Written by Jermaine Magethe Three children were murdered by the M23 rebel group in Bukavu, a town in south Kivu that was captured by the militants on Sunday 16th Feb 2025, . The incident occurred after the movement occupied Bukavu last week, and the witnesses reported seeing some of the children carrying arms. Meanwhile, […]
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Nyeri, Kenya – The death toll from a tragic fire that ripped through a dormitory at Hillside Endarasha Primary School in central Kenya has risen to at least 21, authorities confirmed on Saturday. The blaze, which broke out after midnight on Thursday, claimed the lives of 19 students at the scene, while two more succumbed […]
Dozens of people were killed in Rafah late Sunday after an Israeli airstrike hit an area where displaced civilians were sheltering in tents, sparking a fire that tore across the camp, local officials said. Images shared on social medias showed the area engulfed in flames as screaming Palestinians fled for safety. Some videos also showed […]
Nine people, including eight children and one adult, tragically lost their lives on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago after consuming sea turtle meat, authorities revealed on Saturday. Additionally, 78 individuals were hospitalized due to the incident. The consumption of sea turtle meat, considered a delicacy by locals despite its associated risks, led to chelonitoxism, […]
Kila mtoto ana haki ya kuishi na serikali lazima ihakikishe kwa kadiri iwezekanavyo maisha mema na ukuaji wa mtoto, lakini hilo linatiliwa shaka wakati mashambulizi ya waasi wa ADF yalipogharimu maisha ya watoto 42 wasio na hatia usiku wa Juni 16, 2023. Kwa mujibu wa polisi, shule ya sekondari ya Lhubirira iliyoko Mpondwe iliyoko kilomita […]
Kiongozi wa madhehebu ya kidini nchini Kenya anayedaiwa kuwachochea wafuasi kufa kwa njaa anakabiliwa na mashtaka ya ziada ikiwemo ugaidi na ulanguzi wa watoto. Aliyejiita kasisi Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, ambaye alianzisha kanisa la Good News International Church mwaka wa 2003, alifikishwa mahakamani siku ya Jumanne. Nthenge anashtakiwa kwa kuchochea wafuasi kufa njaa ili “kumlaki Yesu”. […]
Mapema Aprili mwaka wa 2023, mchungaji Paul Makenzi wa Good News International mjini Kilifi, alikamatwa na maafisa wa Kurugenzi ya Upelelezi wa Jinai kwa madai ya kuua na kuwazika watoto katika makaburi ya kina kirefu. Tangia hapo, wachunguzi wameweza kufukua miili iliyopita 110 hadi sasa, huku wengi wao wakiwa watoto. Isitoshe […]
Beatrice Mwende, mwalimu wa Hisabati anayeishi Naivasha ambaye aliwaua watoto wake wanne mnamo Juni 2020, atatumikia kifungo cha maisha jela kwa mauaji hayo. Jaji wa Mahakama Kuu ya Naivasha Grace Nzioka alipuuzilia mbali utetezi wa Mwende kwamba alikuwa na mapepo alipowaua binti zake watatu na mwanawe mmoja. Mfungwa huyo mwenye umri wa miaka […]
Watoto watatu ni miongoni mwa watu wanane waliouawa katika kijiji cha Yell Kurkum huko Laisamis, Kaunti ya Marsabit. Kulingana na polisi, washambuliaji walifyatua risasi na kuwaua wanane hao ambao kati yao kulikuwa na wanaume watano, pamoja na watoto watatu. Kamanda wa polisi wa Mashariki Rono Bunei anasema kuwa, takriban majambazi 15 waliokuwa na bunduki walivamia […]
Chanzo cha moto katika shule ya bweni huko Mukono, mashariki mwa mji mkuu, Kampala, kinachunguzwa huku watoto wanne wako katika hali mbaya na wanatibiwa hospitalini. Wazazi waliofadhaika wamekusanyika kwenye tovuti. Dkt Moses Keeya, anayefanya kazi katika hospitali ya eneo hilo iliyopokea majeruhi kwa mara ya kwanza, alisema “walipata majeraha mengi kwenye mikono, miguu na kifua. […]