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Push for SRHR policies, legal frameworks to protect the vulnerable amid COVID-19
By Citizen Reporter,
1558, July 10, 2020 (EAT)
Initially, the awareness on women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) was more focused on the distribution of sanitary towels to youn...
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Six police officers to be charged over killings, assault – IPOA
By Ian Omondi,
1144, June 4, 2020 (EAT)
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) now says six police officers will be arrested and charged with various serious offences including ...
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Nyamira MCA charged with defiling 17-year-old girl
By Jackline Mauti,
1914, September 9, 2019 (EAT)
A Nyamira Member of County of Assembly (MCA) was on Monday charged with defiling a 17-year-old girl. Appearing before Nyamira Law Courts, Magwagwa ...
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CJ Maraga urges unity in fight against sexual offences cases
By Chrispine Otieno,
1214, August 17, 2019 (EAT)
Chief Justice David Maraga on Friday called for collective effort in the fight against rising cases of defilement in the society. Presiding over th...
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Court postpones sentencing of rugby players Olaba, Wanyama found guilty of rape
By Sophie Njagi,
1202, August 9, 2019 (EAT)
The High Court in Nairobi on Friday postponed the sentencing of rugby players Alex Olaba and Frank Wanyama to next Friday, August 16, 2019 at 2pm. ...
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Man accused of sexual assault says victim ‘has not checked up on him’
By Sophie Njagi,
1349, July 24, 2019 (EAT)
A man charged with sexual assault of a minor on Wednesday shocked the court when he said the victim has not checked up on him. Cyrus Kusimba Masind...
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New twist in Mombasa Uber driver case over indecent act charge
By Babu Abdalla,
1544, July 23, 2019 (EAT)
Fredrick Mungai Njenga, the Mombasa Uber driver who was released over a faulty charge sheet, has now been indicted for committing an indecent act. ...
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Man, 71, arraigned for allegedly raping mentally challenged granddaughter
By Sophie Njagi,
2026, July 1, 2019 (EAT)
A 71-year-old man was on Monday arraigned in a Nairobi court for allegedly raping his 19-year-old mentally challenged granddaughter. John Kasoloyi ...
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Matiang’i says plan to lower sex consent age to 16 years is ‘nonsense’
By Citizen Reporter,
1758, June 7, 2019 (EAT)
Interior CS Fred Matiang'i has expressed his objection to plans to lower age for sex consent from 18 to 16 years. According to him, children should...
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Former Vatican treasurer appeals against abuse convictions
By Reuters,
1121, June 5, 2019 (EAT)
Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell appeared in an Australian court on Wednesday for an appeal hearing against his convictions for sexually ...
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Debate as court proposes sex consent age lowered to 16 years
By Raquel Muigai,
1018, March 27, 2019 (EAT)
An intense debate has emerged in the country after three Court of Appeal judges proposed an amendment to the Sexual Offences Act to have the age of co...
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Ex-Man City ace Adam Johnson released from jail
By Agencies,
1735, March 22, 2019 (EAT)
Former England international Adam Johnson has been released from prison after serving three years for child sex offences. The former Sunderland and...
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Pope Francis turns down resignation of French cardinal in sex abuse cover-up
By Reuters,
1826, March 19, 2019 (EAT)
Philippe Barbarin, the French Roman Catholic cardinal convicted of failing to report sexual abuse charges, said on Tuesday that Pope Francis had turne...
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Over 1000 teachers sacked for sexual misconduct, impregnating learners
By Makori Ongechi,
1120, March 14, 2019 (EAT)
Over 1000 teachers from various parts of Kenya have been sacked since 2010 after the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) established that they were eith...
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Former Vatican treasurer Pell jailed for six years for sexually abusing choir boys
By Reuters,
743, March 13, 2019 (EAT)
Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to six years in jail on Wednesday by an Australian court for sexually abusing two choir bo...
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London mum gets 11yrs for mutilating daughter in landmark FGM trial
By Reuters,
2214, March 8, 2019 (EAT)
The first person in Britain to be convicted of female genital mutilation (FGM) was sentenced to 11 years on Friday for cutting her three-year-old daug...
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Former Vatican treasurer Pell’s appeal process to begin in June
By Reuters,
843, March 6, 2019 (EAT)
Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell faces at least another three months in jail on child sex offences before his application for leave to ap...
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All you need to know about gender-based violence
By Elainer Mogoa,
1645, March 1, 2019 (EAT)
There is a day that marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women, which was on the 25th of November, offsetting the 16 d...
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Man in Narok jailed for 20yrs for defilement, impregnating minor
By Reuben Motochi,
850, March 1, 2019 (EAT)
A Narok Court has jailed a man for 20 years after it found him guilty of defiling and impregnating a 13 year old girl. Wilson Letuya Nkoiboni, 22, ...
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Cardinal Pell’s lawyer apologizes for ‘terrible choice of phrase’
By Reuters,
2112, February 28, 2019 (EAT)
The defense lawyer for Australian Cardinal George Pell, a former top Vatican official now in custody pending sentencing for sexually abusing 13-year-o...
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