Robert Alai barred from publishing defamatory articles against Mediheal hospital

By Citizen Reporter,

The High Court has restrained blogger Robert Alai from publishing any defamatory words against Mediheal Hospital and Fertility Centre, a hospital asso...

Mediheal Hospital , MP Swarup Mishra , robert alai

PROFILE: Maryana Munyendo amplifies voices of missing children in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu Maryana Munyendo is a Child Safety Education Consultant, Founder and Executive Director of Missing Child Kenya...

Missing Child Kenya , munyendo

Pangolins in the dock: Is the mammal really guilty as charged?

By Dorcas Wangira,

The pangolin is the world’s most trafficked mammal. No one truly knows its conservation status in Kenya. When COVID-19 broke out in early 2020, some...

coronavirus , pangolin

Former U.S. Olympics coach Geddert takes own life

By Reuters,

Former U.S. Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert, who had ties to disgraced team doctor Larry Nassar and was charged earlier on Thursday with human t...

John Geddert

16-year-old Kenyan boy luckily survives flight from London to Holland after clinging to landing gear

By Citizen Reporter,

A Kenyan teenager has survived a flight from London to Holland after clinging to the landing gear in freezing conditions at 19,000ft. The 16-year-o...

London.

OPINION: U.K. can do more to strengthen security relations with Kenya

By Guest Writer,

Kenya and the United Kingdom continue to partner in key security cooperation programs exhibiting the two countries’ commitment in strengthening long...

Al Shabaab , BATUK , security , Theresa May

33 missing children found in anti-human trafficking operation in Southern California

By CNN,

Thirty-three missing children were recovered this month in an anti-human trafficking operation led by FBI's Los Angeles field office, the bureau said ...

South California

DCI probing cartel luring high school girls to party orgies

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are investigating an online cartel that has allegedly been luring high school girls f...

DCI

OPINION: More must be done to protect women and girls from cyber bullying

By Guest Writer,

Governments and social media companies have been challenged to do more than lip service to fight increased cyber-bullying cases and ensure that online...

Online Harassment

New Nollywood film ‘Oloture’ sheds light on human trafficking in Nigeria

By CNN,

Dressed in a transparent and colorful blouse, a sex worker in Lagos, the commercial center of Nigeria jumps out the window of a room at a party to avo...

Netflix , oloture

12 Somalia nationals arrested aboard a GK vehicle in Garissa

By Citizen Reporter,

Police officers in Garissa are investigating an incident in which 12 Somalia Nationals without valid identification documents were nabbed inside a cou...

garissa

DCI detectives bust human-trafficking ring, rescue 16 aliens

By Tonny Ndungu,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have busted a human-trafficking ring, rescuing 16 aliens on the Marsabit-Isiolo highw...

Outrage as Somali parliament drafts law permitting child, forced marriage

By Reuters,

The Somali parliament has sparked outrage by replacing long-awaited legislation to protect women and girls from violence with a new bill permitting ch...

child marriage , Forced marriage , Sexual Intercourse bill , Sexual Offences bill

Liz Guantai among 117 young African leaders selected for Women Deliver program

By Citizen Reporter,

Liz Guantai, a 28-year-old Kenyan lawyer, is one the 117 young leaders selected for the Women Deliver program that focuses on gender equality and the ...

liz guantai , Menstrual health , Women Deliver

Trump shares conspiracy theory on protester being shoved to the ground

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared an unfounded conspiracy theory suggesting that an older protester police pushed to the ground last week ...

Donald Trump

Can prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, survive the age of social distancing?

By CNN,

Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...

COVID-19 , lockdown , prostitution , sex workers , UNAIDS

The virus hunters who search bat caves to predict the next pandemic

By CNN,

Before entering the cave, the small team of scientists pull on hazmat suits, face masks and thick gloves to cover every inch of their skin. Contact wi...

bat caves , coronavirus , COVID-19 , EcoHealth Alliance

3 men sentenced to 125 years each over drowning of Syrian boy

By CNN,

Three human traffickers have been sentenced in a Turkish court to 125 years each in prison over the tragic drowning in 2015 of Syrian toddler Alan K...

Alan Kurdi , human traffickers , Syria

OPINION: Uhuru’s support for war on drugs key in keeping the country clean

By Citizen,

By Michael Cherambos The war on drugs is not an issue typically associated with our country. Although Kenyans are not major consumers of drugs, our...

BWIRE: Cross border movements and conflicts require more than security interventions

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The questioning of eleven Members of Parliament from North Eastern Kenya by police on Sunday on return from a visit to Somalia once...