By Charles Ochieng’ – Programs Officer, Youth and Gender With the ongoing voter registration at the home stretch, it is worrying that there is serious voter registration apathy among the young people who make 75% + of the Kenyan population going by the latest data from the census of 2019 by the National Bureau of Statistics [KNBS]. This is a …
Solid waste management is a major problem in most developing nations, and Kenya is no exception. Poor solid waste management has resulted into serious health issues to those living around and working at the Dumpsite and a case at hand is the Dandora Dumpsite. The United Nation Environmental Program [UNEP] in the year 2007 warned that the dumpsite poses a …
By Charles Ochieng Program Officer-Youth and Gender That the next general election will be on the second Tuesday of august 2020 is in no doubt and in deed taking a walk within and around our political discourse, one thing is clear: all key political players in the country are sharpening their political arsenals towards the date. As we prepare for …
By Japheth Oluoch Ogola Mr. Aol (not his real name) and now in his early 20s was a very bright boy during his primary school days in one of the informal schools in Korogocho. He was my neighbor in Kisumu Ndogo village and I saw him growing very fast as if he was in a hurry to start a career …
By Japheth Oluoch Ogola Jane (not her real name) was a very intelligent girl. Whenever we were assigned to different streams, she would top in her stream as I did in mine. Whenever fate domiciled us in the same stream, either of us would top the class and the other would follow. My primary school had this rule that pupils …
By Japheth Oluoch Ogola Reports that a section of youths interrupted Raila Odinga’s BBI rally in Githurai is setting up a dangerous threat to our democracy and the rule of law. This is particularly more worrying considering that a similar event happened during his recent visit to Burma market in Nairobi’s Eastlands. The nature of our democracy is such that …
By Charles Ochieng’, Programme Officer, Youth and Gender After any disaster, comes an opportunity to learn from it for better preparedness in handling similar disaster much better in the future. The way Malaria is being handled by world nations should give us solace bearing in mind that in the history of mankind, it is the most killer disease ever been …
By Benard Adera First, it was a thought born by one woman. That thought was then shared by another woman, then another one, and another one; shortly after, the thought was in the heart and minds of 15 women. That woman of thought was Rebecca Awiti. After going through the taxing path strewed with cruel realities because of giving birth …
By Japheth Oluocho Ogola, Finance and Admin Officer To those who have never been to any ghetto as slums are commonly called, they hear stories and myths about these scary no go zones which are preserved for the poorest, most desperate, hopeless and lifeless people who have given up their human dignities. However, to over 60% of Nairobians who call …
By John Ken Opiyo Across the Nairobi City Informal Settlements, live people with different diverse interests. Most of them rated amongst the most poor in the modern world. These people live below one dollar within twenty four hours i.e. one day. The challenging thing to note about them is that the majority are women and children. Of these, some are …
