By Raisa Okwaras, The latest reports by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal drowning to be a leading cause of child death and young people aged between 1 and 24. According to the WHO report, over two hundred and thirty-six thousand people globally die of drowning every year. To mark World Drowning Prevention Day on […]
By Raisa Okwaras, Forty-one-year-old Mariam Nabatanzi wears a lot of hats, including ‘the world’s most fertile woman’, ‘Mama Africa’, and ‘Mother Uganda’. She earned these after making headlines for giving birth to forty-four children from one man, which she terms as God’s gift. As she goes by, Maria resides in Mukono village in Mukono District, […]
By Raisa Okwaras, Kenya Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) George Magoha insists that the new education curriculum is demystifying the notion that boarding schools in the country are better than day schools. He highlighted this at Kariobangi North Girls’ High School last week during the commissioning of the newly built classes for the junior secondary school […]
By Raisa Okwaras Busia county is in the spotlight after reports show high rates of child abuse, including a 21 percent rate of teenage pregnancies, 3 percent higher than the national rate. The County Chief of Staff Robert Opat revealed this during a meeting in Grand Swiss Hotel in Kisumu on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. […]
By Raisa Okwaras Siaya County Children’s Officer Jemin Onyango has confirmed that the teacher who allegedly assaulted a standard 8 pupil at Nyamninia Primary School in Gem has been arrested. This came in after a video went viral on social media showing the boy crying in pain and agony after the teacher beat him for […]
By Raisa Okwaras A child dies of Malaria in Africa with every minute that passes. However, the World Health Organisation announced that measures are ongoing to roll out the world’s first ever Malaria vaccine in Africa, with the mass rollout being funded by Gavi. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is funding about US$160 million to improve […]
Shirika Lisilo la Kiserikali (NGO) linalojulikana kama Kamati ya Kimataifa ya Maendeleo ya Watu (CISP), limeunda visanduku vya mazungumzo na vilabu vya kutetea haki za watoto katika shule mbalimbali mjini Kakamega, ambapo watoto wanaweza kueleza shida ambazo wanataka zishughulikiwe. Meneja wa programu wa CISP, Esther Waduu, amesema kwamba, vilabu vya kutetea haki za watoto vina […]
Nchi sita za Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan Kusini, Uganda na Tanzania – hivi karibuni zimehitimisha mikutano ya hadhara kuhusu mswada mpya wa afya ya uzazi na ujinsia. Wafuasi wa Mswada huo wanasema kuwa, sheria hii itaboresha upatikanaji wa afya ya ngono na uzazi ambayo, kwa upande wake, itaboresha viashirio vingine […]
By Raisa Okwaras It is exactly twenty days to the general elections in Kenya. Even though children do not vote, activities from the general elections could affect them forever. Parents should therefore prioritize the safety of their children since as a nation, we are still dealing with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from the 2007-2008 post-election […]
Kulingana na Ripoti ya 2021 kuhusu Watoto na Migogoro ya Kivita , angalau wasichana 5,242 na wavulana 13,663 wamekuwa wahasiriwa wa ukiukaji mkubwa, huku watoto 1600 wakiwa wahasiriwa wa ukiukaji wa mara kwa mara. Ripoti hiyo iliangazia jumla ya ukiukaji wa kuvuka mipaka wa watoto 23,982. Ujumla wa nambari hii ya ukiukaji iko sawa na idadi ya […]