Chief justice Martha Koome has urged stakeholders and the public to protect the right of child participation emplacing it’s the adults responsibly to ensure it promoted. This she said can be accomplished by providing safe spaces for children to engage and deliberately ensuring they have been heard. In a speech read by Justice Teresiah Matheka […]
Category: Child Rights
At least 700 children across Africa congregated in Nairobi Kenya on Monday for the Inaugural African Children Summit to participate and reinforce the importance of child participation. The attendance was both physical and online with participants being drawn from Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Africa, Nigeria and Sierra Leone among others. The purpose of the Summit is to […]
A family from Mukuru Kwa Ruben is crying for Justice after their seven years old son was left with life threatening injuries during anti-government protest on March the 20th. The family of Louise Musela claims he was hit by a teargas canister during the riots and for the past two weeks he has been confined […]
The Kenya Red Cross has joined search for the body of a 12 -year old girl, Ashly Atika, who was swept away by floods In Kangemi, Nairobi County two weeks ago. The family of the young girl is still keeping vigil at Warugu river bank waiting for the recovery of the body for burial. According […]
TikTok has been fined Ksh2.1bn by the UK’s data watchdog for breaching data protection law including by using the personal data of children aged under 13 without parental consent. Reports indicates that Tik tok allowed an estimated 1.4 million UK children under 13 years to access the app in 2020. The platform is accused of […]
Wadau na wazazi walio na watoto walioathiriwa na usonji wamejitokeza na kutoa wito kwa serikali ya kitaifa na kaunti kuweka vifaa vitakavyowahudumia na kusaidia katika maendeleo ya watoto hao. Akihutubia wanahabari huko Uriri wakati wa Siku ya Autism Duniani, Caroline Kisuge wa Jonathan Rays of Hope alisema kuwa nchi haina vifaa vya kujifunzia ambavyo vinaweza […]
Two weeks ago the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine to Russia. According to Ukraine more than 16,000 children have been illegally transferred to Russia or Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine. In addition, a U.S.-backed report […]
A grade four pupil from Riang’ombe Primary School, Nyamira County is nursing serious injuries after a teacher gave him 107 cane strokes. The matter came to light after it was highlighted by social media users using the hashtag ‘Justice for Grade 4 Pupil’ demanding for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the teacher in question […]
IDARA ya Huduma kwa Watoto katika Kaunti ya Samburu imeanza juhudi za kuunda Sera ya Ulinzi wa Mtoto ambayo inawiana na changamoto za kipekee zinazowakabili watoto. Akizungumza wakati wa mkutano wa uzinduzi wa Mtandao wa Ulinzi wa Mtoto wa Samburu (CPN), Afisa wa Watoto wa Samburu Peter Mwangi alisema kuwa uundaji wa CPN unalenga kuwaleta […]
An autopsy conducted on the body of Emmanuel Kimtai has revealed that the he was sodomised before being choked to death. The 12-years old grade two pupil was dumped by a speeding car at Koilel area in Ainabkoi constituency on March 23. The main suspect Eric Kiptoo Kipsang dropped off a sack with the body […]