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“When we sell we eat, when we don't we sleep hungry.”

“It's been challenging because we are still living. We are still using water. We are still living in our house, so the rent days keep adding up.” - Mildred Lucia Lucia Mildred The COVID-19 Pandemic has made life difficult for businesswoman and mother of 4, Lucia Mildred | Photo by Brian Otieno/...

COVID-19, Cancer & Hunger: The daily adversities of family man Albert Otieno

“I tell you, I've never believed that I could not do anything, or that anything could defeat me. So I tried anything that would make money because I have two children, I have a wife, I have rent I have to pay. I have responsibilities.” - Albert Otieno Albert Otieno 32-year-old security system...

THE KENYA CASH CONSORTIUM RESPONSE TO THE FLOODING CRISIS IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID LAND (ASAL) COUNTIES OF KENYA

Abdi Mohamed Farah - Maramtu Village Abdi Mohamed Farah Abdi Mohamed Farah is living with a disability, but he wasn’t born with it. Before the accident in October 2017, he was working as a loader (locally referred to as a “turn boy”) in a transport company. But then, his left leg was amputated,...

“Mami, Bora Uhai.” | “Mum, at least we are alive.”

How cash transfers helped one survivor find independence, security and peace

A Year of Shocks and Reflections for Kenya’s Oil and Gas Industry

The first half of 2020 has been brutal to the oil and gas industry in Kenya. First came the news that the joint venture partners of Kenya’s first oil development project - Tullow and Total - had launched a joint sale of their stakes in Project Oil Kenya. Then came the C OVID -19 pandemic, and the...