Mwinjilisti aliye na utata nchini Kenya, ameondolewa mashtaka ya ulanguzi wa watoto kutokana na ukosefu wa ushahidi wa kutosha. Hakimu wa Kenya alieleza kwamba, upande wa mashtaka ulishindwa kuthibitisha kuwa Gilbert Deya aliwaiba watoto watano miongo miwili iliyopita, . Mwinjilisti huyo alishutumiwa kwa kuwakabidhi watoto hao kwa wanawake waliokuwa wakihangaika kupata mimba. Mchungaji huyo alihamishwa […]
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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 […]
Is it safe to say that the future of African leaders is hanging on by a thread? Before we go any further, let’s define our terms. In this context, I use the word “future” to refer to the young generation of Africa, specifically Generation Z, Alpha, and those who will come after them. I am […]
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) […]
A -13- years old boy from DEB Primary School in Naivasha died by suicide earlier this week. The police report indicates that the boy hanged himself in his parent’s house. It is said the boy had gone home to seek medication for a headache before taking his life in unclear circumstances. This now brings to four […]
Tume ya Kitaifa ya Jinsia na Usawa (NGEC) imelaani tukio la kuwarushia vitoa machozi wanafunzi wa Shule ya Msingi ya Kihumbuini huko Kangemi. Siku ya Jumatano, zaidi ya wanafunzi 50 walikimbizwa hospitalini baada ya polisi kuvamia vitoa machozi darasani mwao wakati wa maandamano ya kuipinga serikali. Katika taarifa iliyotolewa Alhamisi, mwenyekiti wa NGEC Joyce Mutinda […]
Hundreds of children in Ghana residing along Volta Lake have been reported to be forcefully removed from their homes in an operation backed by one of the world’s leading anti-slavery organisations, according to a BBC Africa Eye investigation. The organization, International Justice Mission, is said to help in rescuing children from trafficking and slavery but […]
United Nations has sounded alarm over increasing reports of gender-based violence in Sudan including conflict-related sexual violence against internally displaced and refugee women and girls – since the war erupted in the country more than 11 weeks ago. Since this conflict began, the UN Human Rights Office in Sudan has received credible reports of 21 […]
A new report by UNICEF and WHO indicates that girls are nearly twice as likely as boys to bear the responsibility of fetching water for households and spend more time doing it each day, The report Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) 2000-2022: Special focus on gender shows that globally, 1.8 billion people […]