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President Kenyatta Receives KCSE Results, Witness Swearing In Of Prof Fatuma Chege

President Kenyatta Receives KCSE Results, Witness Swearing In Of Prof Fatuma Chege

Education CS Prof. George Magoha presents 2020 KCSE Results to President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House Nairobi By PSU President Uhuru Kenyatta today at State House, Nairobi received results of the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations ahead of their release to the public. The results were presented to the Head of State by Education CS Prof George Magoha at a…

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We MUST fight and stop child marriage

We MUST fight and stop child marriage

By Daniel Amdavi Mulati In a normal family setup, children are supposed to be in class studying and playing in line with the rights to education and not playing parents in a matrimonial set up. A child under 18 lacks the legal capacity to engage in a marriage and therefore she cannot enter into a valid matrimonial contract. The child also lacks the legal capacity to enter into any consent or a…

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres message on World Press Freedom Day

UN Secretary-General António Guterres message on World Press Freedom Day

New York, 3 May 2021 The global challenges we have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic underline the critical role of reliable, verified and universally accessible information in saving lives and building strong, resilient societies. During the pandemic, and in other crises including the climate emergency, journalists and media workers help us navigate a fast-changing and often overwhelming…

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Why Babies are now dying of Covid 19

Why Babies are now dying of Covid 19

1,300 babies have died from the virus in Brazil By Collins Orono A documentary by the British Broadcast Corporation (BBC) has revealed the dire Covid19 situation facing children in Brazil following a surge in Covid19 cases across the globe. More than a year into the pandemic, deaths in Brazil are now at their peak. According to the documentary, despite the overwhelming evidence that Covid-19…

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Defying the cut and forced marriage

Defying the cut and forced marriage

Child holding EndFGM placard By Diana Meneto It was in December 2013, when Naneu Timpani overheard her parents planning her circumcision ceremony. By then, she was only 12 years old but understood the consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).  “Through older friends in school who had gone through the rite, I knew that not only was it painful but had dire consequences on my well-being,”…

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2020 KCPE results to be released today

2020 KCPE results to be released today

Education CS Prof. George  Magoha is set to announce Kenya Certificate of Primary Education results By Mtoto News Education CS Prof. George  Magoha is set to announce Kenya Certificate of Primary Education results today. The KCPE exams were delayed as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.  Magoha is set to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House for handover of KCPE 2020 results report ahead of…

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Healthy, happy child!

By Vera Alberta Okidi Every year, on the 7th of April, the world celebrates the gift of good health. World Health Day is an event that commemorates global health awareness. With a lot of things going on in the world right now, including pollution of air, water and other things, new viruses and diseases, natural calamities and so on, it is a little hard to stay healthy, especially for the…

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Adoptive Parents now eligible for leave from work

Adoptive Parents now eligible for leave from work

Past photo of President Uhuru Kenyatta signing a bill into law at State House Nairobi By Ivy Maloy Parents who are in the process of adopting children will now be eligible for a month of leave from work. This is according to the new amendments to the Employment Act signed by President Uhuru Kenyatta that seeks to give parents enough time to make the necessary arrangements. Parents going…

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Landlady locks children over rent arrears

Landlady locks children over rent arrears

By Mtoto News Police in Bungoma have rescued two children who were locked inside a rental house for hours by a discontented landlady. The children aged three and 10 spent five hours in the house on Friday, until their mother, a salonist, returned at about 5pm. Nation Media reported that the mother said she did not expect a landlady well known to her to resort to such an action. “When I came…

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Our children need counselling, Corporal punishment won’t solve their misbehavior

Our children need counselling, Corporal punishment won’t solve their misbehavior

By Hope Mbeere When they first announced it on the news I remember thinking, “God, this can’t be true.” There must have been some type of mistake. No way had he stubbed his parents, little brother and cousin to death… no way. In what crazy, dark, twisted world does a child kill his parents!? 22 year Lawrence Warunge, a second year at Mount Kenya University confessed to plotting and executing…

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Breaking News: High Court of Kenya rejects petition seeking to legalize FGM

Breaking News: High Court of Kenya rejects petition seeking to legalize FGM

By Collins Orono The High Court of Kenya has rejected a petition by Dr. Tatu Kamau challenging the Constitutionality of the Anti FGM Act 2011. In a virtual ruling by a 3 Judge bench consisting of Lady justice Lydia Achode, Justice Kanyi Kimondo and Lady justice Margeret Muigai at the Milimani Courts in Nairobi on Wednesday afternoon, the judges were not persuaded that a woman can choose to…

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Being a woman is a gift, don't feel imperfect

Being a woman is a gift, don’t feel imperfect

By Ivy Maloy Being a woman is a gift, let’s not forget that every time we look in the mirror judging ourselves, feeling imperfect, we are much more than that reflection. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. The event has been observed since the…

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Enabling Children Voices: our collective responsibility

Enabling Children Voices: our collective responsibility

Samuel Norah, Director, Plan International AU Liaison Office Addis Ababa. Photo Courtesy By Samuel Norgah The International Children’s Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) is celebrated on the first Sunday in March, a day when broadcasters around the world focus on children. The day aims to promote broadcasters around the world to pay more attention to children’s programs, that broadcasters air quality…

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Samburu elders declare to abandon FGM and Child Marriage

Samburu elders declare to abandon FGM and Child Marriage

Samburu elders coronating President Kenyatta during his visit for the Declaration to end FGM in Kisima, Maaralal By Collins Orono President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday witnessed the declaration by the Samburu elders to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriage in the Community urging elders to adopt an alternative rite of passage. The President said ending Female Genital Mutilation…

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Student arraigned in court for defiling 13-year-old girl

Student arraigned in court for defiling 13-year-old girl

Photo Courtesy By Esther Jeruto and Joshua Kibet A Form Two student accused of defiling a 13-year-old girl was on Thursday arraigned before a Kabarnet court and charged with defilement.  The 17-year-old boy was charged that on unknown date in September last year in Marigat location of Baringo South constituency at 2pm, he unlawfully sexually assaulted the minor contrary to section 8(1) as read…

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FGM in Kisii, locals blamed for concealing information

FGM in Kisii, locals blamed for concealing information

FGM is still being practiced secretly in parts of Kisii By Erastus Michieka and Dominic Onkware/Jane Naitore Nyamira South Sub County Children’s officer Billy Adera has blamed locals for hiding vital information from the government, thus hindering the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Addressing the press at St. Vincent Pastoral Center in Kisii town Wednesday, Adera said the local…

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Bungoma county set to de-warm 600,000 children

Bungoma county set to de-warm 600,000 children

Bungoma county executive for health Dr. Anthony Walela at a previous function. By Lydia Wanaswa Bungoma County in partnership with the Ministry of Education has embarked on an exercise that will see at least 600,000 pupils in primary schools in the County de-wormed.  Speaking to KNA, County Executive Committee member for Health Dr. Anthony Walela pointed out that approximately 80% of children…