Written by Jermaine Magethe | Inspired by bell hooks’ All About Love When bell hooks wrote “there can be no love without justice,” she stripped love of its sentimentality. Love is not a feeling we stumble into. It is a daily choice to protect, nurture, and affirm the humanity of others. Without […]
Written by Chemutai Naomi Two girls,11 years old and 16 years old from Kenana primary school in Njoro, Nakuru county were on Tuesday 16th September 2025, mocked and ashamed by a female teacher in front of other teachers in the staffroom for not wearing underwear leaving them too ashamed […]
Written by Yvonne Misando In the narrow, winding alleys of Kenya’s informal settlements, where the air is heavy with waste and the sounds of struggle, a silent crisis is taking root. A teenager who dropped out of school sits idle, staring blankly as the world moves on. Their mind is restless, trapped […]
By Alice Njoki Students in Kericho county at Litein Boys High School late on Sunday night break windows down and set their school on fire, September 21, 2025. The students were upset after being told they could not watch the big football match between Manchester City and Arsenal. Besides this, they were also angry […]
By Jermaine Magethe This week, a video from Ganze, Kilifi shocked the country. It showed children in line for food, reciting Hindu prayers before they were allowed to eat. The government was quick to stop the feeding program involved. But hey, if we just pause and look deeper, what’s the real […]
Written by Alice Njoki On September 16, 2025, leading voices from Africa’s technology sector, child protection groups, and youth influencers came together at the MTN Innovation Centre, Phase 2 in Roodepoort, South Africa for the Room of Safety finale. Powered by MTN and organized by MTV Base, the event focused on the […]
September 2025 – The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), has launched a groundbreaking report titled RIGHTS.AI: Children’s Experiences of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Kenya. The report seeks to answer an important question: how are Kenyan children using artificial intelligence, what challenges are they facing and what changes do they want to […]
Written by Jermaine Magethe At the recent Africa Climate Pre-Summit, one message resonated above all, children and young people cannot remain on the margins of climate policy. Their voices carried urgency and clarity, reminding leaders that climate change is not a distant threat but a daily reality. When children spoke about […]
Last week in Nairobi, more than 100 young innovators from across the country gathered for the Learners EdTech Summit 2025 at Milele Hotel, Nairobi, organized by Mtoto News in partnership with EdTech East Africa. Watching them present their solutions, I could not shake one question…if children already know what the future of education should look […]
Nairobi, Kenya – Mtoto News has officially launched the Gear Model of Child Participation in the Digital Age, a first-of-its-kind framework developed in Africa to guide how children can meaningfully participate in digital spaces. Unveiled today, the model is the result of years of engagement with children across the continent and aims to shift how […]