The Government has directed, Reginald, County and Sub-county education officials to ensure that no public school is charging un-authorized levies imposed by head teachers for students joining junior secondary schools. In a circular, Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang said the Ministry had received complaints from angered parents and guardians and other stakeholders on un-authorized levies imposed […]
World Health Organization and other experts are calling for urgent clampdowns of formula milk industry’s exploitative marketing tactics which are riddled with misleading claims and political interference. They say these marketing strategies takes away the gains that breast milk offers to babies while at the same time seriously jeopardizes the health and rights of women […]
Office of the Director of Public Prosecution has pledged to support Kibera court with necessary technology to fast track children related cases. This was said by Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji on Wednesday when he visited the Kibera Law Courts to inspect the child-friendly interview rooms. The rooms are equipped with video conferencing equipment […]
The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), NEC Corporation Japan and Nagasaki University have developed a digital biometric-based vaccination management system for newborn children in Kenya. The system aims ease the process of vaccination and enhance proper management of data. Further it will promote the administration of appropriate vaccinations as the system would also be used […]
Kenya Films and Classification Board has launched a digital literacy program to help parents and guardians improve their skills on how to protect children from online harm in their care. The program was launched yesterday as Kenya joined the world to mark World Safe Internet Day. The Agency said the move was necessitated by the […]
A new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, suggests that too much screen time during infancy may lead to changes in babies’ brain activity, reducing their cognitive ability. As a consequence, these babies have problems with executive functioning, the ability to stay focused and control impulses, behaviors, and emotions. This was attributed to variations in […]
Latest report by the National Cancer Institute indicates that Leukemia is the most common accounting for 15 percent of all childhood cancers in the country. Leukemia is followed by brain tumors at 11 per cent, lymphomas at 10 per cent while other cancers account for 47 per cent. Leukemia is cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues, […]
Pioneer Grade Seven learners, who began their junior secondary education this week, are studying more subjects compared to their 8-4-4 counterparts in Standard Seven. Grade seven pupils will take up to twelve subject according to the Ministry of education. This pioneer class will take an additional seven subjects from the previous five in the 8-4-4 […]
Twelve African nations have committed and laid out plans to end AIDS in children by 2030 through an array of HIV testing, treatment and prevention programs. This was announced through a joint statement by 12 representatives from each country in Tanzania during the first ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance to end AIDS in children. The […]
Six teachers from a school in Kisii have been arrested after a video showing pupils imitating a sexual scene went viral. The video which has been trending since Monday has caused uproar on the social media with Kenyans demanding for immediate arrest of the teachers involved. The 29 seconds clip shows two boys mounting their […]