A 19-year-old suspect is currently at large after allegedly sodomizing a five-year-old boy at the Al-Hidaya Mosque in Isiolo. This marks the second incident of its kind at the same mosque. The previous case reportedly never reached the courts, having been resolved through Maslaha—an alternative dispute resolution method—facilitated by local elders, despite national laws prohibiting…
Efforts to combat gender-based violence (GBV) in Isiolo County have gained momentum following a new initiative funded by the Swiss government in partnership with Plan International. The project, which brings together ten locally based women- and youth-led organizations, aims to tackle GBV through grassroots, community-driven approaches. Martina Durrer, Switzerland’s Regional Head of International Cooperation, announced…
People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has called on Kenyans to break with tradition and elect a woman as President in the upcoming 2027 general election, arguing that male leadership since independence has failed to equitably distribute the country’s resources. Speaking during a surprise appearance at a wedding ceremony in Kambi Garba, Isiolo, Karua…
The National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC), chaired by Rehema Jaldesa, has begun a three-day engagement in Isiolo County aimed at promoting inclusivity for special interest groups in government programs as well as identifying the gaps at the community level, in the fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV). The visit brings together state and…
Education Cabinet Secretary Migos Ogamba has dismissed reports that the government barred Butere Girls High School from performing their play, Echoes of War, at the ongoing National Drama Festival hosted at Kirobon Girls High School in Nakuru. The play, which explores themes of resistance by Gen Z against government oppression, sparked a heated public debate…
Concerned neighbors in Isiolo have come out to ask for assistance from the public to support a thirty-five-year-old man who amputated his own genitals, to help him get medical support. The man (whose name is concealed for privacy) is currently receiving treatment at Better Me Rehabilitation center in Isiolo. Collins Shaban, a lead psychiatrist at…
Photo: Members of Jiru Boru Borana group preforming a dance In the remote villages of Isiolo County, a powerful grassroots movement is changing lives. Women from Kinna, a small but resilient community in Garbatulla Sub-County, have taken matters into their own hands, leading an inspiring campaign against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and pushing for the implementation…
