Kenyan sex workers are being forced to choose between their health and their livelihoods. Atieno* has been a sex worker for six years. A soft-spoken 24-year-old, she began her career in the lakeside city of Kisumu. Her day would typically begin either in the morning or evening when she would arrive at her spot and wait…
Some members of the PWD community is yet to receive a coin from the funds the government of Kenya allocated to them. We must stop the perpetual mistake of overlooking the specific needs of the disabled community. It is now five months and three weeks since the first positive coronavirus case was confirmed in Kenya….
By Ohaga Ohaga Every year on November 2, the world observes International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI). The day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly on December 2013 and the date selected in remembrance of the assassination of two French journalists in Mali that same year. The importance of this day,…
By Ohaga Ohaga I first met the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli back in 2006 when I was a cub-reporter with Kenya Times. It was on May 20, 2006, during his re-election bid held at Tom Mboya Labor College in Kisumu. This was my biggest assignment yet. In attendance wasn’t just the…
What you need to know: In the past four months, four incidences have emphasized the foundational right to privacy and its connection to other human rights such as freedom of expression, freedom of the media and human dignity in Kenya. The first incident happened in the beginning of April when Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe…
What you need to know: Media is regarded as the Fourth Estate because it’s expected to act as a ‘watchdog’ over the three arms of government – The Executive, the Judiciary and the Legislature. The term was originally coined by The Times Editor John Delane in 1852. Before the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya (2010), the…
What you need to know: On 31 December 2019, the WHO announced the existence of ‘mystery pneumonia’. A virus that would later be identified as (SARS-CoV-2), and named (Covid-19). By October 1st, 2020, the disease had spread across the world with 34,162,732 cases recorded worldwide in 188 countries; 1,020,932 deaths while 23,743,318 has recovered globally…
By Ohaga Ohaga‘’Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose’’ – George Orwell. Each year on May 3, the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day. An event that has been held since 1993 when it was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly following the recommendation of…
By Ohaga Ohaga Since the advent of COVID-19 in Kenya, there have been a spike of gender-based violence (GBV). For instance, barely a month after the first lockdown in April 2, 2020, the National Council on Administration of Justice (NCAJ) released a statement saying sexual offenses had risen significantly following the government’s announcement of the 7pm -5pm…
