Kenya Films and Classification Board has launched a digital literacy program to help parents and guardians improve their skills on how to protect children from online harm in their care. The program was launched yesterday as Kenya joined the world to mark World Safe Internet Day. The Agency said the move was necessitated by the […]
A new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, suggests that too much screen time during infancy may lead to changes in babies’ brain activity, reducing their cognitive ability. As a consequence, these babies have problems with executive functioning, the ability to stay focused and control impulses, behaviors, and emotions. This was attributed to variations in […]
Latest report by the National Cancer Institute indicates that Leukemia is the most common accounting for 15 percent of all childhood cancers in the country. Leukemia is followed by brain tumors at 11 per cent, lymphomas at 10 per cent while other cancers account for 47 per cent. Leukemia is cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues, […]
Pioneer Grade Seven learners, who began their junior secondary education this week, are studying more subjects compared to their 8-4-4 counterparts in Standard Seven. Grade seven pupils will take up to twelve subject according to the Ministry of education. This pioneer class will take an additional seven subjects from the previous five in the 8-4-4 […]
Twelve African nations have committed and laid out plans to end AIDS in children by 2030 through an array of HIV testing, treatment and prevention programs. This was announced through a joint statement by 12 representatives from each country in Tanzania during the first ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance to end AIDS in children. The […]
Six teachers from a school in Kisii have been arrested after a video showing pupils imitating a sexual scene went viral. The video which has been trending since Monday has caused uproar on the social media with Kenyans demanding for immediate arrest of the teachers involved. The 29 seconds clip shows two boys mounting their […]
The State Department of Correctional Services and the Judiciary are working to fast-track cases of mothers with children in prison to aid early release. This was said on Monday by Principal Secretary, State Department for Correctional Services, Mary Muthoni when she made an impromptu visit to the Nakuru main prison. She said the move is aimed […]
Mary Wangechi is chatting with her two friends, a hand on her cheek wondering what will become of her grade seven daughter’s education. She is narrating to her friends how disheartened she feels after her child was denied entry into grade seven because she didn’t have admission fee. Mary says she was shocked by the […]
Classes across all primary schools-public and private- will be conducted between 8 am to 3.45 pm according to a directiveby Education CS Ezekiel Machogu. In essence, the CS has banned early morning and evening classes in all schools across the country. Speaking on Monday at Nairobi Primary Junior Secondary School the CS said some teachers […]
Senate Education committee has opened an investigation into allegations of cheating in the 2022 KCSE exams. This comes after allegations that results showed some schools had recorded an unusual rise in candidates obtaining top grades. The committee will investigate whether there was leakage resulting into abnormal results. Focus is on some schools particularly in Nyanza […]