OPINION: We need youth advocates now more than ever

By Rachel Ombaka,

We often associate advocacy with a dramatic event or impassioned cause and tend to think of advocacy on large scales, such as the rise of youth moveme...

Janet Mbugua

Blaming and shaming GBV survivors in the media must end: lobby groups

By Guest Writer,

One week ago, the public were shocked by the disdainful comments made by former Homeboyz radio station presenters during a breakfast show aired on Mar...

GBV , Homeboyz

OPINION: But Mr. President, you forgot something important …

By Guest Writer,

By Florence Machio So we have all been treated to a flurry of clarifications after President Uhuru Kenyatta's address to the nation on Saturday Mar...

coronavirus , curfew

OPINION: Fool proof digital vaccine certificates management system key in aviation sector recovery

By Guest Writer,

By Captain Hussein Mohammed Vaccination efforts against COVID-19 are finally underway in Kenya. This is a major feat in building back lost conf...

OPINION: My experience with COVID-19 vaccine in Dubai

By Guest Writer,

By Wanjiru Kihusa On Tuesday, I received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine: Sinopharm to be precise. A lot has been said about COVID-19 vac...

coronavirus , sinopharm , vaccine

OPINION: Media and civil society need to have synergy

By Guest Writer,

By Maria Wanza Journalists have been urged to use gender disaggregated data as they write, publish or broadcast stories on women and girls empowerm...

gender , Journalists , media , women

OPINION: Why is the media so afraid to talk about sexual harassment?

By Guest Writer,

By Melanie Walker International Women’s Day presented an opportunity for us to think about gender equality and the long and often frustrating mar...

sexual harassment , WAN-IFRA

OPINION: Kenya’s big opportunity as it takes up EAC leadership mantle

By Guest Writer,

By Chris Diaz This past month has seen Kenya effectively take up the mantle of leading the integration of the East African Community (EAC). This...

East African Community

OPINION: Women’s subpar representation in national economic sphere is unacceptable

By Guest Writer,

By Liberty Kituu With women making up over half of Kenya’s population, their subpar representation in the national economic sphere is less than a...

coronavirus , economy , two thirds gender rule

PM Modi’s master stroke empowered Kashmir youth

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos Abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir has proved to be a blessing for youth in the Valley. Since, August 5, 2019 initiative...

PROFILE: Wanjira Mathai on continuing her mother’s legacy

By Guest Writer,

Africa Environment Day, also marks Wangari Maathai Day that celebrates the work of Kenyan environmentalist Prof. Wangari Maathai. In 2004, Prof. Ma...

Green Belt Movement , maathai , wanjira mathai

OPINION: What has made my 13-year marriage successful

By Guest Writer,

By Wambui Onyango I recently celebrated my 13 years in marriage. So many people asked me to share some notes on what has made my marriage successfu...

marriage

OPINION: Open letter to President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga

By Guest Writer,

By Dr. Stellah Bosire My elders, I do hope that this letter finds you well. I thank you for all the blood, sweat and tears that you put in, t...

2007/08 Post Election Violence , raila , Uhuru

High Bt maize yields impress Kenyan farmers

By Guest Writer,

By Verenardo Meeme Kenyan farmers, impressed by the high yields realized in GMO open field trials, are urging the government to speed up the proces...

Bt Maize

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

Uyghur activists seek international community support to build pressure on China

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos Global pop icons and celebrities are increasingly voicing support for human right violations, pro-democracy protests in Honk Kong, f...

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

OPINION: Ability to store insulin without refrigeration a game-changer in refugee camps

By Guest Writer,

By Sharon Kiburi Management of diabetes, a condition requiring daily injection of insulin, is much easier with development of drugs that can be sto...

Diabetes , insulin , MSF

OMAR: Kenya key to Somaliland growth and push for international recognition

By Guest Writer,

Bashe Omar Awil Last December, Somaliland President Muse Bihi visited Kenya on invitation from President Uhuru Kenyatta eliciting varied reaction fro...

Diplomatic ties , kenya , President Muse Bihi , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Somaliland