A safe haven restoring hope for boys exiting prison life

Nairobi, April 19 -- Somewhere in the green hills of Ngong', Kajiado County, hope fills the air. And there is one special group of people breathing this upbeat breeze. Here lies a safe house for boys... Read More

Shhh... my wife beat me up! When men endure abuse in silence

Nairobi, April 18 -- This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Centre. One night in 2021, a year after the Covid-19 pandemic hit Kenya, an IT specialist in Nairobi faced a harrowing or... Read More

Women's role on land committees reduced to 'decoration'

Nairobi, April 15 -- A simple search on X, formerly Twitter, about "women and Community Land Act of 2016", returns results such as "For a long time, women were side-lined in community land management;... Read More

On free sanitary towels, the government has failed its schoolgirls

Nairobi, April 12 -- It's no news that latrines in most public schools have either collapsed or health officials have directed the institutions' indefinite closure to save the lives of children from d... Read More

Questions police should never ask a molested, abused man

Nairobi, April 11 -- Last year, a young man in one of the Nairobi's low-income settlements was molested by a man who projected himself as a friend. He was homeless and this 'friend' offered shelter, f... Read More

Stressed over postpartum weight? Here's the catch

Nairobi, April 10 -- Grace* a primary school teacher in Vihiga, Western Kenya gave birth to a son two weeks ago, and she is already stressed about her baby weight. "I weighed 76kg before I got pregna... Read More

Dear women, technical skills will get you a job, soft skills will have you fired

Nairobi, March 28 -- Before Naomi Murumba joined Nairobi Technical Training Institute in 2020 for a certificate course in food and beverage production, she had little idea how she would secure an indu... Read More

Hope deferred: Gender reflections on future UDA presidential tickets

Nairobi, March 27 -- At the heart of giving life to the two-thirds gender provision in Kenyan elections are political parties. It is, therefore, not surprising that the multi-sector working group on ... Read More

You misunderstood the President: Gachagua dims women's hope on political leadership

Nairobi, March 27 -- At the heart of giving life to the two-thirds gender provision in Kenyan elections are political parties. It is, therefore, not surprising that the multi-sector working group on ... Read More

Dada Radio: Station giving voice to the voiceless women of Siaya

Nairobi, March 21 -- Harriet Atyang would walk to school barefoot, and feel lightheaded. She would see blue, red, and sometimes green butterflies when there were none. Why? There was something impure... Read More

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