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Thirty and unrushed: How women are redefining marriage timelines, myths

Turning 30 for Kenyan women is no longer a countdown to marriage.
By Juliet Omelo 2025-12-19 12:00:01
Harmful sexual behaviour can involve forcing other children into penetrative acts, such as oral sex, or coercing other children into sexual “play”.
By The Conversation 2025-11-03 17:48:10
Young people are choosing not to have children, at least, not for now. It’s not that they’re against children; they’re against repeating the cycles that once harmed them.
By Juliet Omelo 2025-10-27 16:15:00
Pre-eclampsia occurs when a woman develops high blood pressure after 20 weeks of pregnancy, usually accompanied by protein in urine or changes in liver and kidney function.
By Ryan Kerubo 2025-10-26 15:00:00
Kajiado North Deputy County Commissioner Yusuf Mohamed said hiding such children would block them from realising their potential as many are cognitively sound.
By Peterson Githaiga 2025-10-26 12:12:56
Data from Kenya Fertility Society inform us that two in every 10 couples suffer from fertility challenges.
By Rogers Otiso
May. 23, 2022
20 million women in African cities cannot access reproductive health help. Millions want to space or limit their births but are unable to.
By Mactilda Mbenywe
May. 20, 2022
Apart from unwanted pregnancies, the girls are exposed to STIs and HIV, while others opt for unsafe abortions from a large lack of access to reproductive health services.
By Rosa Agutu
May. 9, 2022
Kenya’s married and sexually active unmarried women have increased their use of contraceptives in the last decade with the most preferred methods being implants and injectables for family planning.
By Saada Hassan
Apr. 28, 2022
Emergency contraception is used to prevent pregnancy after sexual intercourse without protection.
By Rose Mukonyo
Apr. 11, 2022
The mother of five girls has resigned to her fate, saying she won’t get more children.
By Gardy Chacha
Apr. 5, 2022
Most men visit sex clinics alone before tagging along their partners from the perception that when the sex failure is their fault.
By Rosa Agutu
Mar. 7, 2022