Articles by Rachel Ombaka

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

1211, February 27, 2020 (EAT)

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...

Sheila Masinde to take over from Samuel Kimeu at Transparency International-Kenya

1135, December 19, 2019 (EAT)

Sheila Masinde is set to take over the the reins at Transparency International-Kenya after Samuel Kimeu resigned. Also Read: Kenya drops in the glo...

#HerIRemember: Tribute to women killed by intimate partner or family member

530, December 8, 2019 (EAT)

The Center for Women’s Global Leadership, founder and coordinator of the Global 16 Days Campaign to End Gender-Based Violence, has dedicated Decembe...

Women in News (WIN) Africa targets high potential media professionals for 2020

1143, November 30, 2019 (EAT)

More men than women hold leadership positions in the media industry in the region. Tifa Research, an African company, recently released a report in...

31 Kenyan women entrepreneurs win Invest2Impact awards in Rwanda

1156, November 29, 2019 (EAT)

31 Kenyan women entrepreneurs have been unveiled as some of the winners of the inaugural Invest2Impact. They are among 26 Tanzanians, 15 Rwandans, ...

16days: Fighting sexual harassment in African newsrooms

1249, November 27, 2019 (EAT)

UN Women has kicked off 16days of activism, a campaign to end violence against women and girls around the world. It began on November 25, which is ...

Star boy Joseph Ndegwa Ngari makes debut on JKLive with Jeff Koinange

1429, November 21, 2019 (EAT)

Joseph Ndegwa Ngari, the talented boy from Narok with the knack for imitating top news anchor Jeff Koinange, is the talk of the town yet again. On ...

Top 10 Kenyan companies whose high performance links to gender equality

1312, November 13, 2019 (EAT)

Ten top Kenyan companies have been ranked among global firms that achieved higher returns due to their focus on gender equality, according to a study ...

AWiM co-founder Dr. Yemisi Akinbobola and delegates during the awards ceremony at the Hilton Hotel ...

Top journalists win key awards at African Women in the Media (AWiM19) conference

907, July 29, 2019 (EAT)

The largest gathering of African Women in the Media (AWiM19) was in Nairobi, Kenya this week and brought together top journalists from across the cont...

Questions over Uhuru’s next move after Rotich charged

1612, July 24, 2019 (EAT)

A substantive appointment is in the offing at Treasury with President Uhuru Kenyatta forced to play the hand he is dealt with following the arraignmen...

H.E. Graca Machel speaks at the launch of Inves2Impact a business competition that ...

Graça Machel in Kenya to boost funding for women-led businesses through Invest2Impact

1326, July 11, 2019 (EAT)

Graça Machel who is renowned as an international advocate for women's and children's rights is in Kenya to amplify a funding initiative known as Inve...

President Uhuru Kenyatta pays tribute to the late Bob Collymore during the memorial service at ...

Bob Collymore’s last words to President Uhuru Kenyatta

1739, July 4, 2019 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta has revealed details of the last conversation he had with Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore before he died. Speaking during the ...

Robert Collymore, Chief Executive of Kenya's telecom operator Safaricom, speaks during a Reuters interview at ...

Details of Bob Collymore’s memorial service

1141, July 4, 2019 (EAT)

A memorial for the late Bob Collymore is set for Thursday at the All Saints Cathedral Church in Nairobi. Guests are expected to be seated by 10:30a...

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore. PHOTO| COURTESY

How the disease that would claim Bob Collymore’s life started as a misdiagnosis

946, July 1, 2019 (EAT)

The first time Safaricom Chief Executive Officer Bob Collymore went to a doctor after falling ill, he was initially told that it was a case of Vitamin...

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore during an interview with Jeff Koinange on the JKL show.

Safaricom boss Bob Collymore dies at 61

1328, July 1, 2019 (EAT)

Safaricom's Chief Executive Officer Bob Collymore has died. A statement from the telecommunications company on Monday morning said he succumbed to ...

Kenya grapples with fake news as women, politicians take the hit

821, September 27, 2019 (EAT)

'Forwarded as received' is one of the most common statements on WhatsApp messages probably intended to quash any doubts in the recipient's mind that i...

Participants at the World Press Freedom summit at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ...

World Press Freedom Day: Global leaders fault corrupt nations, dictators

1455, May 3, 2019 (EAT)

Leaders from around the world have called on governments to defend the rights of journalists in their quest to fight against corruption and to achieve...

Participants from around the world at the World Press Freedom Day summit in Addis Ababa, ...

Women still bear greatest brunt of online harassment, World Press Freedom summit told

848, May 2, 2019 (EAT)

Female journalists are more visible than ever in the digital era making them easy targets for online harassment, the World Press Freedom Day summit wa...

Ivy Wangechi murder: Who made us judge and jury?

2222, November 16, 2019 (EAT)

Why is it that every time a young woman is killed she is castigated and blamed for 'causing her own death'? In the era of social media, a section o...

KEBS to retest Always pads as women MPs put company on notice

1653, March 14, 2019 (EAT)

The Kenya Bureau of Standards has said they will be testing Always pads to determine if there was a breach of quality standards. This comes after w...