The thorny issues of teenage pregnancy, child marriages, and female genital mutilation/cut have refused to go away even as the government and the civil society fight to eliminate them. Eradicating FGM has never been this urgent for Kenya, where it is estimated that nearly 9.3 million girls and women have undergone the cut, a violation
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In four days, the world will focus its attention on the women as the international community seeks to stand together and, with one voice, celebrate the progress and achievements of the female gender. WON Executive Director Njeri Rugene writes on Daily Nation. Click here for more…
Charity Ngilu, the second governor of Kitui County and one of the two elected women county bosses, thrust herself into Kenya’s presidential race after being in politics for barely five years, as an MP, and after only one parliamentary term. The then Kitui Central MP, alongside the late Prof Wangari Maathai, made history with the
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That Kenya has good and well-thought out policies and laws to deal with trafficking in labour in the country is a fact that keen watchers of this sector can attest to. Without a doubt, the State has a responsibility to protect citizens from all manner of exploitation, including by foreigners abroad… WON Executive Director Njeri
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