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Exiled in Kenya, Stella Nyanzi continues to speak out
By VOA,
906, February 19, 2021 (EAT)
As a child, Stella Nyanzi’s parents fled from then-Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada in the 1970s, forcing her to live in Kenya as a refugee for five ...
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CA, telcos set up interactive portal for safer internet for children
By Citizen Reporter,
1548, February 9, 2021 (EAT)
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has launched an interactive portal aimed at creating a safer internet for children. The project is in pa...
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OPINION: Trolling Kanze Dena shows how disturbed we are as a society
By Guest Writer,
919, February 1, 2021 (EAT)
By Patience Nyange On Sunday morning, I read a compelling tweet from Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General. Also Read: More mus...
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OPINION: Sexual harassment still rampant in Kenyan newsrooms
By Guest Writer,
1339, December 29, 2020 (EAT)
By Sharon Kiburi As the world comes to terms with appropriate work space protocol for women and all genders, Kenya media lags far behind. Also R...
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Women left out as news sources, newsroom leadership still ‘reserved’ for men: study
By VOA,
956, December 6, 2020 (EAT)
A new study into the representation of women in media says news organizations should do more to include female perspectives. The first step to achi...
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NGEC raises concern over rising cases of domestic violence, sexual harassment
By Rachel Ombaka,
1153, November 26, 2020 (EAT)
The National Gender and Equality Commission has expressed concern over emerging trends of domestic violence and sexual harassment directed to women,...
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73pc of female journalists likely to experience sexual harassment: MCK study
By Rachel Ombaka,
1440, November 4, 2020 (EAT)
73 per cent of female journalists are highly likely to experience sexual harassment during assignments, a new study from the Media Council of Kenya (M...
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OPINION: More must be done to protect women and girls from cyber bullying
By Guest Writer,
1309, October 11, 2020 (EAT)
Governments and social media companies have been challenged to do more than lip service to fight increased cyber-bullying cases and ensure that online...
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Abuse and harassment driving girls off social media – global survey
By Citizen Reporter,
1758, October 6, 2020 (EAT)
Girls and young women worldwide are demanding urgent action from social media companies after a landmark survey has revealed more than half (58%) have...
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CS Mucheru: Kenyan parents struggling to control online content for children
By Citizen Reporter,
1800, June 21, 2020 (EAT)
ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has decried increasing cases of children accessing inappropriate content following the closure of schools over the C...
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How one gay Egyptian woman stood up to homophobia and paid the ultimate price
By CNN,
1006, June 18, 2020 (EAT)
In 2017, Sarah Hegazi was arrested and said she was tortured for waving a rainbow gay pride flag at a concert in Cairo. Last weekend, the 30-year...
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Irate CS Kagwe blasts social media users over attack on Brenda Cherotich
By Citizen Reporter,
1621, April 2, 2020 (EAT)
Health CS Mutahi Kagwe came out guns blazing expressing rage over the social media attack on Brenda Cherotich, one of the recovered coronavirus patien...
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Facebook hosts Safer Internet Forum in Nairobi
By Citizen Reporter,
2009, February 14, 2020 (EAT)
Facebook in partnership with Watoto Watch Network on Friday hosted the “Facebook for Safer Internet Forum” to demonstrate how the company and Its ...
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16days: Fighting sexual harassment in African newsrooms
By Rachel Ombaka,
1249, November 27, 2019 (EAT)
UN Women has kicked off 16days of activism, a campaign to end violence against women and girls around the world. It began on November 25, which is ...
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Why men have more internet access worldwide
By Duncan Mutwiri,
951, November 16, 2019 (EAT)
A recent survey has shown that, globally, men are more likely to access the internet than women. In the Inclusive Internet Index compiled by the Ec...
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AP officer in Kakamega Central cries out for help, blames seniors for ‘frustrating’ her
By Citizen Reporter,
1102, October 19, 2019 (EAT)
A police disciplinary committee is now investigating a case where a female police officer on Friday caused a scene at the Kakamega County Commissioner...
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Ugandan Activist sentenced for vulgar poem about President
By VOA,
922, August 6, 2019 (EAT)
In a cacophonous sentencing filled with profanity and nudity, a Ugandan court has found activist Stella Nyanzi guilty of “cyber harassment” for p...
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BWIRE: It’s time to revisit protection of journalists in Kenya
By Victor Bwire,
2115, July 22, 2019 (EAT)
By Victor Bwire The mysterious circumstances surrounding journalist Azory Gwanda, in Tanzania, whose fate remains unknown are similar to what happe...
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She wrote a poem about a vagina. It landed her in jail
By CNN,
1124, July 8, 2019 (EAT)
How do women get men who are standing in the way of gender equality to listen to them? Grab them by their genitalia. That's the radical suggestion ...
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Kenya grapples with fake news as women, politicians take the hit
By Rachel Ombaka,
821, September 27, 2019 (EAT)
'Forwarded as received' is one of the most common statements on WhatsApp messages probably intended to quash any doubts in the recipient's mind that i...
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