Category: Society

Israel’s foreign minister has declared United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “persona non grata” and barred him from entering the country. The county’s foreign minister accused Antonio Guterres of ‘backing terrorists, rapists, and murderers’ and branded him ‘a stain’ on the history of the UN. This sentiments comes days after Iran launched several missiles attacks on […]

Let say “love is the nature of existence.” It can be understood intellectually, but only fully explored by loving others and existence. Knowledge and understanding are participatory. If we have a child, we don’t first have a holistic philosophy on why we should love our child, but we simply have a fragmentary ideology towards love, […]

Have you ever wonder about the unspoken dreams and the silents battle your parents, more specifically your father carries in his heart? Some times fathers have been categorised as ‘absent’ or not being physically or emotionally available enough for their kids. In one sense it is true, except we don’t question these absence, we hardly […]

‘If women are going to recover in the future, the men of the present must step up.’ The need for men’s empowerment is so great because men have not been empowered. They have been oppressed, they have been made to feel like they are less than, and they have been made to feel like they […]

  “The system as designed failed Dr Moraa and many others who we have mourned before. We must together resist it. We must resist this modern-day slavery and challenge the embedded structural failures that lead to such tragedies,” Dr Devji Atellah Dr Moraa, who was a medical intern at Gatundu Level 5 Hospital untill her […]

As the greatest epigram goes, ‘education is the greatest equaliser’.Education plays a very crucial role in shaping our societies, our lives, our day to day interactions and even our future plans. Rightfully educating a girl is one of key roles that a society has. A girls is created, far from the few tasks more like the […]

For decades now since the launch of free primary education by the late former president Mwai Kibaki, Education sector continues to scramble, facing a number of  challenges, much of which are engineered by poor leadership. As the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, Education is among the top priorities for and key indicators of […]

  One of the lessons that everyone think it ought to have been taught is school is financial management.  In today’s world, unlike the ancient times where men survived for butter trades, amongst other mechanism, you need finances. Almost every aspect of your life requires finance to move. Finance plays a very crucial and unalienable […]

Philanthropist Jacob Ireri Mbao of Mbeere North has continued his mission to empower the local community, particularly women’s groups, without seeking collaboration with top political leaders. Mbao has expressed his dedication to directly meeting the people on the ground, avoiding the use of intermediaries or brokers who might seek to control his engagement with the […]

Gender-based violence (GBV) continues to plague Kenya, with rates climbing from 26% to 30%. Harriette Chiggai, President William Ruto’s Advisor on Women’s Rights, highlighted the importance of economic empowerment in breaking the cycle of violence. She emphasized that while financial independence is crucial, it alone isn’t enough to protect women from abuse. A holistic approach […]