With an aim to deter street children from entering crime, artisans in Kamukunji’s Jua Kali market in Nairobi has initiated a programme to train street children for free and later offer jobs to them… According to Tom Mboya, Kamukunji Jua Kali Association Secretary General, the skills offered to the urchins will be instrumental in enabling them […]
The government through the State Department of Immigration and E-citizen, is set to issue Unique Personal Identifier (UPI) to newborns at birth. In essence the UPI will be the birth certificate number, the Identity Card number and will also serve as death certificate number. UPI can also be adopted as the official reference for a […]
Registration of the 2023 national examinations will begin on February 1 and close on March 31, 2023. This was announced by Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Chief Executive Officer David Njegere last week during the release of the 2022 KCSE results at Mitihani House. “We are opening the portal on the 1st of Feb to […]
Shule zote zilizo Afrika Mashariki zinaanza muhula wa kwanza mwaka huu, huku zikikumbatiwa na hali ya kusumbua ya mara kwa mara ya kutafuta rasilimali ili kuhakikisha kwamba, elimu haina gharama kubwa. Kutoka Tanzania hadi Rwanda, Kenya na Uganda, msururu wa vifaa duni vya kujifunzia, walimu, msongamano wa wanafunzi na mkanganyiko wa ada utatawala wiki hii ya […]
1,140 out of 841,416 candidates who sat for the Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education, KCSE, exam last year obtained an overall A grade in the just released 2022 KCSE exams. 173,345 candidates scored C+ and above and are qualified for university after meeting the entry grade. This was announced by Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu […]
To protect minors from online bullying and sexual exploitation, the government has moved in to formulate Child Online Protection and Safety regulations. This will be a collaboration between the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and Communication Authority of Kenya (CAK) where they will be formulating the rules as reported by KBC. Speaking to the […]
Mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa bado yanaendelea kuwa mwiba mchungu katika maeneo tofauti tofauti ya Kenya. Taita Taveta ni miongoni mwa Kaunti ambazo zinakubwa na athari hizi za mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa. Ukosefu wa maji na chakula kutokana na kukauka kwa vyanzo vya maji katika Kaunti hiyo, kumewalazimisha wakaazi wa eneo hilo kusafiri kwa […]
According to 2022 Kenya Demographic Health Survey, 18 percent of children under five- years in Kenya are stunted, five percent are wasted while 10 percent are underweight due to under nutrition. On the other hand, 3 percent of children under five- years are overweight, which is a sign of over nutrition. The prevalence of stunting […]
2022 Kenya Demographic Health Survey, KDHS, indicates that the percentage of live births that are assisted by a skilled provider has increased markedly over the past two decades, from 41 percent in 2003, 66 percent in 2014 to 89 percent in 2022. Almost all live births to mothers with more than a secondary education were […]
The overall national child vaccination rate stands at 80 percent according to 2022 Kenya Health Demographic Survey released today. This is a slight improvement from 2014 KDHS where national vaccination rate stood at 79 percent for the same age group. Vihiga County has the highest number of children vaccinated standing at 96 percent followed by […]