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Are you an abused man? Here's where to find help in Kenya

Nairobi, April 25 -- Last week, we published an in-depth story detailing domestic violence against men in Kenya, and the most asked question in my inbox was "so where can they get help?" Below are so... Read More


Sobering reality: More Kenyan men than women battle mental disorder

Nairobi, April 23 -- Data contained in a 2022 report by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics on status of men and women in the country indicates that 56.9 per cent of men compared to 43.1 per cent of w... Read More


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