Social Justice

Grace Onyang'o broke the ceiling, it's time for her daughters to rebuild the house

Wednesday was International Women’s Day. Legendary public servant Grace Onyang’o (98) chose the moment to exit the national SMS group....

Let us not fuel hatred over gay unions after Supreme Court ruling

After a week of intense public debate triggered by the Supreme Court right to association ruling, the President has finally spoken....

Menstrual cycles are natural and nothing to be ashamed of

Senator Gloria Orwoba’s parliamentary action this week was a classic act of protest. Misreading its significance, Speaker Amason Kingi...

Death sentence does not help reduce crime, do away with it

A new study offers new possibilities for Kenya’s 656 death row prisoners, prison reform and Kenya’s international credentials as a nation...

2022 KDHS study tells us more than sex

Social media platforms exploded with this week’s news that Kenyan men have on average 3 times more sexual partners than women. As...

Our new governors must rethink public health system to serve all

Recent global concerns with a new COVID-19 variant, new county health reforms thinking and the calling off a national health-workers...

Time to disrupt the normalisation of prejudice and pain in all our spaces

Gay rights activist Edwin Chiloba has been brutally murdered. Our opinions will filter his death as a hate-crime, grim murder or another...

How did Kenya measure up against the Constitution in 2022?

As the sun set for the last time on 2022, 56 million Kenyans, 47 + 1 governments received their report card. How did the 59-year-old...

Beyond dust-storm of opinions on police reforms, we must get it right

Incoming Inspector General Japeth Koome whipped up his first dust storm. His and other public comments may indicate the possible...

Let's serious with public safety, law and order

Today marks 74 years since the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights was adopted. The enduring lesson for us all is, when one...

Let's interrupt gender violence and narratives that support it

The world is midway through the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. The recent conviction of Moses Gatama Njoroge provides...

CBC task-force must address state of disability rights in schools

With the 49-member Presidential Working Party on Education Reform completing its public consultations this month, it is time to look at...

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