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Women must shun the conduct of stereotyping female politicians

admin Mar 9, 2021 1 min read

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…

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Seal loopholes that sell our women into labour trafficking and slavery

admin Feb 4, 2021 1 min read

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…

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It’s a year to elections, fear not, throw your bid into the political field

Kongo Laban Jan 12, 2021 1 min read

About 10 months to the 2017 General Election, I attended a training in Nairobi whose target participants were women intending to run for political seats. The women were clearly keen…

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Travelling during Covid-19: Why standardising practices in Africa is key in containing the virus

Kongo Laban Dec 28, 2020 10 min read

By Dorcas Mokeira info@womannewsroom.africa When I received a confirmation that I will be part of the team traveling to Accra, Ghana, in October, 2020, I was not excited because 14…