Probe: Why are more students committing suicide?
The numbers are rising steadily.
Depression, drug abuse and financial constraints cited.
Everyone has a stake in battling suicide in Kenya.
“Toxic relationships alongside cohabiting among university and college students have led to deeper commitments, shock, demands,...
BOOK REVIEW: Fathers of Nations
Title: Fathers of Nations
Author: Paul B. Vitta
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year of publication: 2013
Revised edition: 2021
Reviewer: Bonface Otieno
Fathers of Nations is the current compulsory novel studied by current form three and will be first tested next year, 2024, in Kenya Certificate of...
Why do Kenyan youth demonstrate, and how can we get off the hook?
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...
BOOK REVIEW: The Silent Footsteps
Title: The Silent Footsteps
Author: Ipara Odeo
Cost: KSh1,000
Contact: iparaodeo@yahoo.com
Publisher and Year: Kibabii University Press, 2020
Reviewer: Mbukha Shitemi
The Silent Footsteps is an extraordinary story that...
Meet “Ghost” Mulee, a legendary football coach-turned-radio host
He started playing football since his childhood.
Over time, he rose to a famous footballer and football coach.
Mulee now nurtures young footballers.
In 1968, when Kenya was celebrating her first Gold Medal from the Mexico City...
How Kundu, a traditional birth attendant, aids expectant mothers deliver
She has been trained on different occasions in vital matters of her profession.
She delivers an average of twelve expectant women every month.
Kundu says traditional birth assistants need recognition by the government for their role....
DP Gachagua, CS Malonza meet winners of Forty Under 40 Africa Awards
The winners' meeting with the leaders recognized their impact on the country through their companies and initiatives.
They met with Peninah Malonza, CS Tourism, at her office before proceeding to DP Rigathi Gachagua's office for...
Elbow room for public service interns as president scales up numbers
The Public Service Commission hosted cohort V of the Public Service Internship Programme (PSIP) in partnership with the Ministry of Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action, and Absa Bank.
The event occurred on March 30...
African Council for Distance Education holds Quality Assurance Train-the-Trainer Workshop
By Dr. Teresa Mwoma
ACDE was formally launched in January 2004 at Egerton University, Kenya.
The train-the-trainer workshop participants were drawn from 15 higher education learning institutions in seven countries.
Collaboration and cooperation in using the ACDE...
Will groping for sustainable journalism redeem newsrooms?
The conference was a time of reflection on challenges facing the media and what can be done to solve them.
Climate reporting and its funding were termed essential.
Online courses on journalism and reporting were also...
