Uganda President Yoweri Museveni yesterday assented to the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023, which outlaws all LGBTQ+ practices in the country.
The act limits freedom of speech on LGBTQ+ civil rights and institutes severe punishments for certain homosexual acts, including the death penalty for persons convicted of aggravated homosexuality.
Healthcare workers in Mombasa have launched a go-slow to protest the county government’s failure to pay their salaries and statutory deductions. The workers held a press briefing at the Coast General Provincial Hospital in Mombasa, where they aired their grievances through various union leaders.
One of the key complaints was the unpaid NHIF payments, which they say have not been made since January. This has left healthcare workers unable to access medical services that they themselves offer, leading to demoralization and a decline in morale among the workers.
The Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK), in conjunction with the Kenya Community Media Network, on Tuesday held a workshop on sexual harassment in the media industry in Mombasa. The event was attended by journalists and media professionals from various media houses in the county, and aimed to raise awareness about the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace.
AMWIK, in collaboration with partners such as Article 19 and the PROTECT – Kenya Project, has developed a model sexual harassment policy that they hope will be adopted by media houses that do not have a mechanism to handle sexual harassment in the workplace.
