By Raisa Okwaras A father of two daughters aged 18 and 13 in Tana River has been on the run after defiling his daughters for four years and five months respectively. According to a guardian who rescued the children, the culprit had been defiling the eldest daughter for over four years and the younger one […]
The United Nations describes youth as people between the age of 15 and 24 years of age. Africa has the youngest population in the world with a median age of 19.7 years. As the world marked World Youth Skills day on the 15th of this month. This year’s theme is to provide a unique opportunity […]
Kutokana na utafiti wa hivi karibuni, wasichana asilimia 76 ndio walio na fursa ya kupata elimu ikilinganishwa na asilimia 88 ya wavulana ambao hupata fursa hiyo. Kulingana na UNICEF, umaskini ndio sababu kuu inayofanya wasichana kukosa elimu. Kwa sababu hii, wazazi wanakosa kuwapeleka watoto wao hususan wasichana shuleni iwapo hawana karo. Aidha, umaskini huu pia […]
By Raisa Okwaras Two foundations namely Big Life Foundation and The Great Plains Foundation are improving the lives of underprivileged learners in Kajiado county. These two have now kick-started a program in the area to feed twenty-two thousand children in twenty-seven schools, which began on July 11. By bringing in food, education funding, and even […]
By Raisa Okwaras The World Vision (WV) has partnered with the Kenya National Library Services (KNLS) in launching a Lego Foundation-funded campaign dubbed ‘Build a world of Play’. The campaign aims at improving the learning experience of early education learners in Kenya. In addition, it aims at promoting an enduring love for learning through integrated […]
By Raisa Okwaras Kenya Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has called for sustained efforts to conclusively address the issue of teenage pregnancies in the country. On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, the government of Kenya launched Triple Threat, a community sensitization forum looking to address these three threats facing Kenyan adolescents. He brought us up to […]
Wazazi walio na watoto viziwi katika Kaunti ya Mombasa wamezindua Shirika la Jamii litakalotetea haki za watoto wao ikiwemo elimu na huduma za afya. Wanachama wa Pamoja Parents for Deaf CBO wametoa wito kwa serikali ya kitaifa kufikiria kujenga shule ya upili ambayo itashughulikia mahitaji ya elimu ya msingi ya watoto wao. Walilalamika kwamba, kuna ukosefu wa […]
It is estimated that some 8 million children go missing around the world each year. This is devastating to the parents of the missing children as they are left with depression, stress, and fear. Some parents may find their children alive or dead while others may never get to hear from their children again. From […]
By Raisa Okwaras Angry Kenyans took to social media to express their disappointments and hurt after reports came in that the Kenyan government tablets initially meant for Grade One pupils were now sold on Uganda’s black market for peanuts. This came in after a sharp-sighted Kenyan spotted this on a Facebook page named ‘Uganda 2’ […]
Mtoto yeyote aliye chini ya miaka 12 nchini Kenya sasa anachukuliwa kuwa hana uwezo wa kutenda kosa la jinai. Tangu mwaka wa 2001, Kenya imepata maendeleo makubwa katika kukuza haki za watoto, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuweka sera, mifumo na miundo ya kusaidia malezi ya watoto, ulinzi na ushiriki. Hata hivyo, bado kumekuwa na mapungufu […]