Jackson Okata

1 month ago | rt.com | Jackson Okata

Kenyan experts share their thoughts on what to expect from the new US administration By Jackson Okata, an award-winning independent journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya, whose work has been published by CNN, The Guardian, Reuters, China Dialogue, Openly, AllAfrica, Mongabay, Inter Press Service, Zenger News, and Al Jazeera English When Donald Trump was elected as the 47th US president, there was no doubt that his country’s foreign policy, and more particularly, its relationship with African...

2 months ago | allafrica.com | Jackson Okata

What's the context? Lailah was kicked out of her Uganda home after coming out. It would take another 17 years to reach somewhere safe to be who she isI came out as a queer person in 2007. My father chased me away. He said he never wanted to see me again. I was nine days away from turning 17. I started living on the streets of Kampala in October 2007 until my auntie took me in. A few months later in January 2008, friends of hers, a Muslim family, were looking for a wife for their son.

2 months ago | context.news | Jackson Okata

Lailah got on a bus to Kenya with her children after her house in Kampala was set on fire. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Karif WatWhat’s the context? Lailah was kicked out of her Uganda home after coming out. It would take another 17 years to reach somewhere safe to be who she isI came out as a queer person in 2007. My father chased me away. He said he never wanted to see me again. I was nine days away from turning 17. I started living on the streets of Kampala in October 2007 until my auntie took me in.

2 months ago | minorityafrica.org | Jackson Okata

Image description: A patient standing in a hospital hallway between two doors—one marked with the male symbol and the other with the female symbol. The patient appears translucent, revealing the intersex flag painted on the wall where a door should be. Nairobi, Kenya (Minority Africa) — On a cold, rainy morning in March 2024, Magdaline Nyambura woke up with severe stomach cramps. Her period was heavier than usual, and she needed urgent medical attention.

Jan 14, 2025 | talkafrica.co.ke | Jackson Okata |Mary Mwendwa

By Jackson Okata Kajiado County, Kenya: Kenya’s Kajiado West, Thomas Sankale, 60, endures the relentless heat while walking over three kilometers to water his cattle herd. He must complete this vital daily to ensure his herd is not affected by the harsh temperatures and parched landscape of Nkaimurunya village, located 80 kilometers from the capital city, Nairobi.