At least 700 children across Africa congregated in Nairobi Kenya on Monday for the Inaugural African Children Summit to participate and reinforce the importance of child participation. The attendance was both physical and online with participants being drawn from Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Africa, Nigeria and Sierra Leone among others. The purpose of the Summit is to […]
A family from Mukuru Kwa Ruben is crying for Justice after their seven years old son was left with life threatening injuries during anti-government protest on March the 20th. The family of Louise Musela claims he was hit by a teargas canister during the riots and for the past two weeks he has been confined […]
The Kenya Red Cross has joined search for the body of a 12 -year old girl, Ashly Atika, who was swept away by floods In Kangemi, Nairobi County two weeks ago. The family of the young girl is still keeping vigil at Warugu river bank waiting for the recovery of the body for burial. According […]
TikTok has been fined Ksh2.1bn by the UK’s data watchdog for breaching data protection law including by using the personal data of children aged under 13 without parental consent. Reports indicates that Tik tok allowed an estimated 1.4 million UK children under 13 years to access the app in 2020. The platform is accused of […]
Butere Boys’ High School in Kakamega County has been closed indefinitely following suspected cases of food poisoning. One hundred students have taken ill with vomiting and diarrhea symptoms. The students are admitted at Butere County Hospital Medical Five of the learners who were in critical condition are reported to have stabilised after receiving treatment. No details […]
Two teachers from Kaaga Boys High School in Meru County are being investigated by police following reports they seriously assaulted a form one student in his privates. In an incident that occurred in February, it was reported that the 14 year old was punished after some students complained that he did not served them their […]
At least seven students from Ngetmoi Girls secondary school, and their teacher, were yesterday involved in a road accident near the Tenges-Kabarnet highway, in Baringo Central. School principal Joyce Namasaka confirmed the incident saying the students were on board a Nissan Shuttle, alongside other passengers, when the accident happened some metres from the school. The students who are reported […]
Sacred Heart Mukumu Girls’ High School in Kakamega County has closed indefinitely following the deaths of two students in a case of suspected food and water poisoning resulting in bacterial infection. The school says one of the student hails from Bungoma and another from Navakholo in Kakamega County. It is reported that more than 500 […]
Healthy kids and teenagers will not receive Covid19 vaccine according to the World Health Organization. This they said is because this group is considered low priority. This decision was reached after vaccine experts revised global Covid-19 vaccination recommendations. The low priority group includes healthy children and adolescents who are aged 6 months to 17 years […]
A Form 3 student is nursing injuries after he was shot by anti-riot police during Azimio demonstration in Homa Bay town on Thursday. The student was caught in a standoff between demonstrators and police in the Shauri Yako estate within the town “I was hit when some police officers repulsed protesters who were throwing stones […]