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Global Rights Advocates Warn of Growing Anti-Gender Backlash as Calls for Abortion Bias Intensify

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…

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SNV, Uasin Gishu County Seal Deal to Boost Inclusive Development

The agreement sets out a framework for collaboration in inclusive entrepreneurship, regenerative agriculture and the productive use of renewable energy, with a focus on expanding opportunities for women and youth. SNV has worked in Kenya since 1967, supporting development at both national and county levels through partnerships with government institutions, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…

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Women, youth are at centre of rising digital threats as Kenya’s digital footprint expands

Different media and CBO’s organizations taking a group photo after a training with Trust lab at Double Tree Hilton Nairobi. As Kenya accelerates its shift towards a digital economy, women and young people who are the most active online users are increasingly finding themselves on the frontline of sophisticated digital threats that are evolving as…

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Women, youth are at centre of rising digital threats as Kenya’s digital footprint expands

Different media and CBO’s organizations taking a group photo after a training with Trust lab at Double Tree Hilton Nairobi. As Kenya accelerates its shift towards a digital economy, women and young people who are the most active online users are increasingly finding themselves on the frontline of sophisticated digital threats that are evolving as…

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Freight Services Set to Resume After Successful Rail Test Run on Uplands–Kijabe- Longonot Corridor

Kenya Railways has successfully conducted a test run from Uplands Railway Station to the Kijabe– Railway Station, marking a major step towards the resumption of operations on the Metre Gauge Railway (MGR) corridor. Operations along the section had been suspended following above-normal rainfall in April and May 2024, which washed away parts of the railway…

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Law Society Accuses Judiciary of Overreach, Warns of “Growing Judicial Impunity

Nairobi, Kenya —The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has raised alarm over what it terms a “growing trend of judicial impunity,” accusing sections of the Judiciary of abusing their powers and threatening both constitutional order and the livelihoods of legal practitioners. In a Press statement, LSK President Faith Odhiambo criticised recent ex-parte conservatory orders issued…

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Built Environment Bodies Calls for End to Impunity After South C Building Collapse

The President of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK), Eng. Shammah Kiteme, on Thursday read a joint statement on behalf of built environment professional associations calling for an end to impunity in Kenya’s construction sector following the collapse of a building under construction in South C, Nairobi. Reading the statement, Eng. Kiteme expressed condolences…

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Talanta Sports City Where National Heritage Meets First World Ambition

Talanta Stadium’s shield taking shape with only the spears on the first shield yet to be moulded. The first shield at Talanta Sports City is nearly complete, and the spears are being meticulously moulded, signalling more than just construction progress; it reflects Kenya’s ambition to merge global standards with African identity. Inspired by the national…

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