While gender-based violence among Kenya’s Samburu tribe is a cultural norm local women want stiffer legal penalties to end it
Sitati urged the TWG to petition the president to move through a cabinet paper and amendment to section 175, section 23, 24, 25 and 26 of the victim procedure act in order to provide a clear procedure for courts to apply whenever they want to make orders of compensation to victims of GBV.
Some relief for victims of human-wildlife conflict as state disburses $30 million compensation
Director General Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Erustus Kanga acknowledged the sacrifices made by communities in wildlife conservation and emphasised the importance of the Amboseli-Kilimanjaro ecosystem in sustaining Kenya’s natural heritage.
Horror of domestic workers persists in Saudi Arabia as Kenya called to protect rights of its women in Middle East
Amnesty International wants Kenya and Saudi Arabia to protect the lives of Kenyan women who work in the Gulf nation. The organisation emphasised the need for Kenya’s labour migration policy to include a comprehensive protection framework to safeguard migrant workers abroad.
Kenya’s livestock agency steps up pig breeding to meet demand for piglets as pork consumption spikes
The head of pig rearing section at Naivasha Dairy Institute McDonald Githinji says so far the institute has researched and come up with four main breeds of pigs which they are now recommending to the farmers for better productivity.
Kenya says ongoing nationwide industrial mapping will provide investors with accurate data for decision making
In his speech read on his behalf by Secretary of Administration at the State Department for Industry, Karanja Njora, during the official launch of the exercise in Nairobi on Monday, the Principal Secretary Juma Mukhwana said the information gathered will support the development of tailor-made industrial policies, enhance investment promotion and help align government support with the actual needs of manufacturers from micro-industries to large-scale industries.
CHAN: East Africa set to announce venues for African soccer tourney opening, closing matches
Salim Mvurya said the three East African nations also discussed cross-border facilitation measures to ensure the smooth movement of players, officials and fans marking a significant step towards ensuring a successful and well-coordinated world-class soccer tournament.
Environmental racism and ethnic nepotism in Uganda are outcomes of Museveni’s apartheid-style governance
Ethnic nepotism is integral to racism and, like environmental racism, it promotes apartheid style leadership, governance and lifestyles whereby one ethnic group captures virtually all civic spaces, leadership and governance with other ethnic groups effectively excluded from leadership, governance and business and only act second fiddle to those of the ethnic group in power.
Tourism minister wants arid parts Nyandarua in central Kenya classified ‘hardship’ to stop labour exodus
Tourism and Wildlife CS Rebecca Miano addressing residents at her parents’ rural home where she called for classification of semi-arid and arid areas in parts of Ndaragua as hardship areas.
