2023 Intake Open University of Kenya
2023 Intake Open University of Kenya

Monthly Archives: May 2023

Top students showcase their revision books after getting awarded. With them are Mrs. Rebecca Ondicho (in front), Deputy Principal Administration, Mrs. Jane Nyanumba, Principal (center), BoM Chair, Dr. Charles Nyandusi (next to principal) and a teacher (far end). PHOTO/Tombe Girls.

Tombe Girls High School raising the bar of excellence

As of today, it is a center of excellence for a whopping 1320 girls. Every weekday, the teachers curve out time and avail themselves for...
Conjestina Achieng (right), a former female professional boxer during a training session when while on a rehabilitation facility. Mental-related complications sent her out of the boxing ring. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Taking Action: Take-aways from Mental Health Awareness Month

Schizophrenia is one of the most commonly stigmatized mental health disorders.  Parents should watch for things like emotional reactivity, moodiness, despair, heightened anxiety, and melancholy...
A section of the special needs learners in the intermediate level at Kisii Special School. The institution has been offering general skills to them. PHOTO/Samuel Okerosi, Scholar Media Africa.

Defying Odds: How Kisii Special School cares for special needs students

By Josephat Nehemiah & Samuel Okerosi This public institution is dedicated to catering to the unique needs of individuals with mental impairment. Each learner gets individual...
Taste and Grind premises located at Muthama Road, Syokimau. Nicole Ngumi, a recent graduate, started it to fill the fast-food gap she had seen within her neighborhood. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Entrepreneurship: How more young people are becoming own bosses

  An increasing number of young people have ventured into entrepreneurship.  Maintaining a positive attitude is important in entrepreneurship. Unemployment has become an everyday topic; among the...
Invited guests and a section of the school management join Chief Principal Albert Ombiro (right) in cake cutting during thanksgiving on May 26, 2023, at Cardinal Otunga High School grounds. PHOTO/Boaz Khuteka, Scholar Media Africa.

Cardinal Otunga High holds thanksgiving, gears up for position one nationally 

The school's Chief Principal is constantly equipping the institution to further reclaim its glory of topping the national examinations and becoming Kenya One. In 2022...
School-girls holding sanitary pads in a classroom. As the world celebrates World Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, 2023, statistics show that in Africa, 1 in every 3 women cannot afford sanitary products. Destigmatizing menstrual health and providing girls and women with menstrual products is timely and vital. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Menstrual Hygiene: Road to normalizing menstruation, defeating stigma

Good menstrual hygiene means complete well-being in relation to the menstrual cycle. Pre-covid, 900 million of the 1.9 billion menstruating girls worldwide could not access...
Monicah Njeri at her Dubai Market Shop in Naivasha. She is the Founder and CEO, Ebenezar Curtains and Décor, which designs and supplies high-class curtains. PHOTO/Wanjiru Karangah, Scholar Media Africa.

Njeri’s Resilience: From shopkeeping to owning multi-shop curtain business

She has always envisioned a brighter and bigger future. All along, she has seized every opportunity to diversify her business venture. When the curtains of her...
Ivan Akampa, a young entrepreneur and proprietor owning and running Sell Connect Uganda, an e-commerce platform disrupting traditional business in Uganda and changing the trends. PHOTO/Courtesy.

A moment with Akampa, digitalist reshaping Uganda’s retail industry

He takes on an innovative stride, embraces the digital days, and disrupts the traditional retail models. Akampa's e-commerce business model has completely transformed the retail...
An overview of the Timbuktu city in Mali, the gate to knowledge and innovation in the ancient days. Africans need to get back to this academic and innovative enthusiasm. PHOTO/MOMO Africa.

Revisiting human revolution, a journey back to Timbuktu

There is a need to reinvent the spirit of Timbuktu’s educational orientation to revive the legacy of its scholars and promote education and research...
An e-poster with information about the webinar. E-POSTER/PAC University.

HEALTH: Journalists’ too need self-care and emotional well-being

In their quest to uncover the truth, journalists encounter despair, injustice, and trauma.  The weight of the responsibility that they carry is huge yet often...