Marriage is supposed to be a beautiful thing. After all, the Good Book declares that ‘he who finds a wife, finds a good thing.’ But marital unions are not always rosy. Apparently, there are clans in ...

Kenya may seem to have always been on a bumpy ride when it comes to gender parity. However, the contribution of notable Kenyan women to the country’s history remains pivotal. The following list is by ...

Just weeks before Kenyans were due to head to the polls, President Uhuru Kenyatta's government officially recognized members of the country's Asian community as Kenya's 44th tribe, at last embracing ...

Kenya is 50 – a lifetime in the life a person, but a nanosecond in world history. What’s shocking is the lack of progress in forging Kenya into a nation. Yes, Kenya is a country with a state and a ...

In Kajiado county near Kenya's capital, Nairobi, the local government is supporting fish farming projects for pastoralists -- and encouraging them to eat fish, too. Like many other Maasai women, ...

As the founder and director of an Indianapolis-based nonprofit called Shifting Ideas Through Educating African Women, Inc. (SitEAW), Santana works with volunteers and raises money to help vulnerable ...

FOROLE, Kenya, May 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As Tume Racha made tea for her grandchildren in the family's small wood-frame house woven from rags and camel hides, she talked about what her ...

KAJIADO, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After outmaneuvering her illiterate father three times by the age of 18 to escape his plans to make her a child bride, Peris Tobiko decided the only way ...

Four out of five citizens say the police and courts should do more to protect women and girls from discrimination and harassment. Key findings In Kenya, women are less likely than men to have ...