Concerns over internet freedoms in Kenya can be broadly traced to larger rights and freedoms enjoyed by Kenyans in the 2010 Constitution. The Constitution has a progressive Bill of Rights which among others guarantees rights to privacy, freedom of...
The Deputy President's directive that the Daadab refugee camp should be closed came in after the Garissa university attack, providing the thinking by government about the camp. It would perhaps be useful to know whether any intelligence report has...
Independence of journalism has once again come under scrutiny after a standard newspaper journalist was summoned to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to reveal sources of information.
The standard Deputy News Editor and Nakuru Bureau chief Alex Kiprotich was summoned...
The face of Mukuru kwa Njenga informal settlement is gradually changing to a better place from insecurity related issues, poor sanitation to youth and women employment. This new developments can be greatly attributed to absorption of many youths/women into...
Safety and security of journalists is key to attaining freedom of the Press in Kenya. This is the key message that journalists passed to the government on Monday during celebrations to mark World Press Freedom Day.
Led by the Media...
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is aiming to put some distance between himself and the “analogue” label with the launch of a new, spiffy website that will rebrand him as a leader with his eye on the future. Uhuru...
A photo of President Uhuru Kenyatta and US Secretary of State John Kerry walking between two ornamental elephant tusks at State House has caused a stir online and underlined the tragic irony of Kenya’s fight against elephant poaching. Many...
Geoffrey Andare, a web developer was charged under Section 29 of the Kenya Information and Communication (KICA) Act, the same section that is being used to intimidate bloggers but quickly sought to orders to declare this charge erroneous.. Before...
By Sylvester Makato
Young women of Mukuru kwa Njenga are slowly penetrating into male dominated works in a move to provide for their families. With those involved being single mothers or married women who are struggling with hard economic times,...
By Sylvester Makato
Nairobi County Governor Dr. Evans Kidero has disbursed sponsorship amounting to sh24 million to three hundred pupils who are academically endowed and who come from needy families within the county. The deserving pupils from the 85 wards...
