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

Baringo County

Baringo County – 030

Honoring Chesaina, Baringo teacher changing special needs children’s lives

She is a senior teacher and the founder of the special needs unit at Simotwet Special Primary School.  Chesaina plans to organize a banquet at her home for the candidates, and by the time they...

Baringo: Applauding anesthetists, the unsung theater heroes 

World Anesthesia Day is marked to commemorate the anniversary of the first use of ether anesthesia by Dr. William T.G Morton in 1846.  The guardians of painless surgeries are slowly being recognized, causing a surge...

Eldama Ravine MP warns parents against financing youth for illicit brews

Parents are blamed for playing a role in encouraging the increase in the taking of illicit brews by always giving their sons money. The MP challenged the KYO leaders to focus on changing the Sub-County...
KEWOTA CEO Benta Opande, giving her remarks. The idea of starting KEWOTA came to her during her career in the teaching fraternity until she shared it three years later with her destiny makers and connectors. PHOTO/Courtesy.

The burning flames of KEWOTA restoring teachers’ dignity, pride in Kenya 

The association has grown its idea to a national one, giving other Teachers' Unions like KUPPET and KNUT sleepless nights.  KEWOTA has also partnered with Equity Bank, where teachers under KEWOTA can access loans payable...
An illustration of how obstetric fistula occurs. Worryingly, a whopping 2 to 3 million women worldwide have fistula, according to data by UNFPA. ILLUSTRATION/Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation.

Untold tales of heroines battling fistula; pregnant women’s dreaded nightmare

The basic vaginal fistula causes a woman to leak urine regularly.  Women with pelvic cancer who have undergone radiotherapy as a medical remedy are susceptible to becoming fistula patients. In Mercy Mission Hospital Eldama Ravine, when...
Barnabas Benjamin, Minister for Presidential Affairs of the Republic of South Sudan, signing the visitors book after leading a delegation to visit the health facility for rescuing President Salva Kiir's life three decades ago. Beside him is Felix Kimwok Baringo County Deputy Governor. PHOTO/Mercy Mission Hospital (MMH).

Baringo-based hospital to reap big for rescuing President Salva Kiir

The thanksgiving is happening three decades later. South Sudan delegation visited the health facility recently. The anticipated project will position the facility in a better place to handle emergency cases. The Minister for Presidential Affairs of the...
Children from Green View Academy during the 2022 Mashujaa Day celebrations, entertaining guests at Garden Square, Eldama Ravine Town, in Koibatek Sub County, Baringo County. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, Scholar Media Africa.

Save the Child: How defilement, child neglect are crashing Baringo’s future

A concerned medic, who sought anonymity, narrates, “…the passion for helping kids is there but drained by the authorities towards getting justice for the children. Some kids run to institutions for help.  When the institutions,...
Margaret Nzisa, who works at her brother's garage. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, Scholar Media Africa.

Breaking Barriers: Nzisa’s journey to becoming a mechanic

She currently works for her brother. She has, over time, become a mechanic. Nzisa urges all women to do any job, without being too choosy. Her dream is to own her garage. Ten years ago, after traveling across...
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...