If current indications are anything to go by, Kenya will have a record number of women elected in next year’s general election. It is even more heartening to note the increasing number of women, progressively coming out to announce their intention to go for the top seat in the county — governorship. It gets most
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Fire Fighter Jose Ngunjiri of African Fire Mission and Lieutenant Cyrus Kalemunguruk of November Rapid Response Team demonstrating first safety skills on handling of gas cylinders during the Fire Safety and Burns Awareness Week 2021 organised by Burn & Fire Safety Forum. Photo: WON. By AGGREY OMBOKI omboki2725@gmail.com David Ole Kaiyo* remembers the loss of
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Dr Estelle Waiguru, Family Planning Lead at the Ministry of Health’s Department of Family Health, speaks during the World Contraception Day at Sarova Panafric Hotel on September 24, 2021. She said the country’s contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) had dropped from 44 per cent in 2019 to to 29 per cent in 2021. By AGGREY OMBOKI
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Data illustration of the incest epidemic in Kenya between January 2018 and June 2021 according to reports at the government HAK GBV Helpline number 1195. Graphic Representation by Laban Robert: WON.
By AGGREY OMBOKI omboki2725@gmail.com Ms Rebecca Basweti (second left) receives an award from Public Service and Gender Affairs Cabinet Secretary for her work against gender based violence and FGM. In Megogo Village, Kisii County, a 50-year-old father defiled his step-daughter and then fled. “When I heard about the incident, I thought- this just can’t become normal. I must do
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