By Ann Mikia and Dorcas Moraa August 1-7, 2021 was marked as the international breastfeeding under the theme Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility. The day aims to foster knowledge on breast milk among mothers and caregivers- in case of illness or death of mothers- of babies. this campaign was informed by a study by the
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By Njura Ivy Email: ivynjura9@gmail.com Growing up, we used to live across the fence of the Lake Nakuru National Park. The one very stun warning I used to hear from the game wardens who also lived in the neighbourhood was that the worst time to rattle a buffalo is when it is injured. This might seem impertinent
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Snaida Mmbone, an engineer at Duff Engineering at work. Photo: Duff Engineering By Mrs. Rose Muchichu As the world seeks to address gender parity, there are several professions where women remain underrepresented. Engineering is one of those industries. Despite efforts being made to increase the number of women working in this sector, a smaller percentage
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An illustration of gender equity. Parliament can create laws to ensure gender balance without having to amend the Constitution, says Njeri Rugene. File | Nation Media Group There is no denying it: Kenya has been placed in an election mood and indications are that we are likely to remain engaged in that manner for a
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The National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi was last month quoted in the media making a call to women keen on joining politics to venture into the field instead of waiting for nominations. The former MP for Siakago Constituency, also advised women nominated to Parliament or County Assemblies to use the five-year experience to go for
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