A pastor in Kajiado County has been handled 70 years of jail time after being found guilty of defiling two minors. Milimani principal magistrate Caroline Njagi on Tuesday sentenced James Njuguna to 50 years of imprisonment on count one and 20 years on count two. However, he will serve for 50 years as the courts […]
Technology is an essential component of the future of learning. It’s time to review its suitability and value to ensure a human-centred vision of education. The report raises the alarm that Only 14% of countries guarantee data privacy in education by law. It also brings out important questions in terms of equity and inclusion, Quality […]
To help properly document violence against children, UNICEF has developed the International Classification of Violence against Children (ICVAC) with inputs from over 200 experts from national statistical offices, academia, and international organizations. This, the agency says, will help combat lack of available and comparable data that covers the many complex forms of violence which have […]
Shule za kutwa jijini Nairobi, Mombasa na Kisumu zimefungwa kwanzia Jumatano, Julai 19, 2023, kabla ya uanzishi wa maandamano wa siku tatu mfululizo wa kuipinga serikali ambayo mara nyingi yamekuwa na vurugu. Katika taarifa ya pamoja ya Jumanne, Julai 18, 2023, Katibu wa Baraza la Mawaziri wa Elimu Ezekiel Machogu na Waziri wa Mambo ya […]
Records from Naivasha Level 4 Hospital have shown that 15-25 babies die every month in this facility. This was disclosed yesterday by members of the Nakuru County Assembly Health Committee led by Naivasha East MCA Stanley Karanja who visited the facility. The Committee visited the hospital following numerous complaints from Naivasha residents. Mr. Karanja described […]
All day primary and secondary schools within Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu counties will remain closed today due to the ongoing antigovernmental three days protests, the government has said. In a statement, the government through the Ministry of Interior and National Administration said the decision was reached as a measure to ensure the safety of school […]
A woman, 19, has been charged with subjecting a child to cruelty after a video she recorded and sent to her child’s father and later uploading it online emerged. According to the court file, the suspect is said to have assaulted the infant on July 13 in their Mathare home by physically and verbally abusing […]
At least 160 million children are still engaged in child labour which represents one in ten children worldwide. This has been attributed to conflicts, crises and the COVID-19 pandemic, which has plunged more families into poverty – and forced millions more children into child labour. Further,economic growth has not been sufficient, nor inclusive enough, to […]
According to UNICEF, at least 289 boys and girls died every week while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe in the last 6 months. The number, the agency said, has doubled compared to the same period in 2022. Vera Knaus, the agency’s Global Lead on Migration and Displacement, told journalists attending the biweekly UN […]
An estimated 246 million girls and boys globally experience gender-based violence every year in or around the school according to a new report. This violence be it sexual, physical, or psychological, is perpetrated by peers, educators, and other school staff, sometimes exploiting children for grades or other favours, the report found. School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) […]