Francis Odee

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Francis Ode Omari is an award-winning investigative reporter focusing on health and social issues in Kenya.

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Samson Wire, a photographer and Boniface Okendo, a videographer at Standard Group, a leading multi-media house in Kenya. Kenyan journalists are warning of escalating tensions and violence amid rising threats to press freedom

Samson Wire, a photographer and Boniface Okendo, a videographer at Standard Group, a leading multi-media house in Kenya. Kenyan journalists are warning of escalating tensions and violence amid rising threats to press freedom © Francis Odee

Press Freedom Struggles in Kenya

Cases of harassment have mounted amid a surge in police brutality as well as overt government antagonism.

3 May 24

© Francis Odee

© Francis Odee

Kenya: Women Bearing the Brunt of Climate Change

An ongoing drought has served to amplify historic gender inequalities in arid areas of the country.

8 Mar 23

Kenyan security personnel seen in Nairobi.

Kenyan security personnel seen in Nairobi. © Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Kenya: Security Forces Blamed for Rise in Forced Disappearances

Only around one in three of all those abducted return alive.

7 Jan 22

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