Exiled in Kenya, Stella Nyanzi continues to speak out

By VOA,

As a child, Stella Nyanzi’s parents fled from then-Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada in the 1970s, forcing her to live in Kenya as a refugee for five ...

bobi , Museveni , Stella Nyanzi , uganda

OPINION: Sanitary pads will encourage girls to stay in school

By Guest Writer,

By Alvin Mwangi According to the World Bank, At least 500 million women and girls globally lack adequate facilities for menstrual hygiene managemen...

Menstrual health , sanitary pads

Gov’t sets aside Ksh.470M to buy sanitary pads for school girls

By Citizen Reporter,

The government has set aside Ksh. 470million to buy sanitary pads for 1.6 girls in public primary and secondary schools. The program targets girls ...

sanitary pads

UK abolishes ‘tampon tax’ on menstrual products

By CNN,

The UK has abolished the 5% rate of value-added-tax (VAT) on menstrual products, known as the tampon tax. It means that from January 1, period prod...

MENSTRUATION , sanitary pads , Tampons

OPINION: Restoring girls dignity through proper menstrual hygiene management 

By Guest Writer,

By Sharon Kiburi Since Kenya ratified the Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) policy in May 2020, this important milestone has attracted investors s...

menstrual hygiene management , MENSTRUATION , Safepad , sanitary towel

Gov’t urged to distribute sanitary pads for free in schools

By Citizen Reporter,

It was Christmas come early for about 200 street children after they received an assortment of goods from a Nairobi businesswoman as part of her birth...

Scotland becomes first country to make tampons and pads available for free

By CNN,

Scotland has become the first country to allow free and universal access to menstrual products, including tampons and pads, in public facilities, a la...

Scotland

Governor Waiguru donates sanitary pads as part of empowering the girl child

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru is undertaking a sanitary pads drive as part of a program to empower the girl child. At a function held at Kiamugum...

Governor Waiguru , Kirinyaga County.

Michelle Obama and Melinda Gates: We can’t ignore adolescent girls in Covid-19 response

By CNN,

Today should have been a school day for 15-year-old Fortunate Ayomirwoth. But for the past five months, her school has been closed. Fortunate now s...

adolescent girls , defilement , early marriage , Fortunate Ayomirwoth , rape , sexual violence , teenage pregnancy

Mathare residents charged Ksh.15 to take a shower, Ksh.5 for toilet use

By Kadzo Gunga,

Imagine not having the things that you would easily take for granted, such as not being able to take a bath every day or when you want to. For many...

Mathare , menstrual hygiene , Plan International , shower for girls

Girls unable to access sanitary pads during COVID-19 pandemic – Migori Woman Rep

By George Juma,

Migori Woman Rep Pamela Odhiambo is urging the Education Ministry to release sanitary pads which had already been purchased for learners for distribut...

coronavirus , menstrual hygiene , Migori Woman Rep , sanitary pads , SRHR , unicef

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

Doctor in Embu embarks on making high-tech face masks using sanitary towels

By Anthony Ndwiga,

As youth in the country embark on using their skills to help in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus, in Embu, a youthful doctor has embark...

Face masks

Visa Oshwal Community boosts COVID-19 Fund with Ksh.25M donation

By Tony Owori,

The Visa Oshwal Community (VOC) presented their third donation to the emergency response COVID-19 Fund to help cushion vulnerable Kenyans. Also Rea...

Covid-19 emergency fund , Shree Visa Oshwal Community Centre

‘It was meant to reduce period shame’: Passaris on why she put her photo on menstrual hygiene products

By Citizen Reporter,

Nairobi Woman Rep Esther Passaris is on the receiving end of criticism online after she posted pictures of menstrual hygiene products with her face on...

menstrual hygiene , pads , passaris

Teenage girls in public primary schools to get sanitary towels from Class 6

By George Amolo,

The Government through the Education Ministry has embarked on a program to distribute sanitary towels to teenage girls in all public primary schools c...

MENSTRUATION , sanitary towel

From #Heels4Pads to free sanitary products at Nuria: Tribute to Jackline Chepng’eno

By Rachel Ombaka,

The horrifying story of Jackline Chepng'eno, who committed suicide after she was shamed for soiling her dress when she got her first period, has ignit...

Menstrual health , sanitary pads

Scotland set to make history as first country in the world to approve free sanitary products for all women

By Reuters,

The Scottish parliament approved plans on Tuesday to make sanitary products freely available to all women, the first nation in the world to do so. ...

sanitary pads

Expired gov’t sanitary pads recovered in Juja being repackaged for sale

By Moses Ngige,

Police in Juja, Kiambu County on Thursday recovered expired sanitary pads labeled Government of Kenya (GOK) at a residential house under construction ...

Harambee Stars midfield kingpin Omollo nominated for SOYA award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Harambee Stars midfield dynamo Johanna Omollo has been nominated for the Community Hero award at the upcoming Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year...

Belgium , Cercle Brugge , Community Hero , Harambee Stars midfielder , Johanna Omollo , Soya Awards