Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Daily Nation (Kenya) – Wednesday 5 June, 2013 (originally published June 1) The government has rolled out free maternal healthcare countrywide. President Kenyatta said Saturday that women will access maternal services in public hospitals for free starting June 1. “With respect to health, my government has made adequate budgetary arrangements to enable all pregnant mothers [...]
Adrianna Logalbo – Diplomatic Courier – Friday, 15 March 2013 (originally published 12 Mar) On a recent trip to Kenya, I was fortunate to meet several women who are, in their own ways, combating the urgent yet often hidden problem of malnutrition, and I was reminded once again of the power women have to truly [...]
Gregory Warner – NPR – Thursday, 27 December 2012 (originally published 24 Dec) When a collective of female computer programmers in Kenya needed a name for their ladies-only club, they took their inspiration from the Japanese cult film Akira. “So akira is a Japanese word. It means energy and intelligence. And we are energetic and [...]
Clar Ni Chonghaile -Guardian – Tuesday, 20 November 2012 (originally published 19 Nov) Dennis Ochieng balances precariously with one leg on either side of a narrow trench running through a small alleyway in Mukuru, a network of slums around Nairobi’s industrial area. “Before, this place was a mess,” he says, explaining that the trench used [...]
IRIN – Wednesday, 12 September 2012 (originally published 10 Sept ) NAIROBI/KISUMU, 10 September 2012 (PlusNews) – When the time came for 24-year-old Jane Atieno to deliver her second child, she sought the services of a traditional birth attendant rather than the local clinic so she wouldn’t have to be tested for HIV or agonize [...]
