2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
2025 Intake Open University of Kenya

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Volunteers from JamboJet Kenya planting trees in the launch of a partnership between JamboJet and Big Ship CBO. PHOTO/JamboJet.

Kenya: Jambojet joins efforts to plant 15 billion trees

Government's target is to plant 15 billion trees. Different initiatives, companies and individuals are joining the efforts. Millions of hectares of degraded land set to be restored. Kenya has continually borne the brunt of climate change due...
Front cover of A Silent Song and Other Stories set-book. PHOTO/Courtesy.

BOOK REVIEW: A Silent Song and Other Stories Part 2

Title: A Silent Song and Other Stories (Part two) Editor: Selected and Edited by Godwin Siundu  Published by: Spotlight Publishers E.A Limited  Publication Year: 2020 Reviewer: Bonface Otieno Recently, I reviewed the first five stories in the Anthology of...
APGCT-K members following proceedings during a guidance and counselling forum for teachers on March 25, 2023. PHOTO/Wangari Njoroge, Scholar Media Africa.

Counselors: Use guidance and counseling as prevention over solution

When some cases get to us and we feel overwhelmed to the point of explosion, we can call other counselors and exchange our tough experiencesAlice Songok, APGCT-K Chair. The counselors agree that their services are...
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...
Professor David Ngugi, shares a piece of cake with his grandchildren on his 80th Birthday celebration. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Prof. Ngugi: Rethinking CBC, academic philanthropy and stakeholder reinvention

Cracking CBC is an easy and affordable task. Teachers and academic stakeholders should approach education creatively. Patience is key as Kenyans await the fruit of the new curriculum. Successful past generations embraced CBC-like mentorship. Professor David Ngugi is...
A public participation exercise at Kabonyoru ward, Nyamira county recently. PHOTO/Courtesy.

How Nyamira county has embedded public participation in development plans

By Isaac Bw’Onyancha The creation of the Nyamira county third County Integrated  Development Plan (CIDP 2023-27) is currently underway and in earnest.  The entire process involves such steps as reviewing the previous CIDP and the sector-specific...
Kisumu County health care workers lead commemoration of the 2022 World AIDS Day at the Kenya Medical and Training College (KMTC) in Kondele. Kenya is reporting a reduction in new HIV infections. Photo/JOOTRH

New report reveals worrying HIV infections among adolescents, MSMs

At least 18.2 percent of new HIV infections recorded in 2022 were from men who have sex with other men (MSM), a new report by the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) has revealed. NSDCC...
Destroyed property, lost lives, the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Mozambique recently. Africa is the most hit by the sting of climate change. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Kenya to tap young people’s potential in climate action, says environment CS

Climate change has escalated dire uncertainty for the future of our planet. Extreme weather conditions such as droughts, floods and heatwaves have knocked severe impacts on food security, livelihood, and the economy.  In the process, vulnerable...
Panelists roll the conversation during The People Dialog Festival at National Museums of Kenya. PHOTO/Courtesy.

How The People Dialogue Festival was a changeover chat

The Center for Multi-party Democracy (CMD) hosted The People Dialogue Festival (PDF), now in its fifth year, over the last four days of last week at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi. Almost 2,000 locals...
Dr. Mosinya Nyaberi poses with Judith Omondi during her book launch on March 9, 2023 at Sarova Panafric Hotel, Nairobi. The two were fellows in the KAGHLP 2021/22 cohort. PHOTO/Kemunto Ogutu, Scholar Media Africa.

Former Kofi Annan Fellow launches her debut leadership guide

In a book launch held at Sarova Panafric Hotel, Nairobi, on March 9, 2023, Chief Justice Emeritus David Maraga, the event’s chief guest, unveiled 101 Authentic Leadership Lessons, a book written by a public health...