Caption for the landscape image: Can family planning pills change how you love? Thursday, May 28, 2026 — updated on June 01, 2026 Scroll down to read the article Access to modern and effective family planning and contraception services is essential to preventing unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion. Photo credit: Shutterstock By Esther Intabo Article Related In an online conversation, a mother shared that her son had asked his girlfriend to stop taking her birth control pills. Three months later, the girl dumped him, ending their four-year relationship. She claimed to be no longer attracted to him. Pharmacies become Kenya’s new frontline for family planning For Elizabeth Shikuku, health workers’ strikes used to mean a high risk of unplanned pregnancy. Now, a shift in national policy is allowing women to access self-injectable contraceptives at their... Crisis as Kenya runs out of contraceptives The most popular injectables and oral pills are unavailable in public facilities, driving a surge in unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions Is it safe? Is it right for me? Your birth control worries addressed The misconceptions and facts every woman needs to know before her next consultation Recommended for you PREMIUM Planning to marry? Why the law asks you to announce your intention first PREMIUM Young innovators transform textile waste into income PREMIUM Why makeup artists for the dead struggle to find love PREMIUM The body count debate: When does a partner's past become a relationship concern? Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles PPB flags falsified eye drug circulating in Kenya, one person arrested The regulator says the drug may contain harmful or undeclared substances. TSC reopens search for CEO after court orders fresh recruitment The commission has set October 30 as deadline for applications to replace former boss Nancy Macharia. Funding crisis threatens Kenya’s family planning gains Donor funding shortfalls and a Sh3.3bn budget gap have left essential contraceptives out of stock at Kemsa, with officials warning of 1.2 million unintended pregnancies and 4,000 maternal deaths
Pharmacies become Kenya’s new frontline for family planning For Elizabeth Shikuku, health workers’ strikes used to mean a high risk of unplanned pregnancy. Now, a shift in national policy is allowing women to access self-injectable contraceptives at their...
Crisis as Kenya runs out of contraceptives The most popular injectables and oral pills are unavailable in public facilities, driving a surge in unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions
Is it safe? Is it right for me? Your birth control worries addressed The misconceptions and facts every woman needs to know before her next consultation
PPB flags falsified eye drug circulating in Kenya, one person arrested The regulator says the drug may contain harmful or undeclared substances.
TSC reopens search for CEO after court orders fresh recruitment The commission has set October 30 as deadline for applications to replace former boss Nancy Macharia.
Funding crisis threatens Kenya’s family planning gains Donor funding shortfalls and a Sh3.3bn budget gap have left essential contraceptives out of stock at Kemsa, with officials warning of 1.2 million unintended pregnancies and 4,000 maternal deaths
