The Standard Group Plc is a
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influence in matters of national and international interest.
Managing Director of Care Cervical Cancer Dr Jennifer Lang examines a woman at Kisii Level five hospital on November 12, 2015 [Denish Ochieng, Standard]
The Reproductive Health Bill, 2019 which proposed to make prenatal, delivery, and postnatal services free for every woman in Kenya was withdrawn earlier this year to allow for more public participation.
The Bill, sponsored by Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika, was gazetted in November 2019 and was first read in Parliament on February 18, 2020.
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