Dr Odhiambo David

I LOVE MY PATIENTS. I've committed to look out for their well-being and that's why I leave my place for work everyday knowing I'll have a chance to touch a life and learn in it. *Thread.

We are proud to participate in the East Africa Regional CPD Conference hosted in Addis Ababa by the Square Foundation, the Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Association, and the Ministry of Health – Ethiopia. #PSK2026

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We invite you to visit our exhibition booth at the ongoing MEDEXPO at the Sarit Expo Centre. Our team is on-site to showcase our services and ongoing initiatives aimed at safeguarding the safety, quality, and efficacy of medical products in Kenya. Held under the theme “Advancing Healthcare Access and Innovation in Africa,” the expo provides a platform for networking, knowledge exchange, and exploring solutions to strengthen Kenya’s health system. It brings together industry leaders, innovators, and stakeholders to share insights and highlight advancements shaping the future of healthcare.

Absolutely. And the silent fact is that no one questions the guidelines point by point , interogating the evidentiary basis of each proposition. But even more erroneously very many ignore that guidelines are for guidance not replacement of thought. In simple terms, they are like the electric pole, they may provide you with support to lean on in darkness but you need the electricity to light up so as to see.

I once advised a patient about family planning because it was her 3rd cesarean section…. She had 3 kids at the time. She asked me how many kids my mom had… I said we are 8 and I am the last born… She looked at me for a while and said, “What if my doctor is yet to be born?”

@citizentvkenya The irony is thick: those now building the high walls of 'merit' are the same ones who climbed in through the window. As they say in the village, the person who was carried to the hilltop shouldn't brag about how fast they can run. 🤔

One of the most valuable and often underrated aspects of digital pathology is the incredible freedom it brings to pathologists. Before my 3-year sabbatical in April 2021 and launching DKL in October 2024, I would often drive back to the lab late at night or show up in the early hours to my microscope 🔬 just to review urgent cases, wrestle with a difficult slide that wouldn’t let my mind rest, or clear backlog of cases before busy day occupied by other engagements. Those days are truly gone now at DKL where we were the first lab in Kenya and the region to implement a fully digital pathology workflow powered by the Roche VENTANA DP600 scanner and VENTANA uPath digital pathology software, both the first in Africa. With whole slide imaging from DP600 and secure remote access on uPath, that sudden spark of motivation to tackle a case means I don’t have to go to the microscope and glass slides at the office but can work on cases instantly from home anytime even at the wee hours as long as there’s good internet, allowing me to pull up high-quality digital slides. So no more unnecessary late-night or dawn trips to the lab. When the moment feels right, I simply open my laptop and get straight to work. It’s been such a blessing for focus, productivity, and honestly, for life outside the lab too. Digital pathology isn’t just the future - it has transformed how we deliver timely, high-quality diagnoses for our patients and their clinicians. I’m deeply grateful to the Roche team for partnering with us at DKL to pioneer this in Kenya and across Africa. We are in a new era of smarter, more flexible lab services 💫 Here’s to technology that truly transforms how we work. #DigitalPathology #Pathology #WholeSlideImaging #InnovationInHealthcare #DKL #DrKalebiLabs

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"What keeps you going?" "When I am low + slow, I go to my past + do some mining...I recite the apostle's creed [I believe]... then I venture into the future + create..." This is part of my past. Best student in Gauteng Province. My Master's thesis was built at Wits West Uni...

On this one, I am with Hon. Omtata. @IEBCKenya has a track record of unbelievable Maths from the National Tallying Centre. Let IEBC focus on tallying presidential results at the constituency level, simple arithmetic. Let them give us 290 set of results. Mathafu tutajifanyia.

@djeduhmaks This is typical #JevonsParadox at play. Question should be on how to structure a robust public transport system that dissuades people from driving to work everyday.

I have a theory for Thika road people. The government has been trying to solve the wrong problem with this traffic issue. It looks like a traffic problem but it's entirely a dependancy problem. Kibaki asked himself, what do we do? The then engineers proposed, we widen the road, create more lanes and space and a viaduct overpass. well, it worked for sometime, traffic eased, it felt like a good progress. After several years, more people started driving. The trips that didn't exist before suddenly starts happening and public transport stays the same. Year in, year out, slowly we got right back to where we started. I wouldn't call it failure, the system responded just exactly how it was designed to because Kibaki's engineers asked "How do we move cars?" instead of asking "how do we move more people " Nairobi needs a mass public transportation system both BRT's, Trams and Railway transport with govt incentives to reduce fare prices that will make someone with a car think twice about driving to work within the city.

Hard work paying off, literally

We are READY for Madina Okot in the 🅰️

The current economic landscape isn't just a challenge; it’s a masterclass in gaslighting the Kenyan taxpayer. Yesterday, EPRA didn't just hike fuel prices they insulted our collective intelligence. After weeks of motorists playing Russian Roulette with contaminated "fake fuel" and praying their engines wouldn’t knock, our reward for that anxiety is a higher bill at the pump. It is a cruel irony to be warned about bad fuel while being forced to pay a premium for the privilege of taking that risk. Whether you are behind the wheel, squeezed into a matatu, or sitting at home watching the price of basic commodities rise alongside transport costs, the message is clear, in this economy, the citizen is not meant to win. We are no longer just fueling our cars, we are fueling a bloated, detached system where the math simply refuses to add up because the variables are hidden from the public eye. EPRA must immediately publish the full Cost of Service Study and explain the rationale behind these phased margin revisions that are being implemented in total darkness. If electricity tariffs require public participation and stakeholder input, then the lifeblood of our transport sector should not be managed behind closed doors. We are being asked to fund a system that has completely forgotten the person on the ground, leaving us to wonder how we are supposed to thrive when we are constantly undermined by the very institutions meant to regulate our markets. Ultimately, we must stop pretending that administrative price setting protects the consumer. These "studies" are often informed by industry players with vested interests, creating a cycle of artificial inflation that stifles efficiency. Kenya would be better served by abandoning this opaque pretense and restoring genuine competition to the petroleum market. Competitive pricing, rather than centrally determined margins, is the only way to drive efficiency and protect the public from unjustified cost escalations. The frustration has reached a boiling point, and the only way forward is to demand transparency over opacity and competition over administrative control.

The World Health Organization @WHO has convened the historic first Global Forum of Collaborating Centres - one of the world’s largest and most diverse public health networks - bringing together representatives from over 800 institutions designated as WHO Collaborating Centres (CCs) across more than 80 countries. At the meeting, scientists highlighted the #health threats emerging in today’s fragmented world - challenges that not only create an urgent need for action but also open new opportunities to mobilize efforts toward better health solutions. The Forum concluded today with a renewed sense of commitment across the broad network, moving beyond rigid scientific projects toward more dynamic and integrated partnerships. Rooted in one of WHO’s core constitutional functions, the Collaborating Centres network has enhanced the Organization’s scientific foundations since its earliest years. In 1949, the Second World Health Assembly affirmed that WHO should advance health research not by creating its own institutions, but by coordinating, supporting, and leveraging existing expertise across the world. “WHO's network of collaborating centres is an immensely valuable but under-utilized resource for global health," said @DrTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. "It brings together the world’s leading institutions to translate evidence into action to support countries, strengthen health systems, and protect populations. Collaborating centres are a powerful demonstration of international cooperation, and what it means to stand with science." who.int/news/item/09-0…

@InsideKeOnline @ledamalekina The writer is on another level👌🏽

@ledamalekina How Gulf Energy Is Poised to Reap Sh6 Billion From a Fuel Crisis It Helped Create. insideke.online/how-gulf-energ…

I sat in the committee room yesterday reading emails between ORYX ENERGY LTD and the Ministry of Energy officials, including the Cabinet Secretary, and I was shocked to discover that they were all in agreement to import fuel at USD 253.94 per MT—while the same government they serve imports fuel at USD 84.00 per MT. If OMCs are not taking advantage in cohorts with ministry officials, who is fooling whom? This is an artificial get‑rich‑quick scam orchestrated by a fuel cabal! We are not stupid—only for the deal to be cancelled at the last minute when a shipment of substandard fuel imported by ONE PETROLEUM LIMITED arrived and was offloaded, costing Kenyans the equivalent of USD 198,855 per MT—still USD 114 more per MT than the government’s own G‑to‑G rate.

Madina Okot is going to Atlanta! From Mumias Kenya 🇰🇪 to the WNBA 🇺🇸

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