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

Baringo County

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Children, at every point of their lives, need parental care, presence and support. PHOTO/Child Health Africa.

Horrors of Baringo’s neglected children; a day at the children’s office

In Baringo, most of the children and young mothers are suffering. Neglect by parents named the main challenge. Children Office at Koibatek sub-county is employing all efforts to curb the situation. For the child, there is no...
Nelly Cheboi, 2022 CNN Hero, with Zawadi Academy pupils in Mogotio. Her TechLit Africa organization has been promoting the acquisition of digital skills among the young learners. PHOTO/Courtesy.

How digital literacy skills are a gem for Kenyan youth

Access to digital skills needs to be upped. Different organizations and initiatives are focused on imparting the youth with the essential digital knowledge. TechLit Africa on top of organizations transforming lives through digital literacy. Citizen...
The abnormal young one a cow gave birth to in Sobei, Baringo, sometime back. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Baringo: Rising bestiality or congenital malformation?

Baringo residents in Kibias are still in shock after a sheep gave birth to a human-like creature, sending shockwaves across the entire County on how degrading the human they guess to have been involved...
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 anytime, but we were wrong. We saw about 150 patients...
The naturally-heated waters at the Lang Lang Forest in Baringo County. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, The Scholar Media Africa.

Lang Lang, little-known ‘crying stone’ showering Baringo residents

Since 1963, Kenya has been losing approximately 12,000 hectares of forested land annually to increasing demand for wood fuel and charcoal, population growth, the spread of infrastructure and the conversion of forest into commercial...
The Kesses family donning their traditional attire pose for a photo with Janet Kiriswo (second left). The family is made up of both traditional and gospel musicians with deep excellence in music. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, The Scholar Media Africa.

How Kesses Family became home of talented musicians

The mighty always want to feel mighty and would make money talk for the sake of their happiness. Such elite people in the society will even pay anything for their luxury and satisfaction.  Such lifestyles...
The busy Eldama Ravine town, a beehive of activities, especially during back-to-school period. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, The Scholar Media Africa.

How education has transformed Eldama Ravine

It is back to school, as the normal school calendar is being resumed three years after Covid-19 wrecked confusion in the world’s calendar, changing the norm that did not seize to shake the education...
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 the center of excellence. Within the confines of godly values, the...
MCA Sharon Chebet speaking about education and how she got her sponsorship. during an end-of-the-year capacity building and mentorship forum in Kamara, Eldama Ravine, on December 15, 2022. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, The Scholar Media Africa.

KOWYN: Community-based organization saving girls from illiteracy sting

The Ogiek people of Kenya are an indigenous hunter-gatherer community scattered across the vast Mau Forest Complex. Among them is the Ogiek of Baringo, found exclusively within small forests in the former Koibatek District...
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 is ‘Rock the Ribbon’, with the focus being stopping the...