Feature Stories

“In Whose Hands Are We Safe?”: Teacher Dies in Police Custody

“In Whose Hands Are We Safe?”: Teacher Dies in Police C...

Albert Omondi, a 31-year-old teacher from Voi, died under mysterious circumstanc...

Invisible Bruises: How Systems Continue to Fail Women with Disabilities in Kenya

Invisible Bruises: How Systems Continue to Fail Women w...

While Josephine has long experienced societal stigma, nothing prepared her for b...

Darlington Akogo Builds AI Healthcare System Transforming Ghana and Global Medicine Access

Darlington Akogo Builds AI Healthcare System Transformi...

Ghanaian innovator Darlington Akogo is using Artificial Intelligence to revoluti...

Turning Kenya’s Water Hyacinth Crisis into an Eco-Friendly Opportunity

Turning Kenya’s Water Hyacinth Crisis into an Eco-Frien...

Kenya-based HyaPak found a way to turn the waterway-choking aquatic weed water h...

How Physical Activity Can Help Kenya Fight the Growing NCD Crisis

How Physical Activity Can Help Kenya Fight the Growing ...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease acc...

How Extreme Heat Impacts Women in Ghana

How Extreme Heat Impacts Women in Ghana

The impact of extreme heat on women isn’t merely about discomfort—it’s physiolog...

Nigerians with Albinism Face Stigma and Barriers in Political Participation

Nigerians with Albinism Face Stigma and Barriers in Pol...

For these Nigerian politicians living with albinism, the hope was to be judged o...

Nakuru Choir Uses Music to Save Kenya’s Indigenous Seed Varieties

Nakuru Choir Uses Music to Save Kenya’s Indigenous Seed...

As a Kenyan law cracks down on centuries-old farming traditions, the Eden Indige...

Faith Leaders Unite in Kenya to Fight Cervical Cancer and Maternal Deaths

Faith Leaders Unite in Kenya to Fight Cervical Cancer a...

Kenya reports 342 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, while cervical cancer...

Bleeding in Silence: The Harsh Reality of Period Poverty in Rural Kenya 

Bleeding in Silence: The Harsh Reality of Period Povert...

Periods Don’t Stop for Poverty. In Kenya, menstruation is not just a biological ...

“Shame Is Heavier Than the Infertility Itself” — The Silent Struggle of Kenyan Men

“Shame Is Heavier Than the Infertility Itself” — The Si...

For William, it was more than just the inability to father a child, it was the s...

"I Chose My Family Over My Job”: A Kenyan Dad's Unwavering Journey Through a Maternal Crisis

"I Chose My Family Over My Job”: A Kenyan Dad's Unwaver...

“I cleaned my wife’s wound, fed her, bathed the baby — I did everything. My life...

Boot Camp Against Unhealthy Diets: Korogocho Kids Learn the Power of Food Choices

Boot Camp Against Unhealthy Diets: Korogocho Kids Learn...

Consuming foods high in sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats, often found in processe...

They Survived a Disease Few Ever Do. Then The Hard Part Began

They Survived a Disease Few Ever Do. Then The Hard Part...

Noma, a rare and devastating disease with a fatality rate of up to 90%, often re...

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