OPINION: What has made my 13-year marriage successful

By Guest Writer,

By Wambui Onyango I recently celebrated my 13 years in marriage. So many people asked me to share some notes on what has made my marriage successfu...

marriage

PROFILE: Eunice Kilonzo, a multi-faceted storyteller leading teams to excellence

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu Eunice Kilonzo is a nine time-award winning storyteller and journalist with extensive hands-on experience in o...

eunice killonzo

Chinese court orders man to pay ex-wife Ksh.845K for five years of housework

By Reuters,

A Chinese court has ordered a man to pay his former wife 50,000 yuan ($7,700, Ksh.845,383) as compensation for housework she did during their five-yea...

Beijing , china , housework , marriage

OPINION: FGM is a serious cultural, health problem that must be stopped

By Guest Writer,

By Alvin Mwangi Girls and women should be protected from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a horrific practice that results in mental and physical p...

coronavirus , FGM

PROFILE: Meet Ruth Musembi, public relations guru with a knack for spotting talent

By Guest Writer,

Ruth Musembi is an accomplished Corporate Communication Expert, a proficient educator, and a certified coach. She has been an adjunct faculty at Da...

Ruth Musembi

Couples tie the knot on elephants on Valentine’s Day

By CNN,

Fifty-nine couples in Thailand got married while riding elephants on Sunday, in an annual Valentine’s Day mass wedding ceremony at a botanical garde...

Valentine's Day

OPINION: Use a condom, safer is fun and sexy!

By Guest Writer,

By Alvin Mwangi According to the Kenya HIV Estimates Report of 2018 by National AIDS Control Council (NACC), there were approximately 52,800 new in...

condom , safe sex , sex

MANAMIKE: He packed his bags and left! So what was it all for?

By Guest Writer,

By Tariro Manamike “I’m done, I’m leaving!” He roars at me. The hurt, confusion and disbelief that I feel are overwhelming. How can this...

divorce

ICC convicts former Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen of war crimes

By Citizen Reporter,

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday convicted Ugandan child soldier-turned-warlord Dominic Ongwen for crimes against humanity, includin...

Dominic Ongwen , ICC , Lord's Resistance Army

BWIRE: Men involvement in campaign FGM vital

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire Efforts against some traditional harmful practices in Kenya including female genital mutilation (FGM) require not only the politica...

FGM

Cicely Tyson, iconic and influential actress, dies at 96

By CNN,

Cicely Tyson, an award-winning icon of the stage and screen who broke barriers for Black actresses with surpassing dignity, died Thursday, her longtim...

Cicely Tyson

Three school girls among them Class 7 pupil rescued after getting married in Kirinyaga

By Johnson Muriithi,

Police in Kirinyaga County have rescued three students from early marriage in Gichugu Constituency. Speaking on Thursday morning, Gichugu Sub-count...

Kirinyaga County.

Meet Barbara Itungo Kyagulanyi, the force behind Bobi Wine

By Waihiga Mwaura,

I first saw Barbara Itungo Kyagulanyi in person one day before the 2021 Ugandan General election. She stepped out of their Magere home alongside he...

Barbara Itungo Kyagulanyi , Bobi Wine , uganda

BWIRE: Review Statistics Act to facilitate data driven policy making at county level

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire That Kenya still relies on national legal framework on data collection and management while operating a devolved governance structu...

OPINION: Sex education the perfect pill to cure rampant teen pregnancies

By Guest Writer,

By Serah Kamau As learners troop back to school after a nine-month break thanks to the Covid-19 outbreak, hundreds of girls will remain at home bec...

sex education , teen pregnancies

The unfinished race: Kimetto, Jelimo to Rudisha…what went wrong?

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila in Nairobi Sandra Lamwaka in Kampala Gilbert Kiprotich in Eldoret David Rudisha is an “A class'' athlete, but it’s debata...

Alfred Kirwa Yego , David Rudisha , Dorcas Inzikiru , Pamela Jelimo , Unfinished Race

UNDP, CRAWN Trust push for increased access to maternal, child health services

By Rachel Ombaka,

Lack of access to maternal, child health services as well as poor provider attitudes have largely contributed to maternal deaths in Nairobi. Also Rea...

coronavirus , infant mortality , maternal deaths , Pumwani , Universal Health Coverage

Nearly a third of Kenyan youth stressed over COVID-19: AMREF

By Rachel Ombaka,

Nearly a third of Kenyan youth are stressed and living in fear due the effects of COVID-19, according to a study from Amref Health Africa. The stud...

AMREF , coronavirus

OPINION: Media a critical player in ending impunity in GBV

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire While the Kenyan law outlaws a lot of traditional harmful practices that for many years have enabled perpetuation of gender inequal...

GBV , Two-Thirds Gender bill. , Women in news

Couple weds in full PPE hours after bride tests positive for COVID-19

By CNN,

Traditional Indian wedding finery gave way to hazmat suits and masks in a remote north Indian village, after the bride tested positive for Covid-19 ju...

coronavirus , wedding