Three children from Kangundo , Machakos County have died In a house fire inferno, in a suspected arson on Tuesday night. According to Kangundo sub county police commander Zachariah Bitok, the three, a boy and two girls aged six and four, were the victim of a family land feud in the family. He said their […]
Starting this week, students in Tanzania will commence taking their lessons in English after the government abolished the use of Kiswahili as the medium of instruction. Toward this end, learners, starting from January 9, will undergo orientation for eight weeks when English lessons will officially commence in schools. Assistant Director for Secondary Education in the […]
The world Health organization has raised alarm over low uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine despite more than 95 percent of cancer cases resulting from HPV. The organization say that only one out of 10 girls globally are fully vaccinated against the virus. Studies have shown that the vaccine is effective against the virus. For instant […]
A fifty- year old from Narok County has been convicted on his own guilty plea for marrying a nine-year–old girl in the year 2019. Appearing before Narok Senior Resident Magistrate Phyllis Shinyanda, Saigulu Ololosereka, told the court that the girl was offered to him for marriage by her father Senteu Ole Mareu. According to Narok […]
Primary schools with an enrolment of less than 45 learners or those lacking the basic facilities will not host junior secondary schools the Ministry of Education has said. Instead, they will act as feeder schools to other JSSs within a two-kilometre proximity. Part of a circular by the Ministry dated January 6 read, “Primary schools with […]
Alarm has been raised over increased cases of botched circumcision after 20 cases were reported across the country. Of these, one boy ,14, have died as a result of a botched circumcision in Uasin Gishu as 16 others have been treated at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital for secondary complication of infections in the last […]
A recent report indicate that 70 percent of public schools land risk being grabbed by land grabbers. This can be attributed to lack of title deeds by over 70 percent of 32,354 public schools operating in Kenya. In essence 22,648 schools don’t have title deeds, while only 9705 have titles. To counter this, the Ministry […]
Five children, their mother and grandmother were on Wednesday shot dead by their father inside a southern Utah home, USA, in a suspected murder-suicide, officials announced Thursday. The children ranged between ages 4 to 17 and included three girls and two boys. The children were identified by age as a 17-year-old girl, a 12-year-old girl, […]
Police officers have arrested a man in Kamukunji area for defiling three minors in a lodging he had booked in the area. Police report indicates that over the weekend the man allegedly booked a room in one of the hotels within the city where he assaulted and sexually abused the three minors all aged 17. […]
Through the collaboration between the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development and Competition Authority of Kenya, the incoming grade seven pupils will study consumer rights come January next year. The learning will be through identifying consumer issues within the community and discussing possible remedies. The presentation will be in form of drama, music, spoken word, dance […]