s collaboration with partners to better health care

    The Government of Kenya will continue prioritizing partnerships with partners such as World Bank (WB) and Global Financing Facility (GFF) to improve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in line with President William Ruto’s national administration priorities.

    This was disclosed by Health Cabinet Secretary Nakhumicha S. Wafula during the WB and GFF for the Health Ministerial Breakfast at the World Health Assembly (WHA) currently underway in Geneva,Switzerland.

    She said the two partners have been imperative in ensuring Kenyan citizens are set to benefit from improvements in the quality and utilization of primary healthcare services and stronger institutional capacity to deliver vital health services across the country.

    “Kenya’s partnership with WB & GFF has been pivotal in funding health insurance premiums for the poor & vulnerable, covering 1.2 million households.This initiative ensures financial protection and access to essential health services.Their support of health projects has been instrumental in transforming Kenya’s healthcare system. Together, we’ve made progress” she said.

    GFF supports the government of Kenya to fastrack reducing gaps in health service coverage for marginalized populations in underserved counties through engagements with ministries of finance and health thus build up mobilization of domestic resources as well as allocative and technical efficiency.

    The partnership has been key in strengthening engagement with the private sector to expand quality services to the most vulnerable communities and piloting mobile civil registration units in remote areas to accelerate birth and death registration and ensure all women and children are counted in national systems.

    This year,Kenya secured financial support from World Bank to bolster primary healthcare services and enhance institutional capacity that will play a critical role in the progress towards UHC

    The capacity of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) will be strengthened to ensure timely availability of health products and technologies at the primary health care (PHC) level and enhanced transparency and accountability in fiduciary processes.

    The project is expected to address challenges related to geographical inequities in health outcomes, health financing and quality of care reforms, shortages of human resources, parallel health services for refugees with limited county engagement, as well as the suboptimal availability and use of quality data for decision making.

    Nakhumicha is in Geneva for a week-long working tour where she joins fellow Ministers of Health, Member State delegations and civil society representatives for robust deliberations in accelerating progress towards UHC, health and well-being; and the priority actions needed to advance social participation implementation, particularly at the country level. 

  • CS Nakhumicha champions for UHC in Geneva

    CS Nakhumicha champions for UHC in Geneva

    The Cabinet secretary for Health Nakhumicha S. Wafula on Sunday morning joined other delegates for a 3km Walk the Talk running Master Class at Place des Nations in Geneva,Switzerland where the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly [WHA] is scheduled to take place from 27 May – 1 June 2024.

    The exercise which brought together various health and athletics stakeholders among them World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,Kenya’s 800m word record holder David Rudisha saw the CS advocating for promotive and preventive healthcare through sports.

    She said Kenya is prioritizing mechanisms and strategies aimed at achieving comprehensive and accessible healthcare in utilizing diverse platforms including sports to promote preventive and promotive healthcare away from the traditionally curative approach.

    Recognizing the potential of sports in encouraging physical activity for better health, there’s a growing trend in emphasizing the health benefits of sports and exercise activities.

    “We continue to champion for promotive and preventive health care and physical exercise is a good way to keep fit and stay healthy.Joined WHO DG Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus,our very own in 800m record holder David Rudisha among others for a 3km walk on the streets of Geneva this morning.Regular physical activity is proven to help prevent and manage noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, hypertension, stroke, diabetes and several cancers. It also helps to maintain a healthy body weight and can improve mental health, quality of life and well-being” she wrote

    Speaking at the event, World Health Organization [WHO] Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said The Walk the Talk Health for All Challenge returned to provide a healthy kickstart to the WHA whose theme is All for Health, Health for All.

    WHO was joined with the United Nations family, member states, athletes, local sports clubs health partners and the Geneva community to celebrate the importance of healthy lifestyles and demonstrate measures to safely conduct public events.

    He urged member countries to intensify their pursuit of negotiations geared towards strengthening global capacities to respond to future pandemics and outbreaks in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that killed millions of people worldwide, broke health care systems and disrupted economies.

    Tedros described the immense disparity between rich and poor countries concerning access to vaccines and other necessities a catastrophic moral failure.

    “Over the past two years, WHO Member States have dedicated enormous effort to rise to this challenge posted by COVID-19 and respond to the losses it caused, including at least 7 million lives lost,” he said

    “COVID-19 affected everybody, in many ways, and that is why Member States started a process to develop a pandemic agreement to make the world better prepared for the next pandemic. While great progress was made during these negotiations, there are challenges still to overcome. We need to use the World Health Assembly to re-energize us and finish the job at hand, which is to present the world with a generational pandemic agreement.” added the WHO Supremo

    Health promotion, as an outcome of sport, is based on the concept that organized sports are promoting health because they offer physical activity practice opportunities, contributing to healthy lifestyles, but also showing evidence of benefits for physical, social, mental, and community health.

    Kenya’s UHC initiative offers a paradigm shift for the local health system to improve the quality of services in all public and private healthcare facilities while ensuring these services are accessible, affordable and efficient with a focus on preventive and promotive health at the household level.

  • CS Nakhumicha adressses at the Commonwealth Health Ministers meeting

    CS Nakhumicha adressses at the Commonwealth Health Ministers meeting

    Health Cabinet Secretary Nakhumicha S. Wafula made an adress at the 36th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (CHMM) reaffirming Kenya’s commitment to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and ensuring the most vulnerable and marginalised have equal access to health services across the 56 member countries by 2030.

    Speaking in her capacity as CHMM chairperson,the CS emphasised continued need to foster global and regional partnerships in line with this year’s meeting theme dubbed “Actionable Solutions to Building Resilience in Healthcare Systems within the Commonwealth, with an Emphasis on Small and Vulnerable States”.

    She called upon member countries to work together to accelerate efforts to achieve UHC by 2030, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), recognising that the COVID-19 pandemic had caused setbacks to hard-won UHC gains and exposed rife health inequalities within and between countries, including inequities of access to quality care.

    “At the center of these priorities was Universal Health Coverage, which aligned well with our last year theme, on “Getting Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the Commonwealth on Track by 2030. It is still my desire that we develop a customized Commonwealth tracker of UHC that is premised on the existing M&E frameworks.Together, we have participated in shaping the governance structure including the implementation of the revised Terms of Reference of the Commonwealth Advisory committee for Health. ” read part of her speech

    Highlighting the increasing daily threats of climate change which continue to have an impact on the health of countries, their communities and their loved ones, the CS rallied for collaborative action from all across health, finance, environment and climate ministries. 

    “The effects of climate change on health are enormous including amplification of determinants of health such as access to clean air, safe drinking water, access to sufficient food and secure shelter. We must therefore collectively deliberate and resolve to invest in resilient Health systems and Strengthen the capacity and capabilities of the healthcare workforce, that is also a key agenda in today’s meeting” she noted.

    Kenya is championing efforts for mitigation of climate change as exemplified by President William Ruto’s commitment in urging the international community to form a huge coalition for collective action over the escalating adverse impacts of global greenhouse gas emissions which pose significant threats to humanity despite increased awareness.

    Health research shows that transitioning to renewable energy and reducing emissions will save millions of lives annually and prevent a myriad of health issues. Adaptation to unavoidable climate change impacts is also essential, requiring investments in resilient infrastructure and innovative solutions.

    Besides,the meeting deliberated on investment in primary health care, utilising digital health technologies, integrating mental health services and building greater country capacity for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response – to help work towards a more equitable and healthier Commonwealth where no one is left behind.

    This,the CS affirmed was in compliance with Kenya’s efforts to monitor progress and share expertise on strengthening primary healthcare (PHC) services and leverage increased investment for digital innovations to improve population health thus deliver UHC which has remained a piped dream in previous dispensations.

    The Commonwealth has long advocated for the realisation of UHC – with efforts being made to ensure equitable access to medicines, sustainable financing, global health security, healthy ageing, and a reduction in noncommunicable diseases, in successive meetings.

  • Nakhumicha: Services at KNH have improved remarkably

    Nakhumicha: Services at KNH have improved remarkably

    Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha says the government has an elaborate plan aimed at improving service delivery at the Kenyatta National Hospital.

    Speaking on Wednesday night during an impromptu visit at the facility, Nakhumicha said KNH has undergone massive transformation through targeted reforms geared towards ensuring quality provision of health care services.

    “Having dropped here without announcing my visit, I’m very impressed with the activities of this facility and the manner in which services are being provided by our doctors, nurses, caregivers and the security officers. KNH is leading from the front in enhancement of quality of lives for Kenyans by providing patient-centred and evidence-based healthcare through facilitation of quick and coordinated care that promotes patient safety  as a result of improved efficiency, an aspect that eliminates delays in care and errors hence improved patient satisfaction” she observed.

    Staff at the facility lauded ongoing government efforts of reforming the health sector, one of the five pillars of Kenya Kwanza’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda [BETA] championed by President William Ruto.

    “As the staff we feel honoured following the visit by the CS who means well to the wellbeing of health institutions and general medical personnel not only here but across the Country” said Isaac Isamek, one of the nurses at the referral facility.

    In May last year, Nakhumicha inaugurated the KNH board of management, a move she said demonstrated the important role that KNH plays in delivering exceptional health services for city residents further expressing confidence that the new KNH board will contribute greatly to the health facility’s prosperity.

    “The government is committed to supporting the management of KNH in fulfilling its mandate of  providing high-quality healthcare services to all citizens. The newly appointed board members bring a wealth of expertise in healthcare, administration, and governance.” noted CS Nakhumicha.

  • Renowned city lawyer endorse Peter Wanyama’s LSK Presidency

    Renowned city lawyer endorse Peter Wanyama’s LSK Presidency

    Popular city lawyer Donald Kipkorir has backed the candidature of lawyer Peter Wanyama’s Law Society of Kenya [LSK] Presidential race in the elections slated for February this year ,when members are expected to install a new council to replace the current team led by President Eric Theuri whose two-year term is ending.

    Kipkorir who is considered one of the country’s affluent advocates with speciality in corporate and commercial law said Wanyama if elected will bring fresh ideas and much needed reforms to Kenya’s premier bar association, with membership of all practicing advocates, currently numbering over twenty thousand.

    “In the past LSK Presidential Elections, I publicly came out in support of the sequential candidatures of Ahmednasir, Ojienda, Mutua, Gichuhi, Havi & Theuri & they all won. At least, it is a public record that is res ipsa … This year, I publicly endorse the candidature of my friend & lawyer, Peter Wanyama to be our next LSK President … Peter paid me a courtesy call & gifted me Law Digest works of George Kashindi .. Peter has the presence of mine, intellectual mien, cognitive intelligence & chutzpah to lead Kenya’s biggest & most influential professional society. LSK needs such a leader as it navigates our exciting & evolving times” he posted on his Twitter account

    Wanyama is riding on his resolve to continue with personal initiative of arguing important public interest cases at the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court besides supporting LSK branches and chapters.

    “There is a need for LSK to organise routine meetings of all branch and chapter leaders to discuss sectoral strategies facing practice and proffer solutions. LSK should also grant certificates to branch anc chapter officials for distinguished service afted leaving office. Strategic training opportunities that LSK secures abroad on climate change , data governance, artificial intelligence, rule of law, and human rights programmes should be equitably shared with the branches/chapters” Wanyama’s statement read in part

    As the Managing Partner of Manyonge Wanyama & Associates (MWA Advocates), Wanyama has earned the credit for building an illustrious legal career and a top boutique law practice on the back of his storied and fabled acumen in dissecting legal issues in handling complex, sensitive and high voltage cases.

    According to insiders,he has practical hands-on experience in handling corporate and commercial law and transactional advisory touching on capital markets law, competition law, law reform, policy review and development, legal processes of government contracting and guarantee, complex contract drafting and review, public procurement law, banking and finance laws; and construction law.

    The LSK has been instrumental in pushing for pro-democracy reforms and protecting public interest. It also offers checks and balances to the government, initiating public litigation in cases of potential breach of the law.

    Others contesting for the top seat are current LSK vice president Faith Odhiambo,former vice president Carolyne Kamende, council member Njoki Mboce and lawyer Bernard Ng’etich