By Samuel Kisika info@womannewsroom.africa Violations of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) will be reported directed to special recovery centres at health facilities in the country, instead of police stations. However, this will happen only after establishment of the special recovery centres, according to the Department of Gender Affairs. This is contained in revised guidelines on
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By Samuel Kisika info@womannewsroom.africa County governments will be required to employ enough social workers in County Referral hospitals to help survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV). This follows the launch of the revised Gender Based Violence Guidelines launched on November 25, 2020 by Public Service and Gender Cabinet Secretary Margaret Kobia. The guidelines also require
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By Mike Mwaniki info@womansnewsroom.africa Nduta, a mother of two, has a problem that she encounters every time she visits her local health centre in search of reproductive health services. Her husband of more than 15 years, John, usually gives excuses of not accompanying her to the clinic, despite repeated requests by doctors and nurses at
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Bar a drastic and far-reaching occurrence, schools will fully reopen on January 4 in accordance with a directive from the Ministry of Education. This has been a year like no other — a terrible and one that we would all want to wish away, given the toll of the dreadful Covid-19 since March. These unfortunate
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Sharon (not her real name) left her home in Western Kenya in 2017 to live with her paternal aunt in Nairobi. Her mother was happy that her daughter could finally join a good school in the city with the help of a ‘doting’ aunt. The opportunity came at the right time, when Sharon’s mother could
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