Following the mysterious disappearance and murder of at least 10 street children in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) is investigating three police officers suspected of committing the murders. Human rights groups have termed this as extra-judicial killings saying they have so far documented five street children’s deaths in three […]
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 […]
Nairobi Members of County Assembly now wants Governor Johnson Sakaja to have street children permanently placed in a rehabilitation centre as a way to bring order and curb insecurity in the city. The street children and families have faced a myriad of accusation ranging from mugging and snatching items from members of the public in […]
Kamishna wa Kaunti ya Laikipia, Joseph Kanyiri, amesema kwamba, ombaomba hao walio na umri mdogo wanaaminika kutoka nchi jirani na wengi wao wanapatikana katika miji ya Nyahururu na Nanyuki. “Wamekuwa kichocho na hata wafanyabiashara wanalalamika kwa uwepo wao, kwani wanakaribia wanunuzi nje ya maduka makubwa wakiwa na bakuli za kuomba na wengi wao wanaendeshwa na […]
About 60,000 children and youth live on the streets of Nairobi and this number is increasing. For many children, their day to day survival can rely on scavenging, begging and picking through rubbish, they are vulnerable and in risk of being subjected to discrimination and marginalization, making it more and more difficult for them to […]