Monthly Archives: November 2021
BOOK REVIEW: Young Goodman Brown
AUTHOR: Nathaniel Hawthrone
Reading Nathaniel Hawthrone's Young Goodman Brown reminds me of the Scribes and Pharisees in the Bible.
Just like the story of the Pharisees,...
Kisii University’s move to start Centre for African Studies receives major...
When heritage is mentioned, many Africans think of a call to neglect modernism and embrace old-fashioned ways of doing things.
Last month, Kisii University hosted...
Why the cane may not help students
I know that those who think they know that the cane is not (necessarily) the solution to indiscipline in schools are very likely to...
Gubernatorial contenders rubbish poll ranking Nyaribo at top
Nyamira County gubernatorial contenders have poked holes into the just released opinion polls indicating that the incumbent Amos Nyaribo could be re-elected; if elections...
Kenyan youth makes passionate appeal at climate change conference
Scientific consensus, for a long time, has consistently confirmed that the world is perpetually, yet alarmingly warming.
In the ears of environmental and climate activists,...
Why the words you listen to matter
By Norah Maria
A word can either build or destroy, encourage or discourage.
Mark Twain once said, "I can live for two months on a good...
Students’ unrest condemned amid calls for return of corporal punishment
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Chepkoilel branch Executive secretary Mr. Sammy Bor has condemned the wave of unrest in the schools across...
Two held over dormitory arson as Nyamira School partially closes
Police in Nyamira are holding two students from Nyamira Boys' School for questioning over the torching of their dormitory on Saturday evening. The two, according...
School Fires interrupt learning across the nation
The wave of unrest in schools made its way through Buruburu girls’ High School causing serious damage to a dormitory and left 63 students...
Employ holistic approach to curb unrest, arson in schools
On this matter of safety of students in schools, aside from building structures and enforcing standards, and ensuring discipline, there is more to the...
