Diseases and infections, although over looked, are significant causes of child malnutrition according to a report by Save the Children. The report indicates that in crises, like drought, health systems become stretched, access to safe water is more difficult and poor hygiene and sanitation is common. As a result, disease, diarrhoea and parasitic infections which […]
About 5 million children under five years and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5–24 years died in 2021, according to the latest estimates released by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). In addition, 1.9 million babies were stillborn during the same period according to another separate report. To […]
1,233,852 candidates who sat for their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination November last year will know their form one placement results today. This is after Education CS Ezekiel Machogu while speaking to the Nation said he will release the selection results at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development. The selection, the CS said is automated […]
The Judiciary will set specific dates to hear cases involving children Chief Justice Martha Koome has said. She said this today when receiving a progress report on ongoing reforms in child justice. She said other areas of focus will include decongesting remand homes, and countrywide training for Judicial Officers on the Children Act. She continued to […]
About 1000 students, 100 being students living with disabilities are set to benefit from KCB Foundation scholarships. Through an advert inviting interested persons for interviews, the foundation said a four year scholarship will be offered to bright under-privileged students joining secondary school. The interviews will be conducted on Friday January 13 and Saturday 14 January […]
Three children from Kangundo , Machakos County have died In a house fire inferno, in a suspected arson on Tuesday night. According to Kangundo sub county police commander Zachariah Bitok, the three, a boy and two girls aged six and four, were the victim of a family land feud in the family. He said their […]
Starting this week, students in Tanzania will commence taking their lessons in English after the government abolished the use of Kiswahili as the medium of instruction. Toward this end, learners, starting from January 9, will undergo orientation for eight weeks when English lessons will officially commence in schools. Assistant Director for Secondary Education in the […]
The world Health organization has raised alarm over low uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine despite more than 95 percent of cancer cases resulting from HPV. The organization say that only one out of 10 girls globally are fully vaccinated against the virus. Studies have shown that the vaccine is effective against the virus. For instant […]
A fifty- year old from Narok County has been convicted on his own guilty plea for marrying a nine-year–old girl in the year 2019. Appearing before Narok Senior Resident Magistrate Phyllis Shinyanda, Saigulu Ololosereka, told the court that the girl was offered to him for marriage by her father Senteu Ole Mareu. According to Narok […]
Primary schools with an enrolment of less than 45 learners or those lacking the basic facilities will not host junior secondary schools the Ministry of Education has said. Instead, they will act as feeder schools to other JSSs within a two-kilometre proximity. Part of a circular by the Ministry dated January 6 read, “Primary schools with […]