Moraa Obiria
Contributor at Freelance
Senior Gender Journalist at Nation Media Group
Passionate about gender and development||Writes on gender,climate change and environment||All define development
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2 weeks ago |
nation.africa | Moraa Obiria
On a normal day in April 2025, residents of Chaka town in Nyeri County gathered below a six-storey building to watch a man teeter on the edge of a balcony. Instead of pleading with him to step back, some jeered, trivialising the distress of the man as he contemplated suicide. A few pulled out their phones to record. Moments later, he leapt to his death. His story, though horrifying in its tragic end, is not isolated.
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3 weeks ago |
nation.africa | Moraa Obiria
This is the second and last instalment of the FGS story. The morning air is thick with the scent of damp earth after a night of heavy rain. It’s 8am and the sun remains hidden behind reluctant clouds. But Loza*, a 23-year-old mother of three with no regular source of income, makes one decision clear: she must go out for casual farm work that will earn her Sh200 upon completion at 4pm.
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3 weeks ago |
nation.africa | Moraa Obiria
This is the second and last instalment of the FGS story. The morning air is thick with the scent of damp earth after a night of heavy rain. It’s 8am and the sun remains hidden behind reluctant clouds. But Loza*, a 23-year-old mother of three with no regular source of income, makes one decision clear: she must go out for casual farm work that will earn her Sh200 upon completion at 4pm.
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3 weeks ago |
nation.africa | Moraa Obiria
In 2018, Mamito (as she prefers to be identified) got caught up in the whirlwind of smoking. Then a 15-year-old girl born and raised in Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi, she recalls the pressure to “fit in” and gain a sense of belonging among her peers. At the time, she was in Form Three and part of a group of about 10 girls who frequently socialised with boys addicted to cigarettes. “We used to hang out at a base, and one boy would buy cigarettes and say, ‘Give everyone,’” she shares.
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3 weeks ago |
nation.africa | Moraa Obiria
The Kenyan government has made notable strides in implementing the 12 commitments on gender-based violence (GBV), according to Isaiah Byegon, the director of planning at the State Department of Gender and Affirmative Action. On May 27, during the Generation Equality Media and Commitment Makers Forum, Mr Byegon outlined progress and challenges, ranging from policy reforms to service provision and partnership mobilisation.
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RT @DrEliphas: @moraaobiria When menstrual pain costs you your pay: Women speak out https://t.co/80ZUnQcqpB
On May 8, 2025, an unusual obituary appeared on the 𝑫𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏's transition pages. It was titled "Girl Number1 Goes to Heaven (Heaven's Gain)," announcing the passing of 94-year-old Abigail Kageha Indire. How did she become Girl Number 1? https://t.co/vUtGJH3tIx
#MothersDayInvisiblePain https://t.co/qbmFEfaNus
