OPINION: Crisis pregnancy centres not the solution for rape survivors

By Guest Writer,

The emergence of crisis pregnancy centres in Kenya is a problematic solution to survivors of sexual violence who are pregnant as a result of rape or e...

pregnancy centres

Revoking global gag rule will save lives, civil society says

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyan civil society organizations (CSOs) focused on reproductive health and justice have welcomed US President Joe Biden’s decision to revoke the G...

abortion , eproductive health , global gag rule

Biden signs memorandum reversing Trump abortion access restrictions

By CNN,

President Joe Biden signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday to reverse restrictions on abortion access domestically and abroad imposed and expand...

abortion , marie stopes , PEPFAR

Chinese celebrity accused of abandoning two babies in the US

By Tonny Ndungu,

At first, it seemed like a classic celebrity romance. Zheng Shuang, 29, was one of China's most popular actresses after shooting to fame a decade a...

Biden win seen as green light for women’s reproductive rights

By Reuters,

Democrat Joe Biden as U.S. president will bring sweeping changes to women’s reproductive rights globally, starting with overturning a U.S. policy ba...

abortion , contraceptives , reproductive health , sexual and reproductive health

What does a Biden win mean for Africa?

By Reuters,

Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election is set to affect Africa’s 1.3 billion people on issues ranging from climate change ...

Joe Biden

School in Kibera to play key role in online education conference

By Citizen Reporter,

The Project Elimu School in Kibera, Nairobi is to play a vital role in what is billed as the ‘world’s biggest education conference’. The scho...

digital learning , Kibera , online learning , Project Elimu School

Large U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trials will exclude pregnant women for now

By Reuters,

The first two COVID-19 vaccine trials in the U.S. will not be tested in pregnant women this year, raising questions about how this vulnerable populati...

coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine , pregnancy

Providing women with contraception could save poor countries billions – researchers

By Reuters,

Low- and middle-income countries could save billions of dollars a year in health care costs by investing in making contraception widely available to w...

contraceptives , reproductive health

Atheists support Susan Kihika’s Reproductive Health Bill

By Citizen Reporter,

The Atheists in Kenya Society has expressed support for the controversial Reproductive Health Bill 2019 unveiled by Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika. Th...

Atheists in Kenya Society , Reproductive Health Bill , Susan Kihika

Push for SRHR policies, legal frameworks to protect the vulnerable amid COVID-19

By Citizen Reporter,

Initially, the awareness on women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) was more focused on the distribution of sanitary towels to youn...

coronavirus , sexual and reproductive health , SGBV , SRHR

How to pay NHIF via MPesa

By Emmanuel Kisya,

The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) is a public medical cover that helps Kenyans pay for services from accredited facilities. Some of the ser...

NHIF

In a first for Africa, Kenya census to count intersex people

By Reuters,

Kenya will become the first African country to recognize its intersex population in a census on Saturday that counts people born with a sexual anatomy...

census , Intersex , Isaac Mwaura

Governor expected to sign new abortion restrictions into law

By Reuters,

Missouri’s Republican governor could sign a law as early as this week banning most abortions in the Midwestern state after the eighth week of pregna...

abortion , Governor Mike Parson , Missouri , President Donald Trump

Anti-abortion billboards fuel stigma in Kenya, say women’s rights groups

By Reuters,

Women’s rights groups on Wednesday called on Kenyan authorities to remove anti-abortion billboards across the capital saying they were inaccurate an...

abortion , marie stopes

States push near-bans on abortion to target Roe v. Wade

By VOA,

Emboldened by the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court, anti-abortion lawmakers and activists in numerous states are pushing near-total bans...

Roe v. Wade

Sex education in schools will curb early pregnancies, Molo MP says

By Robert Maina,

Molo MP Francis Kimani Kuria has slammed those opposed to the introduction of sex education in schools. Speaking in Nakuru town during an interview...

sex education , teen pregnancies

‘Sexist’ data holds women back, Bill and Melinda Gates say

By Reuters,

"Sexist" data is making it harder to improve women's and girls' lives, the world's leading philanthropic couple Bill and Melinda Gates said Tuesday in...

bill gates , Melinda Gates , sexist data

Empowering refugees through energy

By VOA,

Jerome Mbusuka fled violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and found safety in a sprawling refugee camp here in Kenya's northwest corner. He als...

Ayen Bior , DRC Congo , kakuma refugee camp , Tijana Radojicic , UNHCR

Millie Odhiambo revives bill on surrogacy, IVF

By Citizen Reporter,

Couples battling infertility issues have been challenged to speak out and embrace assisted reproduction to enable them have children. This was afte...

IVF , Millie Odhiambo , surrogacy