2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
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Monthly Archives: January 2023

Mercy Mission Hospital's in-patient section. The faith-based hospital has been providing quality healthcare services for over 50 years now. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, The Scholar Media Africa.

Why Mercy Mission Hospital is Baringo’s most-trusted healthcare facility

Mercy Mission Hospital, formerly known as Eldama Ravine Mission hospital, was established in 1969 by the Sisters of Mercy, and has remained rooted at...
Instigated by human activities, global warming has been on the rise since the 1800s, and the effects continue to ravage the least polluters first, especially across Africa. Adapting, while working to revert the situation, has never been as paramount. PHOTO/John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images.

Concerted efforts a must to contain the fangs of climate change

According to the United Nations (UN), Climate Change refers to the long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns. These changes may be organic, but...
Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) learners during a practical lesson. The focus of the CBC is imparting skills to the learners through practice, unlike the 8-4-4 system which focused on imparting knowledge to the learners through information. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Junior Secondary anticipated challenges and suggested considerations

The Kenyan Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), which started its implementation almost eight years ago, culminated in Grade 6 first Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA)...
Learners from Kabirirsang primary school in Kilibwoni ward, Embwen Constituency, Nandi County, interact with the learning materials after visiting the Kabirirsang community library. PHOTO/Edmond Kipngeno, The Scholar Media Africa.

Community library set to boost education, restore culture 

At the Kabirirsang community library, the young, middle-aged, and the old get to interact in an amiable environment where they share knowledge. The community library's...
Cover Page of the Get Serious book by Honest Mukwenya. PHOTO/Courtesy.

BOOK REVIEW: Nuggets from ‘Get Serious’ by Honest Mukwenya

Author: Honest Mukwenya Nationality: Zimbabwe Contacts: honestmukwenya@gmail.com Cost: 10 USD Genre: Inspirational Reviewer: Benvictor Makau          Honest Mukwenya is a Zimbabwean author and Motivational speaker. In this book,...
Five of Malcolm Gladwell’s seven titles. PHOTO/JP.

Why start the year with Malcolm Gladwell’s books?

Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist, putative public speaker and best-selling author. His books include: The Tipping Point (2000), Blink (2005), Outliers (2008), What the Dog Saw (2009), David and Goliath (2013), Talking to Strangers (2019)...
Poetry, an insightful and creative way of presenting ideas. PHOTO/Insight.

POETRY: Adaobi

Sit here, bright-eyed granddaughter of mine.Close enough to feel this breeze over my arm,sit as I recount the history of tomorrow.A story of the...
Cover Page of the Oga Vendor play. It is a collection of thoughts depicting the Post-colonial Africa, highlighting the power of unity and knowledge-based action towards injustice. PHOTO/Courtesy.

BOOK REVIEW: Oga Vendor

Genre: Drama Author: Uche Akunebu (Ph.D.) Home Country: Nigeria Contacts: uchewrites@gmail.com Publisher: Stone Touch Communications (2022) Reviewer: Benvictor Makau Oga Vendor is a play written and staged to highlight how the media stands essential in...
University graduands celebrating the academic milestone. With the technological advancements, Open University and Distance Learning are today's trend and Kenya has to align with the current academic times. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Why Open Learning Model is not a silver bullet in itself

Kenya's higher education system is facing significant challenges, including inadequate funding, limited access to quality education, and a lack of skilled workforce to support...