Kibera residents watch in disbelief after demolition of their structures by KRC. On Wednesday 14th January, 2026, Kenya Railways commenced demolition of structures encroaching on the railway corridor in Kibra Constituency and near Nyayo National Stadium. The structures were brought down by the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) in bid to reclaim its land for a…
West Pokot County, Kenya: Beyond fever, weight loss and enlarged spleen(splenomegaly) or liver (hepatomegaly) together known as (hepatosplenomegaly), kala-azar quietly disrupts women’s reproductive health, causing fear, stigma, and delayed pregnancies that often go unnoticed but are reversible with early treatment. News Light Kenya’s Health and Science Correspondent, Henry Owino visited West Pokot, one of the…
At a high-level SHE & Rights session jointly hosted by the Global Center for Health Diplomacy and Inclusion (CeHDI) alongside partners at the Women Deliver Conference 2026, global women’s rights advocates sounded the alarm over a rising international pushback against gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The session brought together key…
The assessment, launched at the Mercure Hotel in Nairobi, shows Kenya slipping from “obstructed” to “repressed,” marking one of the steepest declines in East Africa. The report links Kenya’s downgrade to protest-related killings, mass evictions, police crackdowns and the criminalization of dissent.
Nairobi, Kenya, November 24, 2025-Grace Akinyi remembers the 5 a.m. queue where hundreds of women stood clutching jerry cans, waiting for water vendors who charged 10 shillings for 20 litres of water that might have come from the polluted Nairobi River, water that had already sent two of her children to the hospital with typhoid….
Chang’aa brewers of Kibera. In Nairobi’s Kibera settlement, cheap alcohol fuels a quiet crisis by wreckinglnn health, draining family incomes, and deepening poverty. Police Officers take bribes, encouraging and dare residents as Henry Owino, Investigative Journalist exposes its human cost, and calls for stronger policies to protect Kenya’s most vulnerable.NACADA launches Community Based Rehabilitation Framework…
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USIU’s Azza Mohamed, Jane Gititu, Shanice Muthoni, Samuel Mbugua, Antoinette Bonita, Mary Njoki (Glass House PR), and Tenda Mtana (Chief of Party, Kaya Advisory), during the award ceremony of the University PR Challenge held at the Aga Khan University, Nairobi. USIU emerged the winner, with Strathmore University finishing second, Mount Kenya University (MKU) securing third,…
By Sharon Atieno Nairobi, Kenya, August 26, 2025 — The Feminist Network for Gender Transformative Education (FEMNET4GTE) has convened its Africa Regional Action Workshop in Nairobi, bringing together more than 50 leaders, policymakers, activists, and education experts for a two-day meeting aimed at shaping bold strategies to advance gender equality through education across the continent….
When Mama Baraka lost her four-year-old son in 2024, her world fell apart. Her TikTok posts, which now serve as a digital memorial to Brylejones Baraka, detail the family’s painful struggle to save him. “Baby Baraka was a post-liver transplant; he was on immunosuppressive medication. He had sepsis and was admitted for three weeks, but…
