Redefining Medical Media in Kenya – Welcome to mTV News
“The idea behind Mastermind Medics TV (mTV) came from a challenge many of us experienced as students. Important updates affecting medical students and healthcare trainees were often missed. Also, the mainstream media rarely focuses on issues relevant to our medical community in a relatable way. During the 2025 lecturers’ strikes, for instance, students needed a…
MKUMSA launches “The Mkoba” a version similar to the famous YouTube show “The Bag”.
Mount Kenya University Medical Students Association (MKUMSA) has officially launched THE MKOBA Edition 1, introducing a fresh entertainment concept inspired by the popular YouTube show The Bag — known for its DJ-driven music sessions featuring beautiful girls alongside the DJ, creating a lively and engaging atmosphere. The initiative seeks to bring students together through music,…
An Oath On Their Lips: Uzima University’s White Coat Ceremony
The Life So Short, The craft So Long To Learn On Saturday, October 10, 2026, Uzima University held its 4th White Coat Ceremony, bringing 204 medical students to a defining moment in their journey towards becoming doctors. “The Life So Short, the Craft So Long” a quote on the pre-event poster was so eminent, a…
66 Students Take the Oath as TUM Medschool Marks Second White Coat Ceremony
The Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) School of Medicine and Health Sciences held its second White Coat Ceremony, with 66 students taking the oath just over a year after the school’s launch in September 2025, the first medical school in Mombasa and one of only thirteen institutions in Kenya chartered to offer medicine. The event…
A New Chapter for UoN Medical Laboratory Students as 96.4% Pass Board Examination
After years of uncertainty surrounding professional licensing, 54 out of 56 University of Nairobi Medical Laboratory Science and Technology students have successfully passed their Board Examinations, recording a 96.4% pass rate. The results, already celebrated by the student community, mark more than just an impressive examination outcome. They represent an important milestone for a group…
How I Got a Neurology Internship in France After Studying Medicine in Kenya
Dr. Janu Stower has just completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Nairobi, and is now headed to Paris on the 2026 French Government Internship Scholarship in Neurology. He will begin the internship on 30th September at Hôpital Bicêtre, a teaching hospital under the University of Paris-Saclay. In this…
From Transmara to Oxford: A Conversation with Dr. Lemashon
Daktari Diaries Episode 1 Dr. Miheso Collins Lemashon, MBChB Class of 2025, is headed to Oxford this October to begin a PhD in Surgical Sciences after being named a Rhodes Scholar this year. He spoke to mTV about the journey. Where and when were you born? I was born in Narok County, specifically Transmara, close…
Tomorrow, UON First-Years Choose Their Class Rep. Here’s Why It Matters.
Tomorrow, first-year MBChB students will elect their class representatives, right before classes start next week. It might look like a small formality, but it isn’t. The person elected will shape how the whole year goes for everyone in that class. A class rep is the link between students and the administration, and between students and…
“The WhiteCoat I Never Wore: Why You Shouldn’t Miss Yours”
It is the start of October, 2021. Barely five months after sitting my high school finals, exams that were supposed to happen six months earlier before COVID rewrote the calendar, everything had happened too fast. Finishing exams, getting into the university I believed I was born for, to study medicine and surgery. The two-week grace…
Uganda scraps intern doctor pay, medics demand Sh4 million monthly
The Ugandan government has scrapped monthly allowances for medical interns under a new policy that reclassifies internship as a continuation of training rather than formal employment. Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi announced the change in June, days before the 2026/2027 internship term was due to begin. Under the new arrangement, government-sponsored interns will still receive…
From Wanting to Design Buildings to Becoming a General Surgeon: A Conversation with Dr. Nthambi
Dr. Penina Nthambi never planned on becoming a surgeon, she barely planned on becoming a doctor at all. A self-described artistic soul with an eye for organizing spaces, she was headed for architecture school until her mother convinced her otherwise. Today, Dr. Nthambi is a General Surgeon at Kenyatta National Hospital, Vice Chairperson – Kenya…
Kenya Has One Human Milk Bank, and the Plan for a Second Has Stalled
In summary: The human milk bank at Pumwani Maternity Hospital opened in 2019 and is still the only one in the country. Sites for a second had been assessed and Mbagathi chosen before the funding was withdrawn. This year’s World Breastfeeding Week theme asks countries to strengthen what works. Kenya’s first human milk bank opened…
