Articles by Rachel Ombaka

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

1500, May 18, 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...

Will Smith as the Genie in Aladdin. Photo/COURTESY

Will Smith brings own fun-loving Genie to new “Aladdin”

1109, May 11, 2019 (EAT)

Hollywood star Will Smith was reluctant at first to play Genie in the live-action remake of Disney’s “Aladdin”. This is because it meant foll...

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 was a 6th year Medicine student at the Moi University in Eldoret. Photo/...

Ivy Wangechi murder: Who made us judge and jury?

1119, April 10, 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...

Outrage over ‘mediocre’ Always pads in Kenya causing rashes, burns

1431, March 13, 2019 (EAT)

Shocking allegations of Always pads causing burns, rashes and skin irritation have characterised conversations on social media for the past two days. ...

Citizen TV's Saida Swaleh. in Kigali, Rwanda on March 6, 2019.

Citizen TV’s Saida Swaleh wins top African award for health journalism

851, March 8, 2019 (EAT)

Saida Swaleh, an award-winning journalist at Citizen TV, has been feted yet again. She emerged as one of the top finalists out of 200 entries for t...

GSU officers in running battles with passengers and striking workers at the JKIA in Nairobi ...

OPINION: Why send GSU officers with teargas canisters to JKIA?

1552, March 6, 2019 (EAT)

The ongoing strike at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) may have exposed the underbelly of the Government. The use of teargas at the a...

Kenya National Examination Council chairman George Magoha

George Magoha: Newest CS ‘on the block’ with 91-page CV

1137, March 2, 2019 (EAT)

Prof. George Magoha has been described as many things; tough-talking, no-nonsense, strict and selfless. The newly appointed Education Cabinet Secre...

Kenya's ambassador to Somalia Lt. Gen. Lucas Tumbo. Photo/COURTESY

Kenya recalls Somalia envoy after oil, gas blocks ‘grabbed’

1505, February 17, 2019 (EAT)

Kenya has recalled its ambassador to Somalia Lt. Gen. Lucas Tumbo after it emerged that oil and gas blocks in disputed territorial areas were auctio...

President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the nation on February 13, 2019. Photo/PSCU

Return to work or be sacked, President warns striking nurses

1132, February 13, 2019 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered nurses across the country to immediately stop their strike and return to work. The President in his address to...

Two Tanzanians arrested with Ksh.500K bhang in Suba North

810, January 23, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Homa Bay County arrested two Tanzanians with three sacks of bhang said to have a street value of Ksh.500,000 at Remba Island in Suba North. ...

Media Council of Kenya gives New York Times 24 hours to pull down gory photo

2218, January 17, 2019 (EAT)

The Media Council of Kenya has said the New York times must pull down a horrific photo showing bodies of those killed in the 14 Riverside attack in Na...

CEO Millenial HR Mwikali Muthiani with Citizen TV's Victoria Rubadiri. Photo/COURTESY/JERRY OTIENO

8 reasons why Kenyan women in the workplace may not thrive

1120, January 5, 2019 (EAT)

A Girlfriends Confidential Talk is a social meet-up that takes place every few months in Nairobi. The hang-out brings together women from all walks...

FILE PHOTO | A Black Lives Matter protest in the U.S. | Renee Bracey Sherman, a ...

Women using Twitter are in danger

1343, December 19, 2018 (EAT)

Women using social media platforms such as Twitter are in danger. Why? Because of violence and abuse. Driven by the alarming number of women who...

Spectacles. Photo/COURTESY/URBAN TORTOISE

Of tears, blinding lights & how 20-20 rule can save your eyes

1641, November 27, 2018 (EAT)

It's 6pm Friday and we are almost done with the day's shift but as I begin to shut down the laptop, my vision suddenly becomes blurred. My eyes are...

Ex-Gov’t ad agency boss Denis Chebitwey arrested

1800, October 27, 2018 (EAT)

Denis Chebitwey, the former Government Advertising Agency boss has been arrested. Also Read: Savula arrested over Ksh.122M gov’t advertising age...

Savula arrested over Ksh.122M gov’t advertising agency scam

940, October 27, 2018 (EAT)

Lugari MP Ayub Savula has been arrested after for attempting to defraud the government of Ksh.122million. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation...

Mrs. Jane Kiano died at the Nairobi Hospital on Thursday, October 25, 2018 after a long battle ...

Jane Kiano, former chair of Maendeleo ya Wanawake, dies in Nairobi

824, October 26, 2018 (EAT)

Jane Kiano, a former chaiperson of the Maendeleo ya Wanawake organisation, has passed away in Nairobi. According to a statement to newsrooms, Mrs. ...