Gordon Osen

2 days ago | the-star.co.ke | Gordon Osen

The push follows a troubling report from the Lamu county gender sector working group showing that the area recorded 1,073 cases of teen pregnancies between 2024 and . Of these, 789 cases occurred last year and 284 were recorded between January and . The report was submitted to the Nancy Baraza-led Presidential Technical Taskforce on Gender-Based Violence, including femicide, which is currently collecting memoranda and presentations nationwide.

3 days ago | the-star.co.ke | Gordon Osen

Residents respond to a fire in Kibera /FILE As grief from the Kibra fire lingers, families face the torment of waiting for the identification of bodies. The fire ended lives; now the waiting has suspended others. Fredrick Okoth’s father was among those who perished in last month’s fire. Beyond the grief, he now has to contend with delayed DNA results that would help the family identify the body and get closure. For the 21-year-old university student, life feels frozen as the trauma refuses to fade.

4 days ago | the-star.co.ke | Gordon Osen

Youth recruited for the Green Army programme clear drainage /COURTESYCaught between poverty and purpose, youth in Nairobi’s Green Army face a tough reality: the initiative that saved them from the streets now risks trapping them in underpaid, unsafe labour with no protection. When a Nairobi court declined to halt the Green Army programme last week, AK didn’t know how to feel. Help us continue bringing you unbiased news, in-depth investigations, and diverse perspectives.

4 days ago | the-star.co.ke | Gordon Osen

Agather Atuhaire and Boniface Mwangi at the press conference on June 2 /HANDOUTThe East African Legislative Assembly should investigate claims of abuse by Boniface Mwangi and Agatha Atuhaire at the hands of Tanzanian police, a coalition of human rights organisations has said.

5 days ago | the-star.co.ke | Gordon Osen

For example, while the government committed to investing $23 million (Sh2.97 billion) in GBV interventions by 2022, not much has happened. Data shows in the financial year 2021-22, the government allocated only Sh129 million, a far cry from the (Sh2.97 billion) pledged. However, In the financial year 2023-24, the FGM Board received Sh245 million, an increase from Sh102 million it got in the fiscal year 2022-23.