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Monthly Archives: December 2022

Prof. John Akama, Kisii University Vice Chancellor. He says the institute will supplement the current ones but not sabotage them. PHOTO/Ben Oroko, The Scholar Media Africa.

Kisii University flips another chapter in TVET careers

Buoyed up by its sterling performance and growing stature in the field of university education and Research, Kisii University, a premier institution of higher...
Graduates follow proceedings during Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) 18th graduation ceremony on December 9, 2022. PHOTO/Presidential Communication Service (PCS)

MMUST scaling new heights, promised government support for regional impact

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), formerly Western University College of Science and Technology, held its 18th graduation ceremony on Friday, December...
Entrance to the Unaitas Kisii Branch Sacco. The financial facility has been a go-to sacco for farmers, investors, SMEs owners, parents and groups for loans and deposits. PHOTO/Elijah Nyaanga, The Scholar Media Africa.

How Unaitas Sacco is upgrading clients’ livelihoods

Founded in 1993 by farmers from the Central Region of Kenya, growing, rebranding and permeating over the years into all corners of the nation,...
Grade 2 of Imperial Primary School Kisii CBD class in session. PHOTO/Elijah Nyaanga, The Scholar Media Africa.

Demystifying the Competency-Based Curriculum

With less than two months to the start of next year's academic calendar, parents and children continue to speculate how the year might be,...
Scribe of the Year Award winner Eliud Kibii of The Star Newspaper, Most Promising Scribe winner Faith Sudi, Scribe President Roncliffe Odit of BBC Africa with their trophies during the Scribes Kenya end-of-the-year party held in Nairobi on December 3, 2022. PHOTO/Anne Macharia, The Scribes.

Journalists hang by a thread amid lay-offs, appeal for government intervention

As the country’s economy continues to sway back and forth, the waves threaten to sink the media industry ship. The harrowing repercussions have been the...
A group photo capturing the Gusii Women in Leadership Network (GWILN) High Tea event speakers with a gift bag equipped with books on Women Leadership. GWILN promotes a reading culture among women leaders. The event was held on December 3, 2022 to pave way for more Gusii women into leadership spaces. PHOTO/GWILN.

Women challenged to subdue drawbacks and march forward

If we want to position ourselves as women leaders, we must embrace personal developmentAnne Babu, Mentor and Advocate of the High Court of...
Dr. Nyatundo George Oruongo is an Adjunct Lecturer, School of Law, Africa Nazarene University and Visiting Lecturer, School of Law, Kisii University. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Kenya needs freedom and prosperity-compatible democratic practices

In Kenyan politics, the makeover has been for the worse. It is all loss. The bloom for an open-air truth has fallen under the...
Mr. John Mark Mukudi, a legend educator in Busia County, who has applied himself into his profession with passion. PHOTO/Gilbert Ochieng, The Scholar Media Africa.

Mukudi, the unsung academic hero of Bunyala, Busia

Now aged 49, Mr. John Mark Mukudi is a P1 teacher who has tirelessly taught in Bunyala South zone, Bunyala sub-county, Budalangi constituency, a...
HIV/AIDS has been affecting millions globally and masses remain heavily burdened. Burying the stigma around the patients and supporting those infected and affected has never been as timely. PHOTO/CL.

World AIDS Day: Rescuing adolescents and youths from HIV/AIDS jaws

As the world marks World AIDS day today, the statistics of new infections and new deaths remain worrying.  The theme of World AIDS Day 2022...