Geoffrey Ondieki

1 week ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Geoffrey Ondieki

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1 week ago | nation.africa | Geoffrey Ondieki

Salimo Priscilla Lolonyekie sits on a creaky hospital bed at the Samburu County Referral Hospital in Maralal, her face puffed with swelling, with both eyes almost shut completely. Her head is heavily swollen, apparent evidence of the vicious blows she sustained. The hospital ward room is quiet, save for the soft hum of machines and the occasional murmur of medical staff and nurse assistants passing by.

3 weeks ago | nation.africa | Geoffrey Ondieki

What you need to know:Morans and elders join anti-FGM efforts, rejecting outdated rites, promoting girl education, and embracing change through cultural dialogue. The warriors have shifted from enforcing FGM to defending girl rights, marking a cultural transformation through education and community leadership. If you tour Samburu County, you meet young girls on the way—innocent and brightly dressed with layers of colourful beads and necklaces adorning their necks.

3 weeks ago | nation.africa | Geoffrey Ondieki

Kenya’s pastoral economy has received a  Sh519 million boost under the De-risking, Inclusion and Value Enhancement (Drive) programme, an initiative that is seeking to reshape economic prospects in the country’s arid and semi-arid lands. The announcement was made on Tuesday during a high-level meeting of government officials, development partners, and players from the private sector at Mövenpick Hotel in Nairobi.

1 month ago | nation.africa | Geoffrey Ondieki

In the dusty Munanda Village in Baragoi, Samburu County, 72-year-old Lydia Melde Letipila sits outside her humble manyatta, squinting at a handful of brightly coloured beads. Despite her failing eyesight, Ms Letipila’s hands still retain the rhythm of sewing, threading, stitching and weaving intricate beadwork patterns —  an art she has mastered over decades. “Nowadays, I struggle to see clearly because my eyesight is becoming poor,” she says.