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

Crime

Elizabeth Marube of National Police Service (in blue) and Zainab Abdul, a Principal Magistrate, pose for a photo with graduands during a community paralegals graduation at Sarakasi Dome, Nairobi, courtesy of Sheria Mashinani Initiative. PHOTO/Crime Si Poa (CSP).

CRIME: Community Paralegals graduate ready to abate crime, step up justice

According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), there was a 16.7 percent increase in crime reported to the police in 2021 compared to 2020. The total crime cases reported to law enforcement agencies...
Abduction has been the main tactic used to capture children and conscript them into the rebel armies. PHOTO/Reuters.

How recruiting children into wars decimates future generations

In many armed conflicts around Africa, children under 18 are recruited and used in armed conflicts, either by the national armed forces or other armed groups in Africa.  These children bear the pain and life's...
Congolese citizens fleeing war between Congolese forces and M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May 2022. When such conflicts erupt, women and children bear the bigger portion of the brunt. PHOTO/AP.

Why underreporting conflict-related sexual violence is catastrophic

Every year, the world commemorates the International Day of Elimination of Sexual Violence Against Women in Conflict. According to the United Nations (UN), the aim is "...to raise awareness of the need to put an...

Why burning of schools aches stakeholders’ heads

Cases of unrest and arson in Kenyan schools have featured in the books of history for the last two decades. Reports agree that boarding secondary schools are the most affected, painting the larger portion of...

Man allegedly kills wife, hangs self over infidelity claims

Police in Nyamira are investigating an incident where a man allegedly killed his wife and committed suicide. The incident left residents of Nyabomite village, Bogichora location, West Mugirango Constituency in shock. George Asiba is alleged to...