More women and girls in Kenya have access to family planning than ever before

 FP2020 final report finds that more women and girls in Kenya have access to family planning than ever before 

In Kenya, an estimated 6 million women and girls are using a modern method of contraception. Almost 2 million more since the launch of FP2020 in 2012.

 320 million women and girls in the world’s 69 lowest-income countries now have access to family planning, according to new figures released by Family Planning 2020 (FP2020). Kenya is still on track to meet its family planning goal for modern contraceptive prevalence, with more than 2.2 million unintended pregnancies prevented, and 503,000 unsafe abortions averted in the last year alone.    

FP2020: The Arc of Progress, the final report of the partnership, reveals that 320 million women and girls are now using modern contraception, an increase of 60 million additional users since 2012.

The report published today by FP2020, a global partnership that supports the reproductive rights of women and girls, details the progress achieved in family planning over the past eight years. In 13 low-income countries, the number of modern contraceptive users has doubled since 2012, and more than 121 million unintended pregnancies, 21 million unsafe abortions, and 125,000 maternal deaths were prevented in the last year alone.     

With almost 60% of its population under the age of 25, Africa is the world’s youngest region. Ensuring that young women and girls have access to a growing range of contraceptive methods has resulted in not only improvements in health-related outcomes such as reduced maternal mortality and infant mortality, but also improvements in schooling and economic outcomes. Paving the way for more educated communities, healthier populations and the continent’s development.

Despite the threat of Covid-19, the family planning community has broken through barriers to transform the lives of women and girls in the world’s poorest countries through improved means and access to contraceptives. Progress that has only been possible as a result of the pioneering work of FP2020 partners around the world.

Beth Schlachter, Executive Director of FP2020, said: “The FP2020 partnership has bent the curve of progress sharply upward and responded with strength to Covid-19. As a result of coordinated partnership over the past eight years, millions of women and girls can now plan their own futures through access to life-changing, and lifesaving, contraceptives. This momentum must be accelerated as the family planning community plans for the future.”

Kenya was part of the first group of countries to commit to the FP2020 partnership when it launched in 2012. Since then, Kenya has made great progress toward increased uptake of family planning due to this more than 2 million unintended pregnancies were prevented, and 503,000 unsafe abortions, and 5,700 maternal deaths averted in the last year alone.

Problem solved? Kenyans start first digital sacco"Homepesasacco"

Homepesasacco is first digital sacco in Kenya that aims to solve financial solutions and unemployment among youths wherever they are all over the world
The sacco also aims to cultivate saving culture among middle aged youths so that it can help them to start business by offering loans
 The  Sacco is a licensed credit facility its  Members can make their contributions using Mpesa and credit card from anywhere in the world. This means those in diaspora are encouraged to join.
It's is also open to all  Entities that can join include individuals, Saccos, companies and other registered and unregistsred entities.
 Like any other math the answer must be solved 53years down the line Kenyans from all walk of life can now join the sacco by visiting their website www.homepesasacco.com no tedious just through your phone you can change your life

Human do forget "Do Kibaki remember?

Life is full of drama and if you  have a heavy heart sometimes you may opt never ever think of some people you come over in your life
Politics as many say is a dirty game is a theory that will always remain,what drives me to this is since independence many politicians alive or dead have been  betrayed and vise versa which as humans leaves them with guilt why they fought for
Kenya post election violence that broke after president Kibaki was announced and declared the president the then cabinet secretary for constitutional affairs Hon Martha karua stood and fought and made sure Kibaki remained in power, she participated in dialogue with likes of Orengo and she stood as best negotiator
To my surprise Kibaki after restoring power he  forgot Martha who was backbone behind his second term as the president.
As the common the human memory simply forgets information, permanently, and the physical traces of the memory disappear. In which case, information is unavailable,we sweat fighting for political leaders get to power, afterwards it remain history.
 Martha as our ion lady who is a victim of betrayal, i wonder how kibaki feels when he sees the current status of Martha a lady who fought for him to remain in power knowing well the waves of politics and pattern of voting not only in central but Kenyan culture  "either you are with us or otherwise"
I agree with Geab Genet "Anyone who hasn't experienced the ectsacy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all" Politics will always be a dirty game

Kenya led by mafia -style cartels?

It is becoming interesting how the temperature in political arena is taking the shape.
Chief justice Willy Mutunga sensationally claims that Kenya is at war with mafia style cartels run by political bosses and corrupt individuals is worrying.

Mutunga claims that Kenya has become a bandit economy,stealing is taking in all sectors of the government

"The influence of the cartels is overwhelming.They are doing illegal business with politicians .If we don't fight the cartels ,we become their slaves but leaders who do take on the cartels must be prepared to be killed or exiled"Mutunga said
He also claims its difficult to fight the cartel since the whole system is corrupt citing his own judicial system, anti corruption  commission and investigative department
President Kenyatta may be serious on graft but cartels which maybe played part on his election are pulling him down and he is just left alone on the rhythm of the graft
The big question that arises is if the corrupt individuals are not subjected to same judicial system why prosecute young man who steals a cup or a chicken?
This clearly shows laws are made for poor Kenyans who most of them are suffering in jail while leaving behind cartels to operate and walk freely

HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE?

At least 90  people have been killed in clashes between communities on the Turkana-East Pokot border, according to Kenya Red Cross.The government has failed to contain the area knowing well back November 2012 more than 40 police officers were killed in an ambush in Baragoi.  Government led by the president vowed to end this vice but the attack seems contrary to his sentiments

Nadome attack  adds more pain to Kenyans who are recovering from scars of innocent victims of a terrorist attack that stunned a nation and left communities heartbroken.attacks

Nadome clashes should be investigated and try to find theories surrounding those inter clashes in Turkana  and bring all people who maybe involved in planning the attack,its heartening to kill a child who is innocent even God will never let such people who are butchering their fellow kenyans like animals.I wonder have we reached a point that we don't value life?

This  is a challenge that  region has been   facing  and it's right time for the government to raise it's game and introduce tough measures to curb likelihood  of similar  clashes

Suguta Valley in an inaccessible death trap that has in the past seen fierce battles between the Samburus and Turkana raiders which has claimed more lives of innocent Kenyans mostly children and women.

Its high time government to start sensitizing the communities in this region other alternative way of living apart of pastoralism such as farming and try to solve their differences by bringing together leaders and elders from this region

For the past few months more than 200 people has died which is really worrying and it's government obligation to protect its own people but the question is how many people have to die?

Security a matter of concern for all Kenyans

Kenya for long time has been facing a lot of attacks since 2005 and it is now becoming a national disaster where  many Kenyans has lost their lives

All over the country people are crying for the lost of their loved ones and their closest friends who were brutally butchered through  attacks that  has left us as Kenyans terrified without knowing what will happen next,for last two months we has lost more than 70 Kenyans many injured and others still hospitalized
The recent attacks in Northern Kenya has left me in dismay horrified and lost hope with our security apparatus and personnel i know this is not the time to argue and blame each other but all in all  how many people has to die?
I welcome the move by the president to appoint Joseph Nkaissery in security docket since the man he has what it takes to bring back the confidence that Kenyans has lost in that ministry

I hope Nkaissery have in mind and has strategies on how to curb the Alshabaab militia who has totally brought fear and have continued attacking and butchering innocent Kenyans on their believe of revenging the government  on the recent invasion of mosques

President Kenyatta must act as he is incapacitated in the new constitution by ensuring the country is safe for it citizens and make sure our polar regions are well safeguarded

We can not wait to see more Kenyans butchered as we have seen in Mandera and as the president said security start with you and me eventhough the police are there let give them impending fear of suspected criminals and the police service should change their traditions of assuming and waiting the mess
Kenya is you and me let safeguard our country Kenya

#My dress my choice Stripping women is primitive where are women reps?

The recent  actions by men to strip  women on matter of there dress code should be condemned in one heart it caught me moving by videos that emanated from such scenes it unacceptable and heinous

It all started from Embakasi and now it is trending in high rate but where did we as society went wrong? previously such acts were never there and we never heard such

For now girl child is on danger end each day incidences of molesting girls is increasing and the question of who should protect women and girls is a matter of concern

Women representatives you were elected to fight for women rights but where are you? men never had such post now it' time to show your worth by legislating laws to guard and safeguard girls and women rights

 Women should make sure they wear decent and all pertains on how they wear should be personal responsibilities, and men should not do as to what we has been seeing on social sites what does it cost as a man to avoid it?

I concur with" LSK Chairman who said  " professional body is petitioning the office of the Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko for special permission to prosecute the criminals. “LSK wants to be granted special leave by the DPP to prosecute any person arrested in connection with stripping, defiling or insulting women in public,”
T his comes after hundreds of protesters took to Nairobi streets recently to condemn the humiliating public stripping of three women.
The mobilization for the protest started through social media under the hashtag #MyDressMyChoice and which now clear that such acts are continuing who will stop this?