Kenya to investigate ‘sex for work’ exposed in BBC tea documentary
Kenya’s parliament has ordered an inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse on Unilever and James Finlay tea farms tea plantations revealed in a BBC report. Lawmaker [...]
Gender-based violence
Kenyan town of Iten rocked by second murder of a female athlete in six months
The killing of Damaris Muthee Mutua that was reported this week came after two-time World Athletics Championships bronze medallist Agnes Tirop was found stabbed to death last [...]
Homeboyz Radio fallout exposes a glorified rot in media
By Luke Mulunda Homeboyz Radio has been fined Ksh1 million after being found guilty of breaking journalistic ethics, thanks to three presenters who made remarks that have [...]
Every 2.5 days, a woman or girl is killed in Canada, new report shows
A woman or girl was killed every 2.5 days on average in Canada last year, according to an inaugural report on femicide that argues the issue must be better understood in [...]
Woman found dead in Toronto apartment identified as Lorraine Kerubo Ogoti
Police have not said whether the victim was in a relationship with the man they say stabbed her. Toronto police have identified the victim in what is being considered a [...]
Nobel peace prize spotlights on rape in conflict
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, an IS sex slave survivor, will be presented with the Nobel Peace Prize Monday, as they challenge the world to [...]
Victims of macabre killings reemphasize need for equality and justice
Are you a modern woman in Kenya in her mid to late 20s? Do you rub shoulders with the high and mighty and hobnob with celebrities? Do you live what looks like a flashy [...]
Kenyan couple in US found dead in suspected murder-suicide
A Kenyan couple was found dead of apparent murder-suicide in their Jersey City, New Jersey home on Monday morning. Authorities say Lydiah Okongo, 40, was shot multiple times [...]
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
December 6 is Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against women, a day commemorating the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre, [...]
International Day of the Girl Child: Empowering girls in Crises
Today, the International Day of the Girl Child celebrates girls around the world, while drawing attention to the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote [...]