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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Raisa Okwaras According to the SMART Survey conducted in 2018, one in every four children under five years old in Kajiado county is stunted. In addition, one in every ten is wasted and twenty-two in every one hundred are underweight. The survey attributes the stunting, wasting, and children being underweight to low uptake of […]
By Raisa Okwaras At least twenty-two teenagers with the youngest being thirteen years old have been confirmed dead after a tragedy occurred while celebrating in an ill-fated club in East London City, South Africa. According to Provincial Officials of the Eastern Cape, the number included thirteen boys and eight girls. Seventeen died inside the club […]
By Lydia Gichuki 5,278 out of 144, 466 students who had qualified for university placement in the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam turned down the offer and preferred technical and vocational education training (Tvet) courses. However, 23,963 students who scored C+ (plus) and above have been placed to join universities under government […]
By Raisa Okwaras According to the UNICEF June 2022 study report, West and Central Africa stand as the region with the highest rate of child marriages, with approximately 60 million child brides. Out of it, about 20 million became child brides before the age of 15. Also, four in ten girls in the region get […]
Kulingana na ripoti ya UNICEF Takriban watoto milioni 8 walio chini ya umri wa miaka 5 wako katika hatari ya kufa kutokana na utapiamlo mkali. Kulingana na shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia watoto, bei ya vyakula imepanda kwa kasi mwaka huu kutokana na vita vya Ukraine, huku ukame unaohusishwa na mabadiliko ya hali ya […]
By Raisa Okwaras A recent study conducted by the United Nations has revealed that multiple crises, including poverty and the Covid-19 pandemic, have resulted in the disruption of the education of two hundred and twenty-two million children and adolescents globally. As a result, about 78.2 million children have dropped out of school entirely. The study […]
Mwanamke mmoja na watoto wake wawili wenye umri wa miaka miwili, na mwengine minane wameuawa kwa kupigwa risasi na wavamizi katika kijiji cha mbali katika kaunti ndogo ya Merti, Isiolo. Shambulizi hilo lilitendeka hapo jumamosi tarehe 18 mwezi juni, katika eneo la Dogogicha mwendo wa saa 5.30 asubuhi. Jirani aliyetoka nje ili kutafuta punda wake […]