Betty Njeru

1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Betty Njeru

Protestors along Kimathi Street in Nairobi during the June 2024 anti-Finance Bill demonstrations.  [File, Standard]Four filmmakers linked to the BBC documentary Blood Parliament have been arrested in Nairobi. Three of them, namely Nicholas Gichuki, Brian Adagala and Mark Karubiu, were taken into custody early Saturday at their studio in Karen. The identity of the fourth filmmaker is yet to be confirmed. The filmmakers are reportedly being held at Muthaiga and Pangani police stations in Nairobi.

1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Betty Njeru

Protestors along Kimathi Street in Nairobi during the June 2024 anti-Finance Bill demonstrations.  [File, Standard]Four filmmakers linked to the BBC documentary Blood Parliament have been arrested in Nairobi. Three of them, namely Nicholas Gichuki, Brian Adagala and Mark Karubiu, were taken into custody early Saturday at their studio in Karen. The identity of the fourth filmmaker is yet to be confirmed. The filmmakers are reportedly being held at Muthaiga and Pangani police stations in Nairobi.

2 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Betty Njeru

Engineers in Kenya have raised concerns over frustrations in the approval of development plans in Nairobi County. In a statement dated Saturday, April 26, the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) cited corruption, inefficiency, unethical practices, and poor service delivery as major obstacles to a transparent approval process. “There is a mounting body of evidence of corrupt practices entrenched within the county’s approval system.

3 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Betty Njeru

A non-governmental organisation changed her life when she was just a young girl. Now, Zimbabwe-born Dr Vongai Nyahunzvi, the founder and CEO of the Alliance for Women and Girls (AFWAG), is on a mission to do the same for others. Premiering the ‘Daughter of the Soil’ documentary in Nairobi last week, in which she stars, Nyahunzvi says there’s a need to tell African stories that are forward-looking. The 45-minute film traces her journey from a rural township in Zimbabwe to global leadership.

4 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Betty Njeru

There is plenty I could write about Germany. Like the time I ordered pork and was served an entire pig’s head, not quite the juicy chops I had in mind. Or how I nearly turned into a popsicle in my light brown belted coat in the zero-degree November weather. I thought I knew cold, but Germany said, “Hold my beer.” But I digress. Instead, I will tell you about something even cooler than the weather: Germany’s press freedom.