OPINION: Stop discrimination and violence against LGBTQ+ community

By Guest Writer,

By Alvin Mwangi Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) persons in Kenya face high rates of sexual and gender based violence. The...

gay sex , LGBTQ

Former U.S. Olympics coach Geddert takes own life

By Reuters,

Former U.S. Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert, who had ties to disgraced team doctor Larry Nassar and was charged earlier on Thursday with human t...

John Geddert

Indian court rules that groping without removing clothes is not sexual assault

By CNN,

A court in India has ruled that groping a child through their clothing does not constitute sexual assault, drawing outrage across the country and frus...

India

Judge approves Ksh.1.8 billion settlement plan for sexual misconduct victims of Harvey Weinstein

By CNN,

A US bankruptcy judge has approved a Weinstein Company liquidation plan that allocates over $17 million (Ksh.1.87 billion) for Harvey Weinstein's sexu...

Harvey Weinstein , sexual harassment , Weinstein Company

Kirinyaga pastor sentenced to 140 years in jail for defiling his two daughters

By Boniface Thuku,

A pastor in Ndia Constituency, Kirinyaga County who pleaded guilty to defiling and impregnating his two teenage daughters aged 14 and 16 years has bee...

OPINION: Why we must handle teen pregnancy as a gender justice issue

By Guest Writer,

By Ngare Kariuki It is a gross injustice that many girls will not report back to school because they got pregnant during the COVID-19 lockdown. ...

coronavirus , teen pregnancy

OPINION: For media freedom let’s build bridges between the pen and the gun in 2021

By Guest Writer,

By Dinnah Ondari It is now cliché to refer to 2020 as a difficult year, thanks to COVID-19. Media especially took a hit from the harsh economic...

MCK , Media freedom , sexual harassment

New York Post to Donald Trump: Stop the insanity

By CNN,

President Donald Trump's favorite newspaper has turned against him. The New York Post, in an editorial that got the front-page, giant-font treatment ...

Donald Trump

Four boys, two adults rescued after being repeatedly sodomised by a police Chief Inspector

By Benjamin Muriuki,

A senior police officer has been arrested for allegedly sodomizing four boys aged between 14  to 15 years and two adults of 18 and 19 years in Maara,...

Tharaka Nithi

NorCal rapist sentenced to 897 years in prison

By CNN,

Roy Charles Waller, known as the 'NorCal Rapist', will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Waller was sentenced to 897 years to life in state p...

rape , Rapist

British envoy Jane Marriott reveals how she survived sexual assault

By Rachel Ombaka,

British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott has revealed her own sexual assault experience that occurred 17 years ago. Also Read: Domestic vio...

GBV , sexual harassment , SGBV

MCK demands stern action on Magoha’s aide over sexual assault claims

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) is demanding justice after complaints that a bodyguard attached to Education CS George Magoha sexually assaulted two ...

CS Magoha

Magoha bodyguard under fire after claims he sexually assaulted journalists

By Citizen Reporter,

A bodyguard attached to Education CS George Magoha has come under after complaints emerged that he sexually assaulted two journalists in Kisumu on Thu...

magoha bodyguard , MCK , sexual harassment

‘Quack doctor’ Mugo wa Wairimu fined Ksh.1.4M or serve 11 years in prison

By Dzuya Walter,

'Quack doctor' Mugo wa Wairimu was on Wednesday fined Ksh.1.4 million or serve 11 years in prison for running an unlicensed clinic. Mugo was charge...

Milimani Law courts , Mugo wa Wairimu , Prestige Hospital

Actor Nick Mutuma breaks silence after allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in 2016 resurface

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenyan actor Nick Mutuma has broken his silence, 4 years after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a viral Twitter thread. In a statem...

Nick Mutuma

COVID-19 fuels surge in sexual violence, child marriage

By VOA,

Fresh out of university, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi was living in the southern Nigerian state of Rivers when she was sexually assaulted. A housemate...

coronavirus

‘Black gold’: How global demand for hair products is linked to forced labor in Chinese camps

By CNN,

For the past decade, Mikayla Lowe Davis has been braiding and styling hair for her customers. “The first thing people see a lot of times is our h...

braids , hair , synthetic hair , weaves

OPINION: Are Kenya’s educated youth the criminals?

By Guest Writer,

By Eshuchi Richard The dynamic nature of youth crime patterns in Kenya is one that intersects security and education. Collectively, the youth inclu...

McGregor detained in connection with alleged sexual assault

By Reuters,

Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor was taken into custody in Corsica on Saturday amid allegations of attempted sexual as...

Conor McGregor

OPINION: The right to live free from violence is a basic human right even as we battle COVID-19

By Guest Writer,

The right to live free from violence, to be inseparable from your right and need to keep your body to yourself, to walk unscathed from the fists of ag...

coronavirus , FGM , GBV