Two thirds of girls are married before 18th birthday in Homa Bay, Migori, Meru

By Citizen Reporter,

Child marriage is the number one driver of teen pregnancies in the country, according to a new report titled the State of Kenya Population 2020. An...

child marriage

Refugees in Africa face hunger as COVID-19 worsens food shortages, agencies warn

By Citizen Reporter,

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are warning that severe underfunding, conflict and disasters – as well as supply ch...

coronavirus , refugees , UNHCR , WFP

UN calls for end to FGM, child marriage affecting women, girls worldwide

By VOA,

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for urgent action to stop female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage and other harmful prac...

FGM , UNFPA

TECNO, UNHCR to support education for African refugee children

By Citizen Reporter,

Leading smartphone brand TECNO has announced a new partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that will provide qualit...

Tecno , UNHCR

Isiolo woman accused of killing baby says ‘I don’t know what happened, I was drunk’

By Moses Mwenda,

Police officers in Burat ward, Isiolo County, are investigating the circumstances under which a three-month old baby died. The officers have since ...

Isiolo County , Isiolo County Referral Hospital , murder

Coronavirus threatens Kenya goal to end FGM by 2022

By Reuters,

The coronavirus pandemic has put Kenya's goal of ending female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2022 in jeopardy, campaigners against the practice warned, ...

coronavirus , FGM

Let’s intensify efforts to end obstetric fistula even as we battle Covid-19, First Lady Margaret Kenyatta says

By PSCU,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has expressed the need to intensify the ongoing efforts to end obstetric fistula even as the country battles the COVID-19...

coronavirus , First Lady Margaret Kenyatta

Woman caught on CCTV abducting 7-month-old baby arrested in Nyamira

By Chrispine Richard,

Police officers in Nyamira have arrested a middle-aged woman who went missing after abducting a child from an unsuspecting mother. She was positive...

Nyamira

OPINION: Reproductive health in a man’s world

By Guest Writer,

I do digital storytelling and new media social justice campaigns. Two years ago, the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (Femne...

contraceptive , reproductive health , sexual and reproductive health , sexual health

Sudan makes FGM a crime in ‘new era’ for women’s rights

By Reuters,

Sudan has criminalised female genital mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail, a move campaigners said ushered in a “new era�...

FGM

Worldwide optimism about future of gender equality even as many see advantages for men

By Guest Writer,

Support for gender equality is strong around the globe, a new Pew Research Center report finds. Across 34 countries polled, a median of 94% think i...

gender equality

Africa CDC and AU must offer dignified, inclusive focus on women & girls in COVID-19 response

By Guest Writer,

Without the full participation and inclusion of women within the COVID-19 pandemic response, Africa’s efforts to flatten the curve and/or wipe-out t...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , femnet , GBV

Plan International, Inua Dada team up to create safe spaces for women, girls during COVID-19 pandemic

By Citizen Reporter,

Plan International Kenya has partnered with Inua Dada Foundation in a bid to supplement government’s efforts in creating safe spaces for women and g...

GBV , inua dada , Plan International

Two magistrates withdraw from Senator Linturi, Maryanne Kitany divorce case

By Dzuya Walter,

Two magistrates have now recused themselves from hearing the divorce case between Meru Senator Mithika Linturi and his estranged ex-wife Maryanne Kita...

divorce , Magistrate D.W Mburu , Magistrate Liza Lynne Gicheha , maryanne kitany , Senator Mithika Linturi

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta flags off 100-men run at Karura forest

By PSCU,

The First Lady Margaret Kenyatta  on Friday set the ball rolling for this year’s Beyond Zero Half Marathon by flagging off a 100-men run at Karura ...

beyond marathon , First Lady Margaret Kenyatta

OPINION: Let cities be livable for all, ensure equal access to services by women and girls in informal settlements

By Citizen,

Increasing numbers of people around the world are for various reasons moving, both within national borders and internationally thus leading to rapid g...

FGM , GBV , Gender Based Violence(GBV)

Nyeri: Parents who won’t take kids to Form One risk arrest, prosecution

By Samuel Mbogo,

Parents from Nyeri County who will not have taken their kids to join Form One by Friday, January 24,  risk getting arrested and prosecuted. Accord...

Form One

Polygamous men from Awendo say new NHIF rules will kill marriages

By George Juma,

The Union Association of Awendo polygamous which agitates for the rights of polygamous men has opposed the new radical propositions by the NHIF. Al...

polygamy

World’s most celebrated teacher Peter Tabichi meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

By Citizen Reporter,

Peter Tabichi, the Kenyan science teacher who won the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2019, met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday. Tabi...

tabichi

From Akothee to Hussein Mohamed: Top 10 most read stories of 2019

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The top ten most read stories of 2019 on Citizen Digital are: 1.Kenya Power announces power outages across the country from tomorrow February 23...