Dr. Mary Njeri Kinyanjui
Mary Njeri Kinyanjui, PhD, is an Independent Scholar based in the United States. Her contact: marykinyanjui@yahoo.com
Social workers have the skills to address students’ needs, challenges, and problems. They are trained in human behaviour development, empathy and compassion, communication, and interpersonal skills.
About economic factors, the social worker will look into the funding of education, allocation of resources to schools, payment of teachers, construction of libraries, and management of infrastructure.
Social workers can also advocate for students,...
Most social problems arise from lopsided policies and the extraction and exploitation by marketing boards and brokers.
The marketing boards cream off the small-scale farmers' surplus, paying for their overheads, trips abroad, and salaries.
Individuals alone cannot address the mammoth power of marketing boards and brokers, which is why social workers should intervene.
Small-scale coffee, sugar, milk, tea, tobacco, and avocado farmers...
How many doctors have mental health problems or are having family problems?
Dr Stephene Mogusu died as his family and colleagues were struggling to raise money to help him pay for his bills.
For most doctors, their fates are determined by popularly elected politicians who ironically, have limited education.
When a lady medical doctor quit her job to become a garment trader,...
Deglobalization is taking place when economies in Africa are in turmoil.
Some African countries have been unable to meet their debt repayment responsibility to the World Bank and IMF.
They are also experiencing protests over food shortages and a high cost of living.
Energy prices are on the increase, while some are not able to provide electricity to their communities.
Political conflicts and...
Unemployment and unaffordable cost of life are key triggers.
Academic and economic disruption due to technology and other factors is a major contributor.
Reviving industries and taming corruption is vital.
It does not matter which side of the political spectrum where one belongs to; there will always be youth involved.
They are dissatisfied and hungry for change, jobs, and food. The youth...
Pupils of the 2022 examination class of Forest View Academy in Nairobi lit a fire to burn their books after the class eight national examinations. One girl fell into the fire. She received first-degree burns on the face and arms and was sent to the hospital for care.
If it were not for the girl getting injured, the issue would...
