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Students in an outdoor learning session. As they grow, the students need to be guided on careers and supported towards taking the right paths towards a bright future. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Why students should embrace career education and guidance

Most people spend almost half a century working for a living; some work throughout their lives. Just imagine, for instance, how one feels to spend the whole time doing something they dislike or even hate...
Ms Awadifo Kili, a Lawyer and Author. She advocates for human rights, among other issues surrounding human life and dignity. PHOTO/Courtesy.

On modern-day slavery in the Gulf

According to a study by Abu Dhabi Dialogue, a forum on migrant labor, the number of domestic workers surges each year. This is because thousands of new domestic workers head to work in the...
Kenya's Ministry of Affairs offices, Nairobi. Kenya has about 54 embassies and high commissions abroad and 31 consulates. PHOTO/Courtesy.

OPINION: How ambassadors can be Kenya’s Bottom-Up Economic Model pillars

President William Ruto is busy constituting his government, and so far, he has chosen his cabinet; the PS nominees have been shortlisted, and other departments shall follow suit. One of the other departments that President...
Teachers gather at Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayyed primary school, Mombasa, during a past event. PHPOTO/Courtesy.

The impact of Mental Health Training on teachers

By its very nature, teaching is a rewarding and challenging profession with high-stress levels. If teachers are not supported and trained to cope with these, teaching can become an exhausting and challenging job that negatively...
A patient signing a consent form to allow the medical personnel to proceed with the medical procedures on the patient. Consent is the backbone to being allowed to conduct any medical proceedings on any given patient. Photo/Kirsten Nunez

Patient autonomy and family dynamics: The bane of consent in the medical world

On 12th January this year, Advocate Fidel Mwaki shared on his status an interesting article titled “The ethical dilemma in treatment consents during critical care emergencies”. The same was published in one of the dailies...
A person smoking. According to research, tobacco eventually kills half of its users. Photo/COURTESY

The last puff: Why you should quit smoking and tobacco use

It is not fun; It is not healthy-Research If you thought smoking is fashionable, you are in for a rude shock, according to research. Every single year, tobacco-use-related complications kill over 8 million people globally, with...
Mr. Victor Ochieng', Writer and Author. Photo/Courtesy

Why schools should build their brands with brilliance

Recently, Nyamninia Primary School at Yala, in the Gem of Siaya, trended on a wrong note. A video of a distraught boy showing wounds resulting from a thorough beating was making rounds online. Word had it...

Informed citizenry, a virtue of self-governance

The sovereign people are the source of all Constitutional Power in Kenya. This Constitution binds all persons and all State organs. It commits to nurturing and protecting the well-being of the nation by recognizing a government...

What’s the secret of cultivating rich reading culture in schools?

Anytime I visit Precious Blood-Riruta in Nairobi, I am always thoroughly thrilled by the rich reading culture cultivated in that top girls' school. The pious Chief Principal, Sister Mary Wachira, is keen to maintain this...

Why Saccos should nurture good corporate governance

Good corporate governance is a system by which an organization is directed, controlled and held accountable by its shareholders and stakeholders. In this case, good corporate governance goes beyond compliance with basic legal requirements and...