By Eddah Waithaka The Nakuru-based human rights network MIDRIFT, with support from the Kenya Human Rights Commission, has launched a research report on the root causes of gender-based violence in Nairobi, Kenya. The report focuses on the first-hand accounts of survivors of gender-based violence in the informal settlements of Mathare, Kibera, Dandora and Mukuru in […]
By Eddah Waithaka According to the latest report from Tala, a prominent digital lending company, customers are cutting back on discretionary spending like clothing and entertainment in favor of more essential expenses. The report unveiled in Nairobi today revealed that Kenyans are allocating a smaller proportion of their loans towards personal expenses this year, decreasing […]
By Eddah Waithaka The recently established police unit within the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs has commenced its activities following support from the government. The newly formed police unit under the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs has been tasked with safeguarding the nation’s mineral resources and combatting unauthorized mining […]
Residents of Rhapta Road have formed an association to defend the community’s rights, particularly in the fight against what they call illegal and unauthorised high-rise developments. Among the residents’ complaints are lack of security and water shortages in the area. The residents, who have formed the Rhapta Road Residents Association to fight for their rights, say that the […]
By Eddah Waithaka The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) has launched a call for applications from prospective students, called the East African Community Student Mobility Scheme (EAC-SMS). However, due to the challenges encountered during the application process, a multi-stakeholder consultation meeting was organised in Nairobi, Kenya on 14-15 March 2024. During the meeting, there […]
By Eddah Waithaka Following the directive by the Deputy President His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua to crack down and close down illegal pharmacy outlets and closely monitor registered or regulated pharmacies in Kenya, we hereby resolve that the Kenya Pharmaceutical Association supports H.E. Rigathi Gachagua’s initiative to improve access to quality essential medicines and put in […]
By Eddah Waithaka Lawmakers should be warned against a haphazard and uninformed approach that could hamper efforts to save lives and reduce the public health impact of smoking by targeting safer alternatives, harm reduction experts stress today. The experts were responding to Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni announcing that she intended to “wipe out” nicotine products. In a statement read […]
By Eddah Waithaka A major milestone was reached on 12 March 2024, at Sarova Panafric in Nairobi, when the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance and National Human Rights institutions formally cemented their collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding. This landmark agreement marks a formal commitment to a joint effort to promote initiatives for climate justice across the whole of Africa. The historic event […]
By Eddah Waithaka, A total of 2,384 people were killed and 5,581 seriously injured, according to data from the National Police Service. This is between May 2022 to October 2023. Five of the main roads in Nairobi have been identified as ‘highways of death’. Thika Super Highway, Mombasa, Kangundo, Outer Ring and Jogoo roads have been described as the most […]
Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance raises concerns about the effectiveness of the GCF in addressing the priority needs of African countries. Addressing the media at Sarova Stanley in Nairobi on 7 March 2024, non-state actors in Africa called for a reassessment of the GCF’s approach to funding and supporting climate initiatives on the continent. They stressed the need for […]
