Faith Oneya

Jan 23, 2025 | nation.africa | Faith Oneya |Wanja Mbuthia

Timber is not the first material that comes to mind when considering sustainable building in Kenya. While forest restoration remains crucial, given that Kenya's forest cover stood at 8.8 percent as of 2021, research shows that concrete and steel structures have a greater negative impact on the climate than wooden ones. Historically, earth and wood were the primary building materials, and these structures remain common in Kenyan villages today. So, what changed?

Jan 7, 2025 | nation.africa | Faith Oneya

If someone asked me to describe the graphic details of my primary school teacher touching me inappropriately, I would probably be too traumatised to do so, even though the memory lives rent-free in my head. Even the smell of this shirt still lingers in my nose sometimes in unexpected moments and it nauseates me. Throughout my teens, I received unwanted attention from grown men, including some family friends, which I was ill-equipped to stop.

Dec 6, 2024 | nation.africa | Faith Oneya |says Winnie Byanyima

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Nov 30, 2024 | nation.africa | Faith Oneya

Trauma can break you open and shatter you into unrecognisable pieces of yourself. Trauma can also inspire change and action that can impact generations. Athlete Viola Lagat, activist Njeri wa Migwi, and Nelson Mandela’s stepdaughter and activist Josina Machel, might seem to have little in common, yet they are bonded by shared trauma from gender-based violence (GBV) - some of it their own, and some carried from the stories they dealt with in the line of duty.

Nov 30, 2024 | nation.africa | Faith Oneya

Trauma can break you open and shatter you into unrecognisable pieces of yourself. Trauma can also inspire change and action that can impact generations. Athlete Viola Lagat, activist Njeri wa Migwi, and Nelson Mandela’s stepdaughter and activist Josina Machel, might seem to have little in common, yet they are bonded by shared trauma from gender-based violence (GBV) - some of it their own, and some carried from the stories they dealt with in the line of duty.