Isiolo County is grappling with major gaps in cervical cancer prevention and care, with health stakeholders raising alarm over low screening rates, limited treatment capacity, and persistent myths that continue to hinder progress. Speaking during a stakeholders’ forum on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) held in Isiolo, health officials warned that the county remains far below global…
Women civic educators and gender equity champions in Isiolo County marked International Women’s Day by urging women to remain resilient in the face of challenges that continue to fuel gender discrimination. More than 40 women champions gathered in Isiolo town to commemorate the day, sharing personal testimonies and experiences about the obstacles they have overcome…
In many pastoralist counties of North Eastern Kenya, elections are often determined long before voters queue at polling stations. Behind closed doors, councils of elders negotiate who will run, who will withdraw, and how political seats are distributed among clans. This informal arrangement—widely referred to as negotiated democracy—has become a defining feature of the region’s…
The Horn of Africa Gateway Road Project, in partnership with the Catholic Diocese of Isiolo, has scaled up efforts to combat Gender-Based Violence (GBV) through community sensitization forums and sporting activities along the project corridor. The initiatives target indigenous communities living along the road route, with a focus on promoting women’s rights and raising awareness…
The Isiolo County Gender Technical Working Group, a consortium of state and non-state actors working to eradicate gender-based violence (GBV), has called for the establishment of county referral pathways to better track and manage GBV cases reported in the region. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting attended by community women-led organizations working on GBV related issues,…
Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) has trained journalists from Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, Mandera, and Wajir on how to effectively engage with and cover women aspirants in their regions. Many women have traditionally avoided the media, while others lack an understanding of how it works and how they can use it to their advantage. Mercy Njoroge…
Authorities and local activists in Garbatula Ward, Isiolo County, have intensified campaigns to curb an anticipated rise in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) during the December school holidays. Every Girl’s Dream, a community-based organization operating in the region, has been leading awareness caravans and barazas and using local community radio to highlight the health risks and…
Adolescents and young people in Isiolo’s Burat Ward are being engaged in a community-driven campaign aimed at reducing rising cases of teenage and adolescent pregnancies, a program tat is being spearheaded by Merti Integrated Program and Mercy Corps. The initiative, which is being spearheaded through partnership with the Ministry of Health in collaboration integrates reproductive…
Women’s groups from Laikipia, Isiolo, Samburu, and Marsabit counties have come together to appeal to both county and national governments for dedicated funding to fight Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriages. They noted that donor withdrawal has significantly reduced financial support, leading to weakened community education and law enforcement efforts. Without government backing, they…
Isiolo County has taken a significant step toward advancing gender equity with the validation of its Gender Policy Review during a stakeholders’ forum held in early September. The meeting, convened by the county’s Gender Department in partnership with the Horn of Africa Institute through the POWER Project funded by the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF),…
