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

What could be causing itching, burning sensation when urinating

By Citizen Reporter,

Ever gone to the bathroom only to feel a burning sensation when you are urinating? This is a symptom that many women can relate with and a now obvi...

urinating , UTI

Teen Vogue picks up My Always Experience after KOT saga

By Citizen Reporter,

Teen Vogue picked up MyAlwaysExperience, a hashtag started by Kenyans on Twitter, after it re-emerged on Wednesday with women across the world lamenti...

Always pads

Women MPs protest over suicide of schoolgirl shamed for menstruation

By Citizen Reporter,

Over 10 women lawmakers on Wednesday flocked the Ministry of Education office after it emerged that a school girl in Konoin committed suicide because ...

Kabiangek primary school , MENSTRUATION , periods

Ugandan Activist sentenced for vulgar poem about President

By VOA,

In a cacophonous sentencing filled with profanity and nudity, a Ugandan court has found activist Stella Nyanzi guilty of “cyber harassment” for p...

cyber harassment , Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni , Ugandan Activist Stella Nyanzi , Vulgar Poem

She wrote a poem about a vagina. It landed her in jail

By CNN,

How do women get men who are standing in the way of gender equality to listen to them? Grab them by their genitalia. That's the radical suggestion ...

Bobi Wine , LGBTQ , President Yoweri Museveni , Stella Nyanzi , uganda

Top Kenyan musician King Kaka to lead Menstrual Walk 2019

By Muia Joseph,

Kennedy Obimba, a Kenyan musician popularly known as 'King Kaka'  has unveiled his campaign for girls to get sanitary towels (pads). Also Read: Pe...

King Kaka , menstrual walk , MENSTRUATION , sanitary pads , Sanitary towels

Period of shame: Girls yet to receive sanitary pads in Kisumu school

By Laura Otieno,

A typical Friday morning at Ojola Kadero primary school in Kisumu sees Atieno*, a Class Six pupil joins her peers in carrying desks back to class afte...

MENSTRUATION , sanitary pads