It is a fact that family planning is central to gender equality and women’s empowerment, and it is a key factor in reducing poverty.
Author: David Indeje
David Indeje
David Indeje is the Community Engagement Editor at Khusoko, East Africa’s leading digital business news platform. He shapes editorial content, drives audience engagement, and amplifies diverse voices. Beyond journalism, he consults on digital strategy across agriculture, governance, technology, and health, while examining AI’s role in the future of media. He also serves as Communications Officer at KICTANet, advancing digital inclusion and policy dialogue.
The African Union joined the global community to observe the “International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital”. The day was adopted on 20 December 2012 by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to enhance campaigns to raise awareness and educate people about the dangers of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as well as to take concrete actions against Female Genital Mutilation.” The AU has adopted legally binding instruments that promote the prohibition of traditional practices that are prejudicial to the health and welfare of young girls and women. Among others, Article 21 of the African Charter on the Rights and…
Global food demand in 2050 is projected to increase by at least 60 percent above 2006 levels, driven by population and income growth, as well as rapid urbanization.
In 2012, findings by info Dev Publication prepared by iHub Research and Research Solutions Africa showed that Kenyan youth spend the biggest portion of their income on mobile phone airtime and trendy clothing. The Mobile Usage at the Base of the Pyramid in Kenya, findings showed that youth aged between 16 and 24 are constantly on their cell phones – texting and surfing the Internet – and send an average of 250 short text messages daily. However, the most interesting bit in the findings is how they sourced for the money as illustrated below the table. It is…
Longstanding land grievances have created a hostile political environment for concluding Kenya’s Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation process, according to a section of Members of Parliament. “It is like we are trying to legislate in a 1963 parliament,” said Wajir North MP Ibrahim Abdi Saney. “The state has no regard for the 2010 Constitution. It absolutely contradicts the Bill of Rights and the spirit of the Constitution. I don’t think the TJRC report in its original form, could have assisted in truth and reconciliation. At the rate at which it is being mutilated, it will not see the light of day,”…
A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots are withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble-Charles Spurgeon Read: Is there a need for a tombstone?