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To encourage handwashing, charity makes vegetable soap for the poor
By VOA,
1328, April 10, 2021 (EAT)
In Soweto slum of Nairobi, volunteers are making vegetable soap for residents to wash their hands and prevent the spread of COVID-19. About 86% of ...
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Diana Warira wins Africa Evidence Leadership Award
By Rachel Ombaka,
1327, April 9, 2021 (EAT)
Diana Warira, a policy manager at a global research center, has won this year's Africa Evidence Leadership Award. The award seeks to recognise indi...
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WHO says 1.5 billion people suffer hearing loss globally
By VOA,
029, March 4, 2021 (EAT)
To mark World Hearing Day, the World Health Organization is calling for action to stem the epidemic of hearing loss which currently affects 1.5 billi...
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Safaricom, Always among top 100 most loved brands by women: study
By Citizen Reporter,
1408, March 3, 2021 (EAT)
Safaricom, Equity and Always are among the top 100 most loved brands by women, a study by market research firm Ipsos and BSD Group has revealed. Na...
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Pangolins in the dock: Is the mammal really guilty as charged?
By Dorcas Wangira,
934, March 1, 2021 (EAT)
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...
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Israelis offered free drink for COVID-19 vaccine
By Reuters,
1152, February 21, 2021 (EAT)
An Israeli bar doubled as a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday, with free drinks given to those who got the shots. More than 43% percent of Israel...
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PROFILE: Ngele Ali, holding space for communities to use their own voices
By Guest Writer,
1126, February 6, 2021 (EAT)
By Patience Nyange and Esther Kirago Ngele Ali is an award-winning media, communications for development and advocacy expert with over 20 years of ...
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Women in Business: Rose Mwebi fights to stay afloat amid COVID-19
By Dorcas Wangira,
1054, October 31, 2020 (EAT)
Rose Mwebi, 42, steels herself everyday to keep her business ventures in Kenya's Kisii County afloat at the time of a global pandemic. She cannot a...
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Miners face new tuberculosis threat as COVID-19 disrupts treatment
By Reuters,
638, October 27, 2020 (EAT)
Vama Jele’s heart dropped every time he heard that another migrant miner home from South Africa had died from tuberculosis (TB) due to skipping trea...
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A shocking number of women are dropping out of U.S. workforce
By CNN,
907, October 8, 2020 (EAT)
Hundreds of thousands of women — nearly eight times more than the number of men — dropped out of the US labor force last month, as the pandemic co...
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Singapore will pay citizens to have a baby during the pandemic
By CNN,
1055, October 7, 2020 (EAT)
Singapore will offer a one-time payment to aspiring parents during the coronavirus pandemic. The country's deputy prime minister said the incentive...
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National Youth Council unveils Fursa vs Virus challenge winners
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1307, August 20, 2020 (EAT)
Four groups of youth emerged winners of the Fursa vs Virus challenge; a competition by the National Youth Council (NYC) seeking to empower youth to de...
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Raychelle Omamo, Sylvia Mulinge among 100 most influential African women
By Citizen Reporter,
1734, August 19, 2020 (EAT)
Raychelle Omamo and Sylvia Mulinge are among 100 most influential women in Africa in 2020. Omamo is Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary and M...
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Liz Guantai among 117 young African leaders selected for Women Deliver program
By Citizen Reporter,
1743, June 11, 2020 (EAT)
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 ...
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Musicians, actors to get Ksh.5K each from Uhuru’s Ksh.100M Covid-19 ‘gift’
By Ian Omondi,
1338, April 8, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday opened a can of worms when he announced that the government had set aside Ksh.100 million to cushion local musician...
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British actor Idris Elba says he has tested positive for coronavirus
By Agencies,
2240, March 16, 2020 (EAT)
British actor Idris Elba said on Monday he has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Also Read: Award-winning actor Tom Hanks, wife test positiv...
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Kenya’s Chakava among top women to watch in 2020: Forbes
By Duncan Mutwiri,
938, December 13, 2019 (EAT)
More women are taking up c-suites, becoming the captains of industry and holding the reins in governments. The bar has been set higher for women wh...
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Africa could take 140 years to achieve gender parity, a report reveals
By Duncan Mutwiri,
936, December 3, 2019 (EAT)
It could take 140 years to achieve gender parity, a report has revealed. According to Mckinsey Global Institute, the current pace of gender equal...
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Grey fingers: Ageing Singapore uses gardening to fight loneliness
By Reuters,
1124, July 26, 2019 (EAT)
Since her mother died last year, 74-year-old Lim Yeo Hong has been living alone in a flat on the outskirts of Singapore, scavenging for cardboard scra...
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LGBT+ campaigner bids to become Tunisia’s first openly gay president
By Reuters,
1036, July 10, 2019 (EAT)
A Tunisian politician vying to become his country's first openly gay president has said he will push to decriminalize gay sex and insisted his candida...
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