Author: Yegon

My name is Emmanuel Yegon. Trained Communicator, Passionate storyteller with a bias toward smartphone storytelling. I am the Co-Founder and Communications Director at Mobile Journalism Africa. This platform is dedicated for human interest stories and features. Ask me about #MoJo

Timothy Otieno: Young and Passionate Broadcast Journalist

February 20, 2018July 29, 2019 by Yegon

Meet Timothy Otieno, a graduate of Moi university class of 2014 and a broadcast journalist at KTN. At 25, he is among the youngest journalists on television in Kenya today. His skill in covering human interest stories and news features is unmatched…

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Cheza Chakacha Video Release

February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 by Yegon

Nakuru based spoken word artist Willie Oeba has today launched his debut music video dubbed Cheza Chakacha. The video which is a mixture of spoken word and music feature two other artists. The launch has been done on the Google platform YouTube….

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FGM and the Law in Nigeria

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 by Yegon

Courtesy of SIRP Nigeria Did you know that currently in Nigeria, 20 million women and girls have been mutilated and yet there has been no conviction? In this article we dwelt on the two major reasons for this in Nigeria. We also…

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Fighting The Cut in Nigeria-the SIRP Way

January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 by Yegon

Society for the Improvement of Rural People (SIRP) is an NGO based in Enugu State of Nigeria. The organization was founded in the year 1988 and was officially registered in 1999. Dr Chris N. Ugwu, the founder is also the Executive-Director at…

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From Barwessa in Baringo to Toronto Canada

January 21, 2018January 22, 2018 by Yegon

Anthony Roktok Cherop was born on 4th July 1996 as the second born in a family of five. He was raised in Torr village in Baringo County in Kenya, a place bordering the Pokot community. Together with his siblings, they were raised…

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I’m a survivor and was cut at the age of 10 ~ Sadia

January 20, 2018July 30, 2019 by Yegon

Sadia Sango Hussein hails from Tana River County in Coastal Kenya. At the age of 10 she underwent the cut and to date she remembers the pain she experienced, coupled up with the trauma and other complications that followed. Today, she is an…

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Tackling FGM in Eritrea and Sweden

January 9, 2018January 11, 2018 by Yegon

Fatma Naib is a journalist, producer, film maker and anti-FGM advocate, formerly with Al Jazeera English. She is based in Stockholm Sweden and has worked from the Middle East for over ten years. Being a journalist she has reported from across the…

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Fighting the cut in Nigeria

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 by Yegon

Female genital mutilation FGM is widely practiced in Nigeria, a country which, with its large population has the highest absolute number of cases of FGM in the world. The number of FGM cases in Nigeria accounts for one-quarter of the estimated 115-130…

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Fighting The Cut in Kenya

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 by Yegon

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation in the countries where the practice is concentrated. Furthermore, there are an estimated 3 million girls at risk of undergoing female…

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One on one with Eric Wainaina

December 16, 2017December 16, 2017 by Yegon

At the mention of his name, the song Daima Mkenya immediately comes to mind. Eric wainaina continues to be an inspiration to many as his messages in his songs have in Kenya’s recent past been used to unify people and reinstate the…

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