Wakati migogoro inapotokea, basi watoto ndio waumiao zaidi. Jumatatu tarehe 20 2023 wiki iliyopita, kiongozi wa upinzani Raila Odinga, aliitisha Maandamano ya nchi nzima ili kupinga kupanda kwa gharama ya maisha nchini Kenya na ushindi wa rais William Ruto katika uchaguzi. Ikifwatia habari inayosema kwamba mwanafunzi wa chuo kikuu aliuawa huku zaidi ya watu 200 […]
Category: Child Rights
Following the mysterious disappearance and murder of at least 10 street children in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) is investigating three police officers suspected of committing the murders. Human rights groups have termed this as extra-judicial killings saying they have so far documented five street children’s deaths in three […]
Mahakama ya Nairobi imeahirisha kesi ya wizi wa watoto dhidi ya Askofu Gilbert Juma Deya baada ya hakimu wa mahakama kusema alikuwa mgonjwa. Deya, ambaye alifika mbele ya hakimu mkuu mwandamizi wa Milimani Robison Ondieki hapo jana, alikuwa tayari kwa kusikilizwa na kujitetea pamoja na wakili wake John Swaka. Mwendesha mashtaka mkuu wa serikali Nicholas […]
At least 84 teenage girls were defiled in Uasin Gishu County in the past year according to the data from the Directorate of Children’s Services under the Ministry of Labour and Social services. This was revealed by Soy sub-county director of Children Services Diana Komen saying this data was collected between 2021 and 2022. She […]
A controversial Kilifi based televangelist, Pastor Paul Mackenzie, was on Wednesday arrested in connection with the death of two children at Shakahola village. This comes after a Malindi court ordered exhuming of two bodies of minors who are suspected to have died due to starvation and suffocation with an attempt to please God. Also listed as […]
Unyanyasaji wa kijinsia kwa watoto kwa bahati mbaya ni mwiko kwenye jamii zetu, na mara nyingi, hakuna anayejadili suala hili licha ya kuenea kwake katika jamii. Walakini, wakati tutakapojitahidi kuleta mwanga kwenye ukweli huu, basi tutaweza kuokoa watoto wengi mno. Tafadhali soma mambo haya kumi, yaliyo na ukweli kuhusu unyanyasaji wa kingono kwa watoto, na […]
Ofisi ya Kitaifa ya Takwimu ya Kenya inaonyesha kuwa msichana mmoja kati ya wanne na mvulana mmoja kati ya kila mvulana tisa hudhulumiwa kingono kabla ya kufikisha umri wa miaka 18. Ripoti hiyo pia inafichua kuwa ni asilimia 41 tu ya wanawake na asilimia 39.2 ya wanaume waliokumbana na aina yoyote ya ukatili ndio walioweza […]
Plans to develop a national unpaid care and domestic work policy by the government is underway according to the State Department of Gender in the Ministry of Public Service. The ministry said the plan has been on the pipeline for a while now. The policy aims to empower women, especially those in the childcare sector. Miriam […]
Beatrice Mwende, mwalimu wa Hisabati anayeishi Naivasha ambaye aliwaua watoto wake wanne mnamo Juni 2020, atatumikia kifungo cha maisha jela kwa mauaji hayo. Jaji wa Mahakama Kuu ya Naivasha Grace Nzioka alipuuzilia mbali utetezi wa Mwende kwamba alikuwa na mapepo alipowaua binti zake watatu na mwanawe mmoja. Mfungwa huyo mwenye umri wa miaka […]
While going about his duty as a journalist, Thomas Bwire discovered that children’s voices were muted in their own stories. To bridge this gap he embarked on a journey to amplify children voices by telling children centered stories in which children share their views and opinions. To ensure these stories are told effectively ,the co-founder […]