OPINION: No justice in resolving defilement cases at home

By Guest Writer,

By Titus Adika Defilement in many parts of Kenya is still underreported and this is worrying for a crime that has the capacity to drastically chang...

defilement

OPINION: Denying boys and girls timely information about reproductive health is a tragedy

By Guest Writer,

By Elijah Magaiwa Last year, a 17-year-old girl from my home area of Kuria West in Migori County, got a backdoor and ended up losing her womb. Whe...

reproductive health

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

OPINION: Age appropriate sex education can be life saving

By Guest Writer,

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a lot of adolescents and young people remain and stay in homes: some are bored at home and always on their ...

GBV , sex education , SRHR

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: Are COVID-19 vaccines safe?

By Guest Writer,

In January 2018, Nobert Pardi et al. wrote a paper in the journal Nature reviewing the use of mRNA vaccines. By the time this paper was in print, seve...

AstraZeneca , coronavirus , COVID-19 , mRNA , vaccine

OPINION: What working from home means for women amid pandemic

By Guest Writer,

By Rachael Onyango The global pandemic accelerated adoption of technology, that spurred remote working. With the rise of COVID-19 cases, containmen...

coronavirus , Gender inequality , working from home

OPINION: Effects of child marriage on girls’ lives are seriously understated

By Guest Writer,

By Doris Kathia Sometimes the term child marriage obscures the fact that the practice disproportionately affects girls rather than boys. It is ofte...

child marriage

OPINION: No emotive approach to FGM, medicalization still rife

By Guest Writer,

By Maria Wanza  There was jubilation when a petitioner, Dr Tatu Kamau, had her case thrown out of court. She had petitioned the court in 2017, cha...

FGM , Tatu Kamau

OPINION: GBV survivors and those at risk should be considered when setting up policies for social protection

By Rachel Ombaka,

The third wave of COVID-19 has hit Kenyans hard with the effects of the pandemic getting worse by the day. Ministry of Health officials recently so...

coronavirus , Danida , GBV , Oxfam

Lockdown round 2: Now what for employees and business owners?

By Guest Writer,

On Friday 26 th March 2021, President Kenyatta announced the cessation of movement by air, road and rail movement in and out of Nairobi, Kajiado, Mach...

coronavirus

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: Say no to victim blaming and shaming of GBV survivors

By Guest Writer,

By Alvin Mwangi Women and girls continue to face life-threatening situations in their daily social, educational, economical and personal lives from...

GBV

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...

Remembering Lorna Irungu-Macharia, through the eyes of her loved ones

By Guest Writer,

By Edwin Macharia Lorna Irungu-Macharia was the loving wife of Edwin Macharia and mother of Nancy Mumbi Macharia. Daughter of the late Festus G Iru...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Edwin MachariaLupus , Lorna Irungu-Macharia

OPINION: We are no longer mourning but celebrating the life of Robin Njogu

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire It is no longer mourning. We are celebrating the passing on of a professional colleague, friend, journalism mentor, sociable and co...

coronavirus , Robin Njogu

OPINION: Public commitments against FGM must trickle down

By Guest Writer,

By Elijah Bosco The recent High Court ruling upholding the ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has given a much-needed boost organizations and i...

FGM

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: Work is a space not a place and self care is a must do

By Guest Writer,

Sanda Ojiambo was appointed as Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative in M...

sanda ojiambo

OBITUARY: Robin – radio legend, gentle-giant and friend gone too soon

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swilain Nairobi “The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without a purpose,” Myles Munroe, the Bahamian televangelist who die...

Covid-18 , death , Radio Managing Editor , RMS mourns , Robin Njogu , Royal Media Services