1,140 out of 841,416 candidates who sat for the Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education, KCSE, exam last year obtained an overall A grade in the just released 2022 KCSE exams. 173,345 candidates scored C+ and above and are qualified for university after meeting the entry grade. This was announced by Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu […]
To protect minors from online bullying and sexual exploitation, the government has moved in to formulate Child Online Protection and Safety regulations. This will be a collaboration between the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and Communication Authority of Kenya (CAK) where they will be formulating the rules as reported by KBC. Speaking to the […]
According to 2022 Kenya Demographic Health Survey, 18 percent of children under five- years in Kenya are stunted, five percent are wasted while 10 percent are underweight due to under nutrition. On the other hand, 3 percent of children under five- years are overweight, which is a sign of over nutrition. The prevalence of stunting […]
2022 Kenya Demographic Health Survey, KDHS, indicates that the percentage of live births that are assisted by a skilled provider has increased markedly over the past two decades, from 41 percent in 2003, 66 percent in 2014 to 89 percent in 2022. Almost all live births to mothers with more than a secondary education were […]
The overall national child vaccination rate stands at 80 percent according to 2022 Kenya Health Demographic Survey released today. This is a slight improvement from 2014 KDHS where national vaccination rate stood at 79 percent for the same age group. Vihiga County has the highest number of children vaccinated standing at 96 percent followed by […]
Diseases and infections, although over looked, are significant causes of child malnutrition according to a report by Save the Children. The report indicates that in crises, like drought, health systems become stretched, access to safe water is more difficult and poor hygiene and sanitation is common. As a result, disease, diarrhoea and parasitic infections which […]
About 5 million children under five years and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5–24 years died in 2021, according to the latest estimates released by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). In addition, 1.9 million babies were stillborn during the same period according to another separate report. To […]
1,233,852 candidates who sat for their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination November last year will know their form one placement results today. This is after Education CS Ezekiel Machogu while speaking to the Nation said he will release the selection results at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development. The selection, the CS said is automated […]
The Judiciary will set specific dates to hear cases involving children Chief Justice Martha Koome has said. She said this today when receiving a progress report on ongoing reforms in child justice. She said other areas of focus will include decongesting remand homes, and countrywide training for Judicial Officers on the Children Act. She continued to […]
About 1000 students, 100 being students living with disabilities are set to benefit from KCB Foundation scholarships. Through an advert inviting interested persons for interviews, the foundation said a four year scholarship will be offered to bright under-privileged students joining secondary school. The interviews will be conducted on Friday January 13 and Saturday 14 January […]