Contraceptive use increased in Kenya during COVID-19 pandemic period, survey reveals

By Agencies,

The use of modern methods of contraceptives increased from 56 to 61 per cent in 2020, an uptake that may have contributed to the decline in unintended...

contraceptives

Learning disrupted at Riruta Primary School after fire destroyed 7 classrooms

By Zipporah Kariuki,

Learning has been paralyzed at Riruta Primary School in Dagoretti after fire broke out on Sunday evening. Seven classrooms, desks and pupils' books...

dormitory , inferno , Riruta Primary School

CS Magoha now says teachers on duty will be held responsible for school fires

By Citizen Reporter,

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha now says school principals and teachers on duty will be held accountable for incidents of student unre...

KNUT , Prof. George Magoha , school fires , Wilson Sossion

NACADA links school unrest to drug abuse among students

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has linked the recent wave school unrest to drug abuse among students....

NACADA

KUPPET wants teachers provided with guns, boarding schools be phased out

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) wants the government to provide security training for teachers deployed in volatile region...

KUPPET

OPINION: Sex education the perfect pill to cure rampant teen pregnancies

By Guest Writer,

By Serah Kamau As learners troop back to school after a nine-month break thanks to the Covid-19 outbreak, hundreds of girls will remain at home bec...

sex education , teen pregnancies

Action urged on teenage pregnancy and HIV as new report reveals high rates in Homa Bay

By Citizen Reporter,

Gender inequality, difficulties in accessing services and poverty are fuelling high rates of unintended pregnancies and HIV in Homa Bay, Western Kenya...

HIV

OPINION: Women facing domestic violence during COVID-19 need access to safety now more than ever

By Guest Writer,

By Christine Ogutu and Wangu Kanja “My husband beat me up and threw me out into the streets in the wee hours of the night with my two children,�...

coronavirus , domestic violence , GBV

NACADA partners with KPA to fight drug abuse in the Coast

By Citizen Reporter,

The fight against drug and alcohol abuse in the Coast region has received a boost after Kenya Ports Authority donated Ksh.1 million to the Miritini Re...

KPA , NACADA

5000-plus rape cases reported in Kenya between March and June

By Tonny Ndungu,

Incidents of violence against the vulnerable members of the society have increased by 7% between March and June compared to the same period last year ...

coronavirus

Atheists support Susan Kihika’s Reproductive Health Bill

By Citizen Reporter,

The Atheists in Kenya Society has expressed support for the controversial Reproductive Health Bill 2019 unveiled by Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika. Th...

Atheists in Kenya Society , Reproductive Health Bill , Susan Kihika

Textbook Centre closes down HQ after staffer tested positive for COVID-19

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Textbook Centre has closed down its Kijabe street Headquarters and its Kijabe street branch after a member of the staff tested positive for the ne...

How Covid-19 put dreams on hold at Torongo camp

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As the 2020 season kicked off, everything seemed to work out just fine for  athletes at Torongo Athletics Camp, before the unprecedented spread of co...

Agnes Jebet , COVID-19 , Gedion Rono , Junior athletes , Torongo Athletics Camp , Torongo Camp

How Covid-19 put dreams on hold at Torongo Camp

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

As the 2020 season kicked off everything seemed normal for athletes from the Torongo Athletics Camp before the coronavirus pandemic struck, putting a ...

Covid-19 pandemic

Safaricom closes its TRM shop after staff tests positive for COVID-19

By Tonny Ndungu,

Telco giant Safaricom has closed its Thika Road Mall (TRM) branch after a member of staff tested positive for COVID-19. The employee according to a...

coronavirus , Safaricom

KCB Mvita branch closed after employee tests positive for Covid-19

By Benjamin Muriuki,

KCB Bank Mvita branch in Mombasa has been temporarily closed after one of the staff members tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement issued on ...

COVID-19 , KCB Mvita branch , Mombasa

Nyoro nominates Joyce Wanjiku Ngugi as Kiambu deputy governor

By Ian Omondi,

Kiambu Governor James Nyoro has nominated Joyce Wanjiku Ngugi, former Gatundu South MP aspirant, as his deputy. Nyoro, who was recently sworn in as...

Governor James Nyoro , Joyce Wanjiku Ngugi , Kiambu County

Gov’t to foot bill for funeral of 14 Kakamega Primary School pupils killed in stampede

By Ian Omondi,

The government will foot the bill for the funeral of 14 Kakamega Primary School pupils killed in a stampede on Monday night, Deputy President William ...

CS George Magoha , DP William Ruto , Kakamega Primary School] , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Stampede

President Kenyatta attends installation of new AIC Presiding Bishop

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday attended the installation of a new Presiding Bishop of the Africa Inland Church (AIC). The President who was joi...

AIC , Bishop Abraham Mulwa , Bishop Silas Yego

Mental health: Stakeholders welcome policy implementation

By Citizen Reporter,

Challenges associated with mental health lead to economic losses at a national level as the productive human resource base is eroded. These were th...