Kisii still a Patriarchal Society despite the Promulgation of the 2010 Constitution and the Inclusion of the Two-Third Gender Rule
By Elizabeth Angira, DevReporter, Kisii County
The 2017 Kenyan general elections marked an improvement from the 2013 polls in the number of women elected to serve in different capacities. The elections saw the first ever women governors and senators elected. A total of six women emerge victorious taking a share of the positions that were previously...
RBNews Episode 2
This is the second news programme compiled by our DevReporters based in different counties across Kenya. Have a listen.
RBNews Episode 2
You don’t have to kill
By Lilian Onyango, DevReporter, Nairobi County
Have you ever stopped to think about life behind the scene of theft robbery and insecurity in Eastlands? No, right?
Well, Radio Baraza talked to James, who spent most of his childhood life in the streets of Nairobi.
He was welcoming and down to earth. He started by sharing his future...
Kibera Residents Crying over the Unfulfilled Promises
By Lillian Onyango- DevReporter, Nairobi County
Radio Baraza sought to find out what Kibera residents would say about elections promises made to them over the years. It would appear that nothing has changed in the last ten years, for the passageways are still narrow and steep. The houses are still made of the same old...
Nairobi Youth Suggest Ways of Solving Unemployment
By Lillian Onyango, DevReporter, Nairobi County
The government should create spaces and platforms that provide employment fairly without necessarily having to know someone to get employed.
“This stereotype of ‘you can only get employed if you know someone who knows someone’, is a great hindrance to job seekers. If this notion can be broken, young people...
RBNews Episode 1
This is the inaugural news programme compiled by our DevReporters based in different counties across Kenya. Have a listen.
RBNews Episode 1
Kazi Mtaani on Demand
By Caren Waraba, DevReporter, West Pokot County
Kazi mtaani youth in West Pokot County have been rallying for peaceful elections in the four sub-counties, which have attracted a high number of youth who want to be engaged in the programme.
They are now appealing to the governor-elect Mr. Simon Kachapin to hold talks with the Ministry...
Voters Were Wooed By “Projects” to Vote for Leaders
By Sefu Sabila, DevReporter, Trans Nzoia
During elections, the end goal of a candidate is to charm the voter into voting for him or her. Leaders are always in a rush to woo voters with their manifestos, handouts, as well as projects.
However, in the last general elections, the youth in Trans Nzoia rubbished this move...
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