One in five children worldwide are zero-dose or under-vaccinated leaving them vulnerable to a range of preventable diseases such as polio, measles and cholera according to a recent report by UNICEF. This was heighted by Covid19 pandemic which saw at least 67 million children missing out entirely or partially on routine immunization between 2019 and […]
At least nine teenagers were shot and injured on Sunday at an after-prom party in Jasper, Texas county authorities have said. The victims ranged in age from 15 to 19, according to KBMT-KJAC television news reported in a party where approximately 250 people had attended. According to Jasper County Sheriff’s Office none of the gunshot […]
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has released a schedule for national exams that will be given to learners in Grades 3, 4, and 5.In addition dates for uploading the results on the KNEC portal by the classroom teachers has also been scheduled. Grade 3 learners’ assessment tools will be uploaded on schools portal on […]
The government will take care of all funeral expenses for five students from Friends School Mbihi who died in an accident on the Nakuru – Nairobi road on Tuesday afternoon. This was said by Education PS Ezekiel Machogu on Wensday in a statement to newsrooms saying his ministry would also endeavor to cater for medical […]
Students both in primary and secondary schools have broken for their end of term holiday starting today. The students will be home for the April holiday for two weeks. The students are expected to resume school on May 8 and close on August 11. The first term began on January 23, at least two weeks […]
A 13-years old boy from Ohio USA has died after overdosing on Benadryl as part of a viral TokTok challenge. According to his family Gofundme account Jacob Stevens’ body began to seize up after he swallowed a large amount of the antihistamine allergy pills as his friends filmed to see what would happen. Participants of […]
To reduce malnutrition among adolescent girls in Africa, the African Union in collaboration with Nutrition International last week launched an advocacy campaign dubbed ‘With Good Nutrition, She’ll Grow into It’. The two-year campaign aims promote health, well-being and empowerment of girls through efforts that prevent anaemia, an iron-deficiency condition, and galvanises the support of policymakers […]
In the last eight years the prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation FGM in Kajiado County has decline by 15 percent according County gender officer Mary Taiko. According to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014 the prevalence of the vice in the county stood at 78 percent but now stands at 63 percent according to […]
At least five students have died and seven others injured near Delamare estates in Naivasha along the Nakuru-Nairobi highway after a Nairobi-bound matatu they were traveling in collided with a lorry. Confirming the incidence Emmanuel Bowen, Naivasha sub-county police commander, said the seven who suffered serious injuries were rushed to the Naivasha Sub-county hospital. The […]
Following their ecstatic and energetic performance on Saturday,` Uganda Ghetto Kids had a spectacular debut on 16th season of Britain’s Got Talent where they earned the golden buzzer. The golden buzzer, which is supposed to be touched at the end of the program, was pressed in the middle of the performance by one of the […]