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Rosa Agutu

Broken system: An inside look at wrongful convictions in Kenya's legal maze

Teresa Njoroge, a former bank official, served a one-year sentence at Lang’ata Women’s Prison for a crime she insists she did not commit.

Broken system: An inside look at wrongful convictions in Kenya's legal maze

Freedom heroes who led struggle outside the forest

Freedom heroes who led struggle outside the forest

Solar-powered water projects breathe life into Turkana farms

Solar-powered water projects breathe life into Turkana farms

My son's kidney saved my life

My son's kidney saved my life

Kenya confirms 4 polio cases as vaccination campaign kicks off

Kenya has confirmed four new polio cases in children in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Turkana West sub county.

By 2 months ago

Kenya confirms 4 polio cases as vaccination campaign kicks off

Echoes of terror: 10 years on, Mpeketoni residents still live in unease

Echoes of terror: 10 years on, Mpeketoni residents still live in unease

By 2 months ago

Echoes of terror: 10 years on, Mpeketoni residents still live in unease

Painful experience of being an intersex in Kenya

Imagine growing up a girl, then realising, at adolescence, that you do not have a uterus or any reproductive structure that defines a woman.

By 2 months ago

Painful experience of being an intersex in Kenya

Women brave abuse, neglect in Tana River IDP camps

The IDP camp tents have almost no privacy. Displaced families sleep on mats then cover themselves with sheets. Parents also sleep on the floor with their children.

By 2 months ago

Women brave abuse, neglect in Tana River IDP camps

Delivering Hope: Birth and survival in Tana River's IDP camps

For some women in Tana River County, delivering underwater during floods was an aberrant experience that came without the comfort of a choice.

By 3 months ago

Delivering Hope: Birth and survival in Tana River's IDP camps

From wealth to relief food: How floods have left Tana River families in devastation

On finding permanent solutions, The County Government of Tana River has set aside land for relocating flood victims to higher grounds.

By 3 months ago

From wealth to relief food: How floods have left Tana River families in devastation

Mpeketoni attack: When World Cup joy turned into night of terror

Mpeketoni was a peaceful area, insecurity had never been a problem, but the attack in 2014 left residents living in fear

By 3 months ago

Mpeketoni attack: When World Cup joy turned into night of terror

Antibiotic resistance a silent pandemic killing millions worldwide

In Africa, the possibility of being sick or dying from diseases that are resistant to drugs has been spiking in recent years, posing a headache to health experts and systems.

By 3 months ago

Antibiotic resistance a silent pandemic killing millions worldwide

Blood spots on baby girl's diapers? False menses it is

It happens when a baby is exposed to high levels of sex hormones, like oestrogen during the gestation period. It usually occurs within the first few days to the first two weeks after birth.

By 3 months ago

Blood spots on baby girl's diapers? False menses it is

VIDEO: Signing Mothers: A story of Children of Deaf Adults

This is the story of CODA—Children of Deaf Adults—who navigate the world with a different first language and a deep connection to both the hearing and deaf communities.

By 3 months ago

VIDEO: Signing Mothers: A story of Children of Deaf Adults

Mother in pain after her four-month baby is defiled by an 11-year-old

After the government ordered Shauri Moyo residents who lived near rivers to shift to higher grounds Beatrice moved in with her friend whose 11-year-old son defiled her four-month-old.

By 6 months ago

Mother in pain after her four-month baby is defiled by an 11-year-old

School feeding programme makes Marsabit kids flow to class

Some children walk more than five kilometres to school, hoping that they will get porridge at 11am before being served rice and beans at lunch time.

By 6 months ago

School feeding programme makes Marsabit kids flow to class

Stillbirth: The pain of mothers leaving maternity without their babies

According to the World Health Organisation, Kenya’s stillbirth rate is currently at 22 deaths for every 1,000 births.

By 7 months ago

Stillbirth: The pain of mothers leaving maternity without their babies

The journey to being a doctor is not for the poor or faint-hearted

Training one doctor in Kenya takes at least Sh3.5 million in fees, locking out poor students.

By 7 months ago

The journey to being a doctor is not for the poor or faint-hearted

Kenya confirms 4 polio cases as vaccination campaign kicks off

Kenya has confirmed four new polio cases in children in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Turkana West sub county.

By 2 months ago

Kenya confirms 4 polio cases as vaccination campaign kicks off

Echoes of terror: 10 years on, Mpeketoni residents still live in unease

Echoes of terror: 10 years on, Mpeketoni residents still live in unease

By 2 months ago

Echoes of terror: 10 years on, Mpeketoni residents still live in unease

Painful experience of being an intersex in Kenya

Imagine growing up a girl, then realising, at adolescence, that you do not have a uterus or any reproductive structure that defines a woman.

By 2 months ago

Painful experience of being an intersex in Kenya

Women brave abuse, neglect in Tana River IDP camps

The IDP camp tents have almost no privacy. Displaced families sleep on mats then cover themselves with sheets. Parents also sleep on the floor with their children.

By 2 months ago

Women brave abuse, neglect in Tana River IDP camps

Delivering Hope: Birth and survival in Tana River's IDP camps

For some women in Tana River County, delivering underwater during floods was an aberrant experience that came without the comfort of a choice.

By 3 months ago

Delivering Hope: Birth and survival in Tana River's IDP camps

From wealth to relief food: How floods have left Tana River families in devastation

On finding permanent solutions, The County Government of Tana River has set aside land for relocating flood victims to higher grounds.

By 3 months ago

From wealth to relief food: How floods have left Tana River families in devastation

Mpeketoni attack: When World Cup joy turned into night of terror

Mpeketoni was a peaceful area, insecurity had never been a problem, but the attack in 2014 left residents living in fear

By 3 months ago

Mpeketoni attack: When World Cup joy turned into night of terror

Antibiotic resistance a silent pandemic killing millions worldwide

In Africa, the possibility of being sick or dying from diseases that are resistant to drugs has been spiking in recent years, posing a headache to health experts and systems.

By 3 months ago

Antibiotic resistance a silent pandemic killing millions worldwide

Blood spots on baby girl's diapers? False menses it is

It happens when a baby is exposed to high levels of sex hormones, like oestrogen during the gestation period. It usually occurs within the first few days to the first two weeks after birth.

By 3 months ago

Blood spots on baby girl's diapers? False menses it is

VIDEO: Signing Mothers: A story of Children of Deaf Adults

This is the story of CODA—Children of Deaf Adults—who navigate the world with a different first language and a deep connection to both the hearing and deaf communities.

By 3 months ago

VIDEO: Signing Mothers: A story of Children of Deaf Adults

Mother in pain after her four-month baby is defiled by an 11-year-old

After the government ordered Shauri Moyo residents who lived near rivers to shift to higher grounds Beatrice moved in with her friend whose 11-year-old son defiled her four-month-old.

By 6 months ago

Mother in pain after her four-month baby is defiled by an 11-year-old

School feeding programme makes Marsabit kids flow to class

Some children walk more than five kilometres to school, hoping that they will get porridge at 11am before being served rice and beans at lunch time.

By 6 months ago

School feeding programme makes Marsabit kids flow to class

Stillbirth: The pain of mothers leaving maternity without their babies

According to the World Health Organisation, Kenya’s stillbirth rate is currently at 22 deaths for every 1,000 births.

By 7 months ago

Stillbirth: The pain of mothers leaving maternity without their babies

The journey to being a doctor is not for the poor or faint-hearted

Training one doctor in Kenya takes at least Sh3.5 million in fees, locking out poor students.

By 7 months ago

The journey to being a doctor is not for the poor or faint-hearted

Kenya confirms 4 polio cases as vaccination campaign kicks off

Kenya has confirmed four new polio cases in children in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Turkana West sub county.

By 2 months ago

Kenya confirms 4 polio cases as vaccination campaign kicks off

Echoes of terror: 10 years on, Mpeketoni residents still live in unease

Echoes of terror: 10 years on, Mpeketoni residents still live in unease

By 2 months ago

Echoes of terror: 10 years on, Mpeketoni residents still live in unease

Painful experience of being an intersex in Kenya

Imagine growing up a girl, then realising, at adolescence, that you do not have a uterus or any reproductive structure that defines a woman.

By 2 months ago

Painful experience of being an intersex in Kenya

Women brave abuse, neglect in Tana River IDP camps

The IDP camp tents have almost no privacy. Displaced families sleep on mats then cover themselves with sheets. Parents also sleep on the floor with their children.

By 2 months ago

Women brave abuse, neglect in Tana River IDP camps

Delivering Hope: Birth and survival in Tana River's IDP camps

For some women in Tana River County, delivering underwater during floods was an aberrant experience that came without the comfort of a choice.

By 3 months ago

Delivering Hope: Birth and survival in Tana River's IDP camps

From wealth to relief food: How floods have left Tana River families in devastation

On finding permanent solutions, The County Government of Tana River has set aside land for relocating flood victims to higher grounds.

By 3 months ago

From wealth to relief food: How floods have left Tana River families in devastation

Mpeketoni attack: When World Cup joy turned into night of terror

Mpeketoni was a peaceful area, insecurity had never been a problem, but the attack in 2014 left residents living in fear

By 3 months ago

Mpeketoni attack: When World Cup joy turned into night of terror

Antibiotic resistance a silent pandemic killing millions worldwide

In Africa, the possibility of being sick or dying from diseases that are resistant to drugs has been spiking in recent years, posing a headache to health experts and systems.

By 3 months ago

Antibiotic resistance a silent pandemic killing millions worldwide

Blood spots on baby girl's diapers? False menses it is

It happens when a baby is exposed to high levels of sex hormones, like oestrogen during the gestation period. It usually occurs within the first few days to the first two weeks after birth.

By 3 months ago

Blood spots on baby girl's diapers? False menses it is

VIDEO: Signing Mothers: A story of Children of Deaf Adults

This is the story of CODA—Children of Deaf Adults—who navigate the world with a different first language and a deep connection to both the hearing and deaf communities.

By 3 months ago

VIDEO: Signing Mothers: A story of Children of Deaf Adults

Mother in pain after her four-month baby is defiled by an 11-year-old

After the government ordered Shauri Moyo residents who lived near rivers to shift to higher grounds Beatrice moved in with her friend whose 11-year-old son defiled her four-month-old.

By 6 months ago

Mother in pain after her four-month baby is defiled by an 11-year-old

School feeding programme makes Marsabit kids flow to class

Some children walk more than five kilometres to school, hoping that they will get porridge at 11am before being served rice and beans at lunch time.

By 6 months ago

School feeding programme makes Marsabit kids flow to class

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