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Why are more Kenyan boys dropping out of school?

Nairobi, May 14 -- Have you ever been approached on the street by a boy who looks about 10 years old, begging you to buy sweets, chewing gum or bananas while schools are in session? Have you ever pau... Read More


How Sh100-a-day work shapes motherhood in Kenya's informal economy

Nairobi, May 11 -- Grace Nyokabi gave birth to her child in March this year. She needed to feed herself well to ensure she produced enough milk to breastfeed her baby. But with no savings, that proved... Read More


Five years in jail, Sh2m fine: the law Karen Nyamu may have just walked into

Nairobi, May 8 -- On March 25, 2026, a female learner who had just started senior school under Kenya's competency-based curriculum was welcomed into the Senate chambers. Speaker Amason Jeffah Kingi i... Read More


Bound by law, broken by silence: One police officer's story exposes Kenya's bigamy dilemma

Nairobi, May 5 -- In 2016, two years after Kenya ushered in the Marriage Act, Siriri* was a happy police officer. He married his sweetheart in a church wedding in Kakamega County. But just four months... Read More


Trust, titles and traps: When spouses register property in parents' names

Nairobi, April 28 -- When Anne* discovered that the land she had helped her husband pay for was registered in her mother-in-law's name, the shock was immediate. What she had believed to be a shared in... Read More


'We are losing them': Why male teachers in Kenya are reaching breaking point

Nairobi, April 27 -- In Kisii Central, male high school principals are grappling with challenges that make their work unusually difficult. When they took part in a study on the influence of gender on... Read More