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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 18 days ago

Joint efforts are needed to tackle online child sexual exploitation

Teens face threat of HIV, violence and pregnancy

Teens face threat of HIV, violence and pregnancy

By Boniface Gikandi 27 days ago

Coast records high sexual violence cases as more victims speak out

Coast records high sexual violence cases as more victims speak out

By Joackim Bwana 28 days ago

Mombasa sex workers announce new terms of service, as the going gets tough

Mombasa sex workers announce new terms of service, as the going gets tough

By Peter Kimani 1 month ago

Sex workers announce new terms of service, as the going gets tough

A session with no romance adjusted to Sh500 from Sh300; a full package of romance is now Sh1,000, up from Sh500. Those who want to enjoy without protection will have to pay Sh3,000.

By Peter Kimani 1 month ago

Sex workers announce new terms of service, as the going gets tough

Kenyan extradited to UK to face sexual molestation charges

A Kenyan has been extradited to the United Kingdom (UK) to face charges of sexual harassment and molestation of minors.

By Stephanie Wangari 1 month ago

Kenyan extradited to UK to face sexual molestation charges

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison

The sentence was imposed nine months after R. Kelly, 55, was convicted of racketeering and sex crimes.

By Reuters 1 month ago

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison

Ghislaine Maxwell jailed for 20 years

Ghislaine was convicted in December of five charges, including sex trafficking a minor, for recruiting and grooming four girls to have sexual encounters with Epstein.

By Reuters 1 month ago

Ghislaine Maxwell jailed for 20 years

12 million children in Kenya have access to porn

Report indicates that most children in Kenya have low levels of awareness of risks posed by the internet. Covid-19 increased their access to the internet due to virtual learning.

By Jacinta Mutura 2 months ago

12 million children in Kenya have access to porn

Women journalists bear brunt of sexual harassment online

Over 70 per cent of women journalists worldwide have faced online harassment.

By Nancy Nzau 2 months ago

Women journalists bear brunt of sexual harassment online

Go ahead, have sex during pregnancy

Men have a sense of guilt in touching expectant women, who also wonder whether if intercourse will interfere with their pregnancies.

By Rosa Agutu 2 months ago

Go ahead, have sex during pregnancy

Christian Religious Fundamentalism in Kenya; What do we know about it?

Pervasive stigma against sexual and gender minorities among religious leaders and politicisation of this stigma does in fact have practical negative public policy outcomes for LGBTQ+ people.

By Kuria Foundation 2 months ago

Christian Religious Fundamentalism in Kenya; What do we know about it?

Man City's Mendy pleads not guilty to nine sex offences

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has denied nine sexual offences against six young women

By Reuters 2 months ago

Man City's Mendy pleads not guilty to nine sex offences

Musk denies he sexually harassed flight attendant on private jet

Business Insider reported earlier on Thursday that Musk's SpaceX paid $250,000 in 2018 to settle a sexual harassment claim from an unnamed private jet flight attendant.

By Reuters 3 months ago

Musk denies he sexually harassed flight attendant on private jet

Judge rules against mandatory sentences for sexual offenders

Sexual offenders have been given hopes for lighter sentences after the High Court declared it is unconstitutional to punish them with mandatory lengthy jail terms.

By Paul Ogemba 3 months ago

Judge rules against mandatory sentences for sexual offenders

I was given two cats by a mganga to boost my business - former sex worker

Mueni also sheds light on why most of the ladies in the sex industry flock to witchdoctors and why she refused to be a Freemason.

By Jael Musumba 3 months ago

I was given two cats by a mganga to boost my business - former sex worker

Schooling can't buy diapers or food for my child

Apart from unwanted pregnancies, the girls are exposed to STIs and HIV, while others opt for unsafe abortions from a large lack of access to reproductive health services.

By Rosa Agutu 3 months ago

Schooling can't buy diapers or food for my child

Sexually active Kenyan teenagers using contraceptive

Kenya’s married and sexually active unmarried women have increased their use of contraceptives in the last decade with the most preferred methods being implants and injectables for family planning.

By Saada Hassan 3 months ago

Sexually active Kenyan teenagers using contraceptive

Average age of Kenyan women's first sexual encounter revealed in new report

Women in rural areas are exposed to sex earlier than those in urban settings.

By Elvince Joshua 3 months ago

Average age of Kenyan women's first sexual encounter revealed in new report

Courts turning the tide on sexual, reproductive health rights

Experts are now urging the Executive to pull its part and entrench progressive sexual and reproductive health policies to match with the times and the law.

By Kamau Muthoni 4 months ago

Courts turning the tide on sexual, reproductive health rights

16 boda boda riders in Wangari Maathai Road alleged sexual assault freed

The alleged sexual assault incident occurred on March 4 this year on Wangari Maathai Road.

By Collins Kweyu 4 months ago

16 boda boda riders in Wangari Maathai Road alleged sexual assault freed

Media urged to step up fight against sexual harassment in newsrooms

Media organisations have been urged to be more proactive in the fight against sexual harassment of women in the workplace.

By Renee Were 4 months ago

Media urged to step up fight against sexual harassment in newsrooms

I have ideas that will impact people: Ex-sex worker running for MCA

Ex-sex worker Mary Mugure is determined to be Kiamaiko MCA in Mathare, Nairobi.

By Gardy Chacha 4 months ago

I have ideas that will impact people: Ex-sex worker running for MCA

Teens and sex: Hot button issue few are willing to touch

Sex should only be allowed within marriage. Outside marriage, stay celibate. Virginity and celibacy are the best ways to control the population.

By Gardy Chacha 5 months ago

Teens and sex: Hot button issue few are willing to touch

Suspect in Wangari Maathai Road sexual harassment video: This is my side of the story

Expressing how shocked he was, Zachariah Obadiah Nyaore says someone photographed him as he rode past the scene while carrying a client.

By Fred Kagonye 5 months ago

Suspect in Wangari Maathai Road sexual harassment video: This is my side of the story

Inside the 11-day hunt for wanted boda boda operator over attack on diplomat

Main suspect in assaulting a diplomat in Nairobi last week slipped through a police dragnet from Mukuru Kaiyaba.

By Kamore Maina 5 months ago

Inside the 11-day hunt for wanted boda boda operator over attack on diplomat

‘We finally have him!’ – DCI arrests suspect in Forest Road incident

DCI says the suspect has been engaging detectives in hide and seek games until his arrest a few minutes ago.

By Winfrey Owino 5 months ago

‘We finally have him!’ – DCI arrests suspect in Forest Road incident

Boda boda chaos: Let political class deliver promises or else...

A motorist in a traffic mishap was sexually abused in broad daylight. And Nairobi looked on; cold, unmoved.

By Barrack Muluka 5 months ago

Boda boda chaos: Let political class deliver promises or else...

Boda-nomics: Answer to economic problem or the making of anarchy?

Weep not our beloved leaders, the chaotic boda boda sub-sector is a true reflection of the economic legacy that you are leaving behind.

By Patrick Muinde 5 months ago

Boda-nomics: Answer to economic problem or the making of anarchy?

Police step up search for suspect in boda boda attack on motorist

The search for a boda boda rider police have linked to an attack on a motorist last week continued yesterday.

By Kamore Maina 5 months ago

Police step up search for suspect in boda boda attack on motorist

Boda boda operators linked to assault of foreign diplomat to be detained for 20 days

Sixteen boda boda operators arrested in connection with an assault of a female foreign national will remain in custody for another 20 days.

By Collins Kweyu 5 months ago

Boda boda operators linked to assault of foreign diplomat to be detained for 20 days

Senate summons IG, Matiangi over boda boda crackdown

Senators have summoned Interior CS Fred Matiang’í and IG Hillary Mutyambai over the planned nationwide crackdown on boda boda operators.

By Moses Nyamori 5 months ago

Senate summons IG, Matiangi over boda boda crackdown

Matiang’i: Government won't tolerate boda boda riders' impunity

So far, police have arrested 32 suspects linked to the attack on a female motorist on Wangari Maathai Road.

By Betty Njeru 5 months ago

Matiang’i: Government won't tolerate boda boda riders' impunity

It's time to put a stop to prostitution once and for all

Twilight girls are often discriminated upon when accessing health care because most of them are positive with HIV/AIDs.

By Sharon Tanui 5 months ago

It's time to put a stop to prostitution once and for all

Tana River woman gets 20-years in jail for sexually preying on boys

Margarete Nyokabi guilty of engaging in unlawful sex with the boy after picking him up from their home within Bura irrigation settlement scheme.

By Hassan Barisa 5 months ago

Tana River woman gets 20-years in jail for sexually preying on boys

Gay debate can’t be sole reason to ban films

The zeal to wipe out “sinful” sex-related content is justifiable in a country that detests homosexuality.

By Mark Oloo 5 months ago

Gay debate can’t be sole reason to ban films

Apply Sexual Offences Act impartially to stop cases of defilement and protect boys also

There are Kenyans who find it biased, and instead of pointing out its flaws, conclude that it does not protect the boy child.

By Clay Muganda 5 months ago

Apply Sexual Offences Act impartially to stop cases of defilement and protect boys also

Nairobi, Kiambu record highest child sex predators online

Two in every 10 cases of online child sexual abuse are perpetrated by strangers with most victims being girls between the ages of 15 and 17 years.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 months ago

Nairobi, Kiambu record highest child sex predators online

Alarm over rise in sex workers, high HIV infection rates

Commercial sex workers are being blamed for the spike in HIV infections in Taita Taveta county.

By Renson Mnyamwezi 5 months ago

Alarm over rise in sex workers, high HIV infection rates

Sexual fetishes: Some like whips, hot candle wax

Some people are unaware of fetishes until they’re introduced through pep talks, films or books like 50 Shades of Gray by E. L. James.

By Rosa Agutu 5 months ago

Sexual fetishes: Some like whips, hot candle wax

MPs hailed for approving intersex person for state job

MPs have approved the first intersex to serve as a commissioner of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR).

By Moses Nyamori 6 months ago

MPs hailed for approving intersex person for state job

Anger over woman found chained in Chinese village

The videos went viral on social media, prompting city and county authorities in the province of Jiangsu where she lives to investigate.

By Reuters 6 months ago

Anger over woman found chained in Chinese village

Prince Andrew settles lawsuit by sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre

The settlement potentially spared him further embarrassment in a lurid case that helped precipitate his fall from grace.

By Reuters 6 months ago

Prince Andrew settles lawsuit by sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre

Aquinas school in the eye of the storm over sodomy allegations

A parent of a Form One student has claimed her son was sodomised at the school.

By Jacinta Mutura 6 months ago

Aquinas school in the eye of the storm over sodomy allegations

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