2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
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Monthly Archives: February 2023

Winners of the Women in Film Awards (WIFA) Kenya 2022 pose for a group photo showcasing their awards. The film industry in Kenya has been growing significantly in the recent years. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Resilience in Arts, Film, a Recipe for Thriving in Kenya’s Film...

Rising in the progressive Kenyan Film Industry requires a lot of resilience, as it is not a one-night dream come true but a process...
The cover of the Mourning Glory novel by Prof. Egara Kabaji. He is a Literary Communication Professor, based at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST). PHOTO/Courtesy.

BOOK REVIEW: Mourning Glory

Author: Prof. Egara Kabaji Title: Mourning Glory Contact: egarakabaji@gmail.com Cost: KSh. 500 Publisher and Year: InterCEN Books, 2022 Reviewer: Mbukha Shitemi Prof. Egara Kabaji’s new novel, Mourning Glory, is a heart-rending story that...
Front cover of A Silent Song and Other Stories, one of the new set books for Kenyan Secondary Schools. PHOTO/Bonface Otieno, The Scholar Media Africa.

BOOK REVIEW: A Silent Song and Other Stories Part 1

Title: A Silent Song and Other Stories Selected & Edited by: Godwin Siundu Published by: Spotlight Publishers E.A Limited Publication Year: 2020 The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education...
Girls from The Kibera School for Girls. Many girls in Africa face myriad challenges in their efforts to acquire quality and sustainable education. Creating enabling environments for them and empowering them academically stands essential. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Liberating African girl child through equitable education

Improving girls’ and young women’s access to education in Africa has been on the mainstream development agenda for decades because this investment has a...
Dr. James Orodi, the Clinical Officer in charge of the Meet and Treat Outreach by Mercy Mission Hospital, James Orodiduring the program on February 9, 2023. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, The Scholar Media Africa.

How Meet and Treat Outreach program is saving patients’ lives

Most of the time, we have been ignoring the home grounds, thinking they are near the hospital and that patients can access the facility...
Rodgers Otiso, a second-year student at Rongo University pursuing Communication and Journalism. He has already started writing for different newspapers in the country. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Otiso, a young journalism student’s early career in media

Consistency and determination are always the key to greater success in life, and as Benjamin Franklin put it, "Energy and persistence conquer all things."  Some...
Mariatu Kamara, Country Director and Representative for International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), addresses delegates during the AAE2023 at KICC, Nairobi. PHOTO/Courtesy.

AGRIBUSINESS: Kenya hosts 6th Africa Agri Expo, roots for sustainable agriculture

The 6th Africa Agri Expo (AAE2023), in partnership with Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, happened on February 8 and 9, 2023. It aimed...
Is Artificial Intelligence pushing humans away from their jobs or is it making their work easier while turning them lazy? PHOTO/McKinsey.

Artificial Intelligence: Replacing humans or complementing them?

The modern world majorly revolves around technology and technological advancements, and with the globe being a small digital village, there is no doubt that...
The question of whether or not schoolgirls should shave has remained an evergreen topic overtime. It's benefits continue being questioned and suggestions for a change are taking root. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Uphold shaving hair and other school rules or is change inevitable?

Unlike in the outside world where, somehow, some rules do not apply, schools, specifically primary and secondary, are centers where young children are groomed...
John Magiro (center), the founder and CEO of Magiro Power, chatting with staff. PHOTO/Courtesy.

How Magiro hydropower energy is changing lives

With an estimated 80% of all electric energy produced being geothermal, Kenya is the continent's top renewable energy generator.  Significant investments in geothermal, hydro, wind...