For generations, water scarcity shaped the history of a Kenyan community residing in South Sakwa, Awendo, Migori County. It dates back to the pre-colonial period when the Luo community, alongside the Oyani Maasai, were involved in a scramble for water…
Kenya’s 2010 Constitution introduced devolution, which created 47 county governments. The 47 counties fund projects that fall within their purview with own source revenue and support from the national government. This constitutional reform was aimed at devolving administrative functions. The…
For years, Ms Treeza Auma, a seasoned journalist based in Kilifi County, the coastal parts of Kenya, documented the daily toll of climate change. These were not abstract headlines. Broken families in dilapidated shacks, children scavenging for scraps, and communities…
The Africa Feature Network (AFN) has officially appointed Luc Lapointe as the new Chairperson of its Advisory Board. According to a press release dated Saturday, December 13, 2025, the veteran policy expert and nonprofit leader will steer the organisation’s continental…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than two million women live with fistula worldwide. Similarly, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in 2020 highlighted the plight of these women in many rural African communities, undergoing prolonged obstructed labor…
“I was always stressed when it was time for my classes. Sometimes I ended up missing lectures because some lessons collided with my friend’s sessions”, said Claire Akoth, a fourth-year student of Sociology and Community Development at Rongo University in…