Ravaging drought has forced parents in West Pokot County to marry off their girls at an early age as a way of getting a dowry, which they use to sustain themselves. This has led to young girls dropping out of school. A 2022 Kenya Demographic Health Survey indicates that West Pokot county is at number 2 countrywide with 36 percent of teenage pregnancy cases.

In this feature story, Caren Waraba talks to young girls who were forcefully married off but later escaped to continue with their studies.

The episode is the inaugural speech by the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy while meeting the Kenya media stakeholders during the International Day to end Impunity against Journalists. The CS assured media stakeholders of government's comittment to work closely with the industry in promoting and respecting freedom of the media. 

A gathering of women leaders elected in Kenya's 2022 elections rallied female colleagues to support each other to help enhance gender equitable representation in leadership and decision-making. This news article was produced by Mercy Alomba and broadcast at Ruben FM, a community media outlet in Nairobi, Kenya.

Betty Luke delves into the challenge of menstruation facing teenage girls in Kenya's marginalized communities in Northern Kenya. The story focuses on access to menstrual products and services in Isiolo County, highlighting how teenage girls are sexually exploited in exchange for pads. The mal-practice increased sharply at the height of Covid-19 pandemic, because girls who would ordinarily receive a packet of pads in schools were no longer in school and their ‘poor’ parents could not afford this essential item. Some would then be lured into trade sex to get some money for pads. Betty corresponds for Baliti FM in Isiolo County.

In this third and last episode of the Women and Gold radio series, once again Caren Waraba tries to find solutions to some of the challenges that women in. the goldmines experience as they try to fend for their families. 

In this episode of Women and Gold, Caren Waraba listens to the residents discussing some of the factors leading to accidents and other challenges in the goldmines of west Pocket County. 

This episode highlights the voices of women from West Pokot County, one of Kenya's marginalised areas, working in the mining industry. Caren Waraba compiled this investigative peace that paints a sad picture of the women's tribulations in the male dominated sector. 

The world is commemorating the International Zero Tolerance Day to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The theme for the year 2022 being "Accelerating Investment to End FGM," voices of community end FGM campaigners are critical in amplifying ongoing initiatives to help uphold the human rights of all women and girls. At Rights Media Network, we are keen to facilitate such conversations and demystify some of the myths that continue to perpetuate the practise. Join Harriet Atyang' for an interactive engagement from Tana River County, Kenya. 

This episode highlights some of the challenges that activists in Kenya go through while educating their communities in Kenya about the effects of Female Genital Mutilation. However there are solutions that need to be implemented to accelerate the end of FGM. Research from UNICEF shows that 1 out of 5 girls has undergone FGM. The Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014, indicates that the practice is still high among the Samburu Community at 86% and among the Maasai at 78%. World Vision Kenya/ACCAF/UNCEF/UNFPA indicates that West Pokot County is at 74%, and among the Gusii community 84%, Garissa 80%. This episode has been produced and voiced by Caren Waraba, a young female journalist in Northern Kenya.

This episode highlights the challenges that hinder women's participation in political leadership and decision-making in a pastoral community in Northern Kenya. It seeks to demystify the cultural beliefs that relegate women to the periphery of decision-making.