Lydia Matata

Reporter

Lydia Matata was a Global Press reporter in Kenya in 2015. She was most concerned with women and issues of sexual orientation.

Articles

Human Rights

Ugandan LGBT Refugees in Kenya Plead for Resettlement to a Safer Place

Health

Kenya’s Criminalizing of Suicide Makes Things Worse for Mentally Ill, Critics Say

Arts

Kenya Film Board Wants Remake of Its Rules; Media Industry Dreads Stricter Censorship

Human Rights

In Kenya, HIV-Positive Prisoners Combat Stigma, Trauma With Support Groups’ Help

Human Rights

Kenyan Atheists’ Group Wins, Then Loses Governmental Recognition Amid Opposition

Economy

Kenyans Flock to Roadside Vendors Selling Cheap Secondhand Books, Spur Reading Boom

Arts

As Smartphone Market Grows in Kenya, Mobile Game Developers Highlight Local Context

Health

Lawsuits Spotlight Forced Sterilization of Women with HIV in East African Countries

Human Rights

Citizens React: Should Kenya Defence Forces pull out of Somalia?

transgender, LGBT, Kenya

Human Rights

Identifying as Neither Male Nor Female, Some Kenyans Seek a Third Option on Official Documents

Human Rights

Market for Their Body Parts Forces Africans With Albinism to Live Amid Constant Danger of Attack

Human Rights

Shelters for Battered Females Are Scarce in Kenya, But One Woman’s Group Works to ‘Rescue a Sister’

Human Rights

Kenyan Political Party Pushes Anti-Gay Bill Despite Some Gains for LGBT Community