How Safe are Women With Disabilities During Elections?
By Grace Wamaitha, DevReporter, Nakuru County
As Kenyans prepare for the general elections in August 2022, it is necessary to consider that women with disabilities are more vulnerable to political violence. Most reported cases of sexual offenses with respect to Kenya’s post-election violence during the disputed presidential election of 2007, are yet...
Siaya’s New Government Must Strive Towards Zero Maternal and Prenatal Deaths
By Jack Ochieng Ohito, DevReporter, Siaya county.
AREA OF FOCUS
In Kenya, maternal mortality rate has declined by 17% from 590 in 1998 to 362 out of 100,000 live births in 2014. To help improve on this progress, the Siaya Government elected in the 2022 elections will need to effectively address the issues of personnel and...
National Elections Conference 2022 – Media Framing and Opinion Polls in Shaping the Electoral Process
Part 1 – Opening Remarks by the MC, James Smart
Part 2 - An introduction by Eric Odour, SG of the Kenya Union of Journalists
Part 3 – Remarks by Victor Bwire of Media Council of Kenya
Part 4 – Context setting by Marjan Hussein Marjan, CEO of the IEBC
Part 5 – Remarks by Mandisa Mashologu, Resident...
Single Motherhood and Poverty Levels in Trans Nzoia
By Phostine Wekesa, DevReporter, Trans Nzoia
Six of every ten Kenyan women are likely to be single mothers by the time they reach 45 years of age, one of the highest rates for single-parent households in Africa, according to a 2020 research. The pan-African study conducted by two Canadian sociologists reveals an astounding new face...
Our Stones Our Livelihood
By Joyce Tanui, DevReporter, Uasin Gishu County
Adequate, secure and stable livelihoods have become a major concern for both rural and urban dwellers. Due to high unemployment rates and adverse climate change, economic hardships and poor agricultural yields persists in these areas. This situation has compelled many people to device different survival...
Post Covid-19 Effects on Siaya Residents
By Jack Ochieng Ohito, DevReporter, Siaya County
Covid 19 Outbreak
Covid-19 killed careers of many professionals who lost jobs, faced salary cuts and even some companies closed for good during the pandemic. Business Pulse Survey, which was implemented by the World Bank between June and August 2020 shows that about 93 percent of...
Small Scale Traders in Kisumu Struggle After Eviction
By Georgina Akoth, DevReporter, Kisumu County
For 13 years now George Ouma Aloo has been selling second hand mitumba clothes. Through the business, he says he has been able to provide for his family. Mr Aloo started his business in 2009 in Eldoret before moving to Kisumu in 2014.
In an exclusive interview...
Will the European Union-funded Banana Processing Factory in Kisii Cut off the Broker-Farmer Extortion Chain?
By Elizabeth Angira, DevReporter, Kisii County
Mr Fred Omoke, a retired public servant, ventured into banana farming in Kisii County about 15 years ago to supplement his family’s nutrition and diversify his sources of livelihood. But the project that initially looked promising was frustrated by middlemen in the banana value chain, pushing...