OPINION: Safe abortions will save our future

By Guest Writer,

By Alvin Mwangi Every year almost half of all pregnancies - 121 million - are unintended. This is according to the World Health Organization report...

abortion , global gag rule

OPINION: Let’s adopt a Red Warrior mentality, talk openly about menstrual health

By Guest Writer,

By Janet Mbugua A year ago today, I convened the Menstrual Health Inclusion Conference, one of the first of its kind, aimed at bringing together di...

menstrual health management , MHM , periods , sanitary pads

OPINION: KDF – A showcase on effective communication

By Guest Writer,

By Alfred Ng’ang’a A few decades ago while growing up within the environs of military barracks’ in Nanyuki town, I remember my deep admir...

KDF

OPINION: Reflecting on COVID-19 learnings and angling for recovery

By Guest Writer,

By Joshua Oigara It has been an exceptionally tough year behind us. The COVID-​19 pandemic has triggered the strongest economic contraction in...

coronavirus , oigara

PROFILE: Jane Mutinda, career coach pulling down barriers that hinder women from leadership

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange I first met Jane Mutinda in 2012. She was the Human Resource Manager as I signed my employment contract to join the British Broa...

career coach , jane mutinda

BWIRE: Men involvement in campaign FGM vital

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire Efforts against some traditional harmful practices in Kenya including female genital mutilation (FGM) require not only the politica...

FGM

OPINION: Trolling Kanze Dena shows how disturbed we are as a society

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange On Sunday morning, I read a compelling tweet from Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General. Also Read: More mus...

Kanze Dena

PROFILE: Chris Diaz, pushing for youth to get involved in conservation

By Tony Owori,

Meet Chris Diaz, a business leader and conservationist born in Mombasa, Kenya. Through his career, Diaz has made great strides and contributed a lo...

conservation , diaz , Forest conservation

OPINION: COVID likely to spur housing boom in counties neighbouring Nairobi

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga In a recent interview with Citizen TV’s Yvonne Okwara, Unity Homes Executive Director John Latham revealed that the Covid-19 p...

Housing

OPINION: Kenyans’ negative reaction to Naomi Campbell misplaced

By Guest Writer,

By Mohamed Hirsi While each one is entitled to their opinion I also dare say that we are very bitter with everything and anything. Allow me to stat...

Lupita , Naomi Campbell

OPINION: Restoring girls dignity through proper menstrual hygiene management 

By Guest Writer,

By Sharon Kiburi Since Kenya ratified the Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) policy in May 2020, this important milestone has attracted investors s...

menstrual hygiene management , MENSTRUATION , Safepad , sanitary towel

OPINION: The workforce is changing, and HR practitioners must change with it

By Guest Writer,

By Siwar Zein The way we work has been irrevocably changed by the challenges we have been faced with in this difficult and uncertain year. Today...

COVID-19 , HR department , organisation

OPINION: Private energy generators hold the key to cheaper electricity in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

By Jeremy Gitonga The raging debate on why more Kenyans are embracing alternative energy sources to escape the Kenya Power Limited high tariffs is ...

energy

BWIRE: BBI; Let the signature collection begin

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire Its done! Signature collection on the proposed constitutional review through a referendum as recommended by the Building Bridges In...

BBI , Signature collection

BWIRE: After public lynching of KEMSA, what next?

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire The usual mob injustice, transactional nature and emotional approach to dealing with fraud and corruption in public institutions in...

KEMSA

Kaikai’s Kicker: Only clean, credible elections can take Kenyans to ‘The Promised Land’

By Linus Kaikai,

On my kicker this week, I reluctantly make reference to the increasingly tired analogy of Kenyans as the chosen people freed from bondage in Egypt and...

BBI

Gachuri’s punchline: Magoha’s loud slur

By Francis Gachuri,

In the last few days, I have been reading some clever writings of one Amit Kalantri, an author, professional magician, and mentalist. I found one i...

magoha , mbaka

South Africa’s smallholder farmer journey growing GM maize

By Guest Writer,

By: Verenardo Meeme Sixty-four-year-old Motlatsi Musi, from South Western Townships (SOWETO), has been farming since he was 12 in a venture that ha...

OPINION: Why affordable housing is a game changer

By Guest Writer,

Home ownership in Kenya has generally been reserved for wealthy individuals with considerable disposable income and for bankers who have access to loa...

OPINION: Frontline workers who have been turned into enemies

By Guest Writer,

As Kenya marks the International Day to End Impunity Against Journalists (IDEI) on Monday, concern has grown over the rising number of journalists who...

International Day to End Impunity Against journalists , journalist , MCK