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Where victims of rape undego 'cleansing' to heal their scars

Data from the County Government of Kilifi 383 cases of GBV have been reported this year but many women suffer in silence.

By Marion Kithi 55 mins ago

Where victims of rape undego 'cleansing' to heal their scars

Youths do not live in a vacuum; they need support from all of us

Youths do not live in a vacuum; they need support from all of us

By Evelyn Samba 1 day ago

Voters show more faith in women by electing them to top positions

Voters show more faith in women by electing them to top positions

By Standard Team 1 day ago

Narok gets another woman MP in anti-FGM activist Agnes Pareiyo

Narok gets another woman MP in anti-FGM activist Agnes Pareiyo

By Godfrey Oundoh 1 day ago

Call to action: Use of gender data and statistics to deliver more inclusive 3rd generation CIDPs

Lack of appropriately disaggregated data, insufficient institutional capacities in data application, and issues with timely data availability have all been impediments.

By Groots Kenya 1 day ago

Call to action: Use of gender data and statistics to deliver more inclusive 3rd generation CIDPs

Culture change needed to address gender bias in Africa's ICT space

A PwC report shows that women currently hold 19 per cent of technology-related jobs at the top 10 global tech companies compared to men who hold 81 per cent

By Doreen Kinja 2 days ago

Culture change needed to address gender bias in Africa's ICT space

Women leaders can help solve challenges of the 21st Century

Women have been known to be resilient, flexible, listening, empathetic as well as courageous in making bold decisions in organisations.

By Rita Kavashe 3 days ago

Women leaders can help solve challenges of the 21st Century

Is the 'women agenda' in Kenya a big lie?

Kenya is far from achieving the women agenda, a decade after Constitution 2010. Pace of progress has been hampered by the inadequate implementation of laws

By Jayne Rose Gacheri 5 days ago

Is the 'women agenda' in Kenya a big lie?

745 women assaulted in campaigns, report says

A majority of the women who were subjected to violence (ESGBV) were from Siaya County, which had 59 cases, followed by Kisumu and Nairobi counties with 40 assault cases each.

By Jacinta Mutura 9 days ago

745 women assaulted in campaigns, report says

He drenched me in paraffin and was about to strike the match when...

Hannah Mburu would have been reduced to a smoldering heap had a neighbour not intervened

By Jael Musumba 10 days ago

He drenched me in paraffin and was about to strike the match when...

Joint efforts are needed to tackle online child sexual exploitation

The government, through the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the Directorate of Children's Services (DCS), has implemented strategies to combat OCSEA in Kenya.

By Caroline Parmet and Malath Ochieng 11 days ago

Joint efforts are needed to tackle online child sexual exploitation

How retooling is lifting women to break glass-ceiling in tough job market

Youthful females are now able to rise from the vagaries of Covid-19 and claim their place in workplace and business through new skills.

By Dominic Omondi 12 days ago

How retooling is lifting women to break glass-ceiling in tough job market

Kapsabet 'old girls' in plan to build Sh70m dormitory

They are targeting at least 1,500 former Kapsabet Girls students spread across Kenya and in foreign countries, to participate in the series of fundraising activities.

By Stephen Rutto 15 days ago

Kapsabet 'old girls' in plan to build Sh70m dormitory

Involve stakeholders in implementing reproductive health policy

A staggering 20,000 girls in the country seek care for abortion-related complications every year.

By Achieng Akumu 15 days ago

Involve stakeholders in implementing reproductive health policy

Save mothers from death during pregnancy and after childbirth

The responsibility of saving our mothers by tackling the causes of preventable maternal deaths belongs to all of us.

By Francis Githae Muriithi 16 days ago

Save mothers from death during pregnancy and after childbirth

Teacher accused of sodomising three pupils arrested

Sub-county police commander Tom Achiya said the teacher at Mosoriot Academy in Koiwo was arrested after the school administration raised an alarm.

By Gilbert Kimutai 18 days ago

Teacher accused of sodomising three pupils arrested

Suspects held over death, defilement of girl aged four

The minor died on arrival at Nyeri PGH prompting the facility's gender-based violence desk to call in the police.

By Nderitu Gichure 19 days ago

Suspects held over death, defilement of girl aged four

I'm not here for a catfight: When female candidates showed unity

Analysts on Tuesday evening argued that issues of women continue to weigh heavily in the political landscape.

By Betty Njeru 20 days ago

I'm not here for a catfight: When female candidates showed unity

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta says to continue with charity work after term in office

The First Lady said Beyond Zero will continue leveraging on its partnerships to address gender inequality, maternal health, and support for children with disability and other vulnerable groups.

By PSCU 20 days ago

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta says to continue with charity work after term in office

Coast records high sexual violence cases as more victims speak out

Gender-based violence cases have increased from 1865 recorded last year to 4,477 cases reported as of June 2022. Kisauni, Likoni and Jomvu sub-counties are the areas with prevalent cases of SGBV.

By Joackim Bwana 21 days ago

Coast records high sexual violence cases as more victims speak out

Media houses urged to focus on inclusive reporting

The call was made during a high-level four-hour consultative meeting on advocacy to ensure gender-sensitive and inclusive reporting.

By Nancy Nzau 24 days ago

Media houses urged to focus on inclusive reporting

Gender commission launches gender violence data tool

The initiative is in response to the government’s commitment number five made under The Generation Equality Forum.

By Nancy Nzau 24 days ago

Gender commission launches gender violence data tool

UN launches guidance note on reporting of children abductions

The UN office working on behalf of children caught up in armed conflicts has launched a guidance note to strengthen the monitoring and reporting on the abduction of children.

By Xinhua 24 days ago

UN launches guidance note on reporting of children abductions

Let's keep our families from poll chaos, Kittony urges women

Former Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Chairperson Zipporah Kittony said women should learn to resolve conflict rather than igniting friction in the society.

By Mike Kihaki 26 days ago

Let's keep our families from poll chaos, Kittony urges women

Why gender rule could elude next Parliament

According to IEBC data, every woman contesting faces an average 13 men. Only 1,962 women have been cleared while men who will be on the ballot are 14,137.

By Brian Otieno 26 days ago

Why gender rule could elude next Parliament

New gender data collection tool launched

The revised Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) framework now goes hand in hand with the existing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Information System.

By Nancy Nzau 27 days ago

New gender data collection tool launched

It would be wise for women to support female candidates

There has been a long-running maxim that women are their own worst enemies.

By Brenda Czeda Radido 29 days ago

It would be wise for women to support female candidates

Climate change pumping violence into the lives of Taita Taveta women

Taita Taveta is amongst 23 Counties that are classified as having Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL).

By David John Bwakali 1 month ago

Climate change pumping violence into the lives of Taita Taveta women

There is need for tighter regulation to stop cases of domestic violence

Over 40 per cent of married women in Kenya have reported being victims of either domestic violence or sexual abuse.

By Surjit Singh Flora 1 month ago

There is need for tighter regulation to stop cases of domestic violence

Next president should help end violence against women, girls

In the run-up to the 2017 elections, female political aspirants faced harassment, intimidation and abuse, both in person and online.

By Eva Ng’inja-Croft 1 month ago

Next president should help end violence against women, girls

Representation of women on boards up but much needed

With women accounting for 50.1 percent of the continent’s population, their participation in all levels of economic activity should be in tandem with their contribution.

By Catherine Muraga 1 month ago

Representation of women on boards up but much needed

Martha Karua, Ida Odinga to open Sh27m centre for gender-based violence victims

The centre will have a 40-bed hostel, a police desk, nursing room and counselling centre. Region records alarming number of GBV cases with almost 80 per cent unreported.

By Eric Abuga 1 month ago

Martha Karua, Ida Odinga to open Sh27m centre for gender-based violence victims

Women firms fight to break glass ceiling

The 'flower girl' tag is holding back women-owned businesses which are going after low-hanging fruits despite support to scale up.

By Graham Kajilwa 1 month ago

Women firms fight to break glass ceiling

Transgender players can choose men's or women's team: German Football Association

Transgender and non-binary footballers can now decide themselves whether to play for a men's or women's team

By Reuters 1 month ago

Transgender players can choose men's or women's team: German Football Association

Caitlyn Jenner: Swimming's world governing body FINA made right decision to restrict transgender athletes

Caitlyn Jenner has come out in support of swimming's world governing body FINA after they voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes

By Reuters 1 month ago

Caitlyn Jenner: Swimming's world governing body FINA made right decision to restrict transgender athletes

Rugby league joins clampdown on transgender athletes in women's sport

Rugby league has banned transgender players from women's international competition until further notice, following global swimming's decision to restrict trans athletes' participation

By Reuters 1 month ago

Rugby league joins clampdown on transgender athletes in women's sport

Survey: Women still less likely to own a mobile phone

Women are still seven per cent less likely than men to own a mobile phone.

By Jael Mboga 1 month ago

Survey: Women still less likely to own a mobile phone

Empower women to start and run energy products' enterprises

Gender inequalities are strongly connected to limited access to opportunities. Women face a number of constraints, the immediate one being starting and expanding a business.

By Onyango Rachael 1 month ago

Empower women to start and run energy products' enterprises

Why swimming's transgender restriction is important to the sports world

World swimming's governing body FINA on Sunday (Jun 19) voted for new eligibility rules that restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions.

By Reuters 1 month ago

Why swimming's transgender restriction is important to the sports world

Why William Ruto offers better prospects for women than other coalitions

Omanga argues that one of the pivotal issues at the epicentre of the current political discourse apart from the battle of economic models, is the gender agenda.

By Millicent Omanga 1 month ago

Why William Ruto offers better prospects for women than other coalitions

FGM 'done in hospitals' negating efforts made

To end the practice, Kisii County has established an Anti-FGM steering committee besides running anti-FGM campaigns to sensitise the masses against the practice.

By Beldeen Waliaula 1 month ago

FGM 'done in hospitals' negating efforts made

Violence in marriages a setback to child rights

Day of the African child traces its roots to the 1976 uprising in Soweto, South Africa over protests following introduction of Afrikaans.

By Ndungu Gachane 1 month ago

Violence in marriages a setback to child rights

President Kenyatta receives Africa Gender Award

The award serves as a mechanism to monitor and reward an African Head of State or Government who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in promoting gender equality and development.

By PSCU 1 month ago

President Kenyatta receives Africa Gender Award

Improve women's health, gender equality to spur Africa's growth

Economic independence of women is intimately linked to their ability to access healthcare and make informed health decisions.

By Norah Obudho 1 month ago

Improve women's health, gender equality to spur Africa's growth

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