Anne Mawathe

I am a journalist with tonnes of experience in broadcast journalism. When I am not telling stories, I am chilling on the farm.

[Anne Mawathe @Mawathe]

@Mghazake @C_NyaKundiH Sanitary towels and soap are not “enjoyment” accessories. They are basic health commodities.

[Defrontera @defronteramedia]

. @MOH_Kenya is considering replacing its gold-standard health surveys and shifting to facility-based data, after the U.S. government terminated the survey’s funding in 2026.

However, experts warn that the communities who never reach hospitals could be left behind.

@Mawathe dives into how the push to digitalise health may be deepening inequalities for those who need data most.

#MaternalHealth #DigitalHealth #HealthData

[Anne Mawathe @Mawathe]

Dear @Safaricom_Care my data has been disappearing at an alarming rate and I cannot understand why. I bought 44 gb yesterday, and by close of day, I still had no data. I tried calling your number repeatedly but it was impossible to get through. What is happening?

[Defrontera @defronteramedia]

Today opened with one of the hardest conversations we'll have this week: stillbirths. An estimated nearly 2 million stillbirths happen every year, and the vast majority are preventable.
The speakers did not shy away from the uncomfortable truth that too often, #stillbirth is treated as an invisible loss, one that doesn't get counted, discussed, or prioritized in the way it should.
A baby who was never born alive is still a baby who was loved and expected. That grief deserves acknowledgment, and that death deserves prevention, and that is what #IMNHC2026 is looking forward to.@alignmnh

[Defrontera @defronteramedia]

Kenya becomes the first country to join a global health initiative to reduce the deaths of newborns, as the country looks for solutions to reduce the deaths that have not decreased for the last 15 years.#IMNCH2026 @alignmnh @Jhpiego @JhpiegoKenya @MOH_Kenya

[Anne Mawathe @Mawathe]

@AnneKiguta Wow Anne. This took me waaaay back

[Defrontera @defronteramedia]

International Maternal Newborn Health Conference (#IMNHC2026),congregates 1,800 health specialists, innovators, government officials, researchers & advocates from 60 countries to talk about maternal and neonatal health. In person or virtually, register to report about the IMNHC2026 here 👇
https://t.co/4kN2vQMznI

[Defrontera @defronteramedia]

Even before the Stop Work Order last year, Kenya raised KES 2.7B for TB in 2023 — against a required KES 7.22B. That’s a funding gap of over 60%. How are counties adapting? Join our webinar with Kajiado’s TB & Leprosy Coordinator Joseph Sankok to learn how the county is sustaining TB care despite shrinking donor funding.
Register https://t.co/XoLvt3ohTn
#TB #GlobalHealth #Kenya

[Arianna Huffington @ariannahuff]

“The untold want by life and land ne’er granted,
Now voyager sail thou forth to seek and find.”
— Walt Whitman, “The Untold Want”

That poem is the guiding light for Now Voyager, a new bi-monthly print magazine devoted to longform international journalism co-founded by Nicolas Niarchos and Hélène Werner.

Nick (@PerneInAGyre) and Hélène describe the magazine as finding “its specific geography somewhere between a foreign desk briefing, a literary review and a cultural notebook.” It’s a publication that crosses borders — highlighting issues and new voices from around the world — through compelling stories, beautiful artwork and vivid photography, with dedicated sections on food and humor too.

The magazine’s first cover image sets the tone: a gorgeous watercolor by Camille Henrot that, as the editors put it, “captures the moment where a text begins. There will be twists and turns ahead, but this instant is illuminated, quiet.” The issue also features a portfolio of her work.

At last night's gathering at Les Ateliers Courbet gallery, we also celebrated print despite all the obituaries about the death of longform journalism! And I photographed Malù dalla Piccola (the artist who is also married to Nick) in front of the wall of her original illustrations of the writers and editors.

Congratulations to Nick, Hélène and the entire team on a glorious debut. Visit their website https://t.co/MNd9dAbVT1 to explore what they’re building and subscribe.

[Faizah wanjiru @wfayzah]

Congratulations ⁦@Mawathe⁩ on the launch of ⁦@defronteramedia⁩ a platform for impact health reporting tailored to inform and change policy, demand accountability and improve healthcare systems 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[SANTHE @SANTHEafrica]

Congratulations to #SANTHE Director @Thumbi_Ndungu who was inducted into the US National Academy of Medicine @theNAMedicine this Saturday for his contributions to medical science & global health.
#AfricanLedScience
@SciforAfrica @gatesfoundation @Aidsfonds @ragoninstitute @ucl

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

Verah Okeyo & @Mawathe were frustrated with newsroom constraints and envisioned producing deeply reported stories that communities, policymakers, & global audiences could not ignore.

So they launched this start-up: https://t.co/WvWgBtoMCn

📝 Originally by @risj_oxford.

[Defrontera @defronteramedia]

2 Kenyan mothers reached the hospital in time: one left with her baby but without her uterus, the other with her baby and memories of quality care. As #FIGO2025, the world’s largest congress on women’s health, begins,
@Mawathe asks: How can guidelines be translated into safer births for women?

https://t.co/64Vk6uzvhg

[Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn]

Verah Okeyo and @Mawathe were frustrated with newsroom constraints and envisioned producing deeply reported stories that policymakers and global audiences could not ignore.

From @risj_oxford. https://t.co/KSqSVPxrlK

[Defrontera @defronteramedia]

Our investigations don’t stop at the stories published on our website or shared on social media. They live on in video. Subscribe to our YouTube for bold, evidence-driven journalism: https://t.co/Twa7oBLzT3

[Defrontera @defronteramedia]

EXCLUSIVE: For the first time in 22 years, Kenya’s national health survey was published without maternal mortality data. The omission left policymakers and UN bodies and donors relying on contradictory figures. In an exclusive, Defrontera has established that @MOH_Kenya and @KNBStats will silently conduct a new survey. https://t.co/mSo1VAA0U1

[Vashti 🇰🇪🇹🇿🇸🇽 @iamverahokeyo]

@defronteramedia Editor in Chief @Mawathe has announced that the non profit is launching a special coverage on malaria.

This is how the coverage of malaria will be different 👇
https://t.co/fqALhfX6IH

[Defrontera @defronteramedia]

(4/12) The next day, nurses across Machakos went on strike. Her ward was skeletal; relatives had moved patients to other facilities.

[Defrontera @defronteramedia]

(8/12) Consequences? Machakos once outperformed the national average on health. Now maternal and child deaths are climbing. Women like Gladys are paying with their lives or their baby's.

Defrontera investigation👇
https://t.co/Ipr3W6ROts

[Anne Mawathe @Mawathe]

@koechwilliam I hope this is a discussion that has started sababu what a waste!

[Anne Mawathe @Mawathe]

Crazy traffic in Ahero. The devolution conference in Homabay ended today. There are people here trying to catch flights back to where they came from. 3 hours later, bado tuko hapa tukipiga soga.