Photo of children waiting outside school gate at 5am causes uproar

By Ian Omondi,

The conversation about the official reporting time for both public and private schools in the country has once again grabbed public attention. This...

CS Amina Mohamed , CS George Magoha , education , School reporting time

Ighalo takes roundabout route to AFCON success

By Reuters,

On the way, Ighalo has endured loan spells, suffered relegation in China, received death threats for failing to score at the World Cup and turned down...

afcon , AFCON2019 , Nigeria , Odion Ighalo

Ghanaian writer wants women to have good sex, talk about it (safely)

By CNN,

"What are your sex and relationship goals for 2019?" That was the question put to women in a blog post published earlier this year in a country tha...

pleasure

Blow to wife as court rules man to be buried at his ancestral home in Kisumu

By Namisi Cheptai,

A Bungoma court on Tuesday ruled that a Kibabii University lecturer who died in a road crash be laid to rest at his ancestral home in Karabur, Kisumu ...

ancestral home , bungoma county , Kibabii University , Kisumu County

Woman accused of killing son, 3, with her SUV in game of ‘chicken’

By CNN,

A Texas woman is accused of killing her 3-year-old son after running over him with an SUV during a game of "chicken." Lexus Stagg, 26, was seen in ...

Harris County , homicide , texas

U.S. lawmakers alarmed by state of federal lockups for migrant kids

By VOA,

Lawmakers on Friday were calling for swift change after reports this week of more than 250 infants, children and teens being held inside a windowless ...

Federal lock ups , migrants , U.S lawmakers

Folau seeking funds to fight sacking

By Reuters,

Sacked Australia fullback Israel Folau has launched a crowd-funding campaign seeking A$3 million (£1.6 million) to help fund his legal action against...

Israel Folau , Rugby Australia

15yr old boy survives 10-inch knife lodged in face

By CNN,

When Dr. Koji Ebersole laid eyes on the boy whose face was impaled on a 10-inch knife, the neurosurgeon thought, "here we go again." Eli Gregg, 15,...

Redknapp: Lampard likely to be Chelsea boss

By Agencies,

Frank Lampard becoming Chelsea manager "looks like it's going to happen",  his uncle Harry Redknapp has said. Derby boss Lampard, 40, is the favouri...

Chelsea manager , Derby , Frank Lampard , uncle Harry Redknapp

Trump loses loyalist Sarah Sanders in another White House departure

By Reuters,

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, a fierce loyalist of President Donald Trump, will leave her job at the end of the month. This for a possible...

Kanze Dena , Sarah Sanders

Kenyans yet to embrace family members, friends who struggle with mental illness

By Wambui Kihara,

A family in Central Kenya who recently prepared to bury their kin was in shock after the church informed them it would not take part in the ceremony b...

depression , Kenya Counselling & Psychological Association , Mental Health , suicide

Matiang’i says plan to lower sex consent age to 16 years is ‘nonsense’

By Citizen Reporter,

Interior CS Fred Matiang'i has expressed his objection to plans to lower age for sex consent from 18 to 16 years. According to him, children should...

Sex consent age

Winnie Mukosi leads fight against defilement in Makueni

By Dennis Musau,

Winnie Mukosi was admitted to the Makueni Level 4 Hospital to give birth to her first baby in January 2018 when something caught her attention. She...

defilement in Makueni

Exclusive: Islamic State suspects sent by U.S. from Syria to Iraq

By Reuters,

U.S. forces have quietly sent at least 30 suspected foreign Islamic State fighters captured in Syria last year and in late 2017 to stand trial in Iraq...

Iraq to Syria , Iraq’s Counter Terrorism Service , ISIS fighters

Planned Ksh.1T Tanzania port backed by China stalls: official

By Reuters,

A planned $10 billion (Ksh.1trillion) Tanzania port project backed by China has hit an impasse, with the two sides disagreeing on terms of the infrast...

Tanzania Ports Authority

Visa to send five Kenyan kids to AFCON as player escorts

By Norbert Oduor,

The 2019 African Cup of Nations sponsors, Visa, has started a two-week campaign aimed at selecting five children aged 6-10, both male and female from ...

afcon , five kids , player escorts , VISA

Somali officer remembered as mother, military hero

By VOA,

Col. Faadumo Ali spent her life trying to bring peace and security back to her home country of Somalia. The 33-year-old mother of 10 joined the mil...

What little kids need to know about ‘SEX’

By CNN,

Approximately 8 out of 10 parents self-identify as enlightened. These are the moms and dads who broach thorny topics like race, poverty and sexism wit...

children , education , kids , sex , sexuality , STDs , U.S

Study: Children of Opioid users more likely to attempt suicide

By VOA,

The U.S. opioid crisis is taking a toll on children of users as a study published on Wednesday showed they were more likely to attempt suicide. The...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , National Institutes of Health. , opioids , University of Chicago , University of Pittsburgh

MCAs call for more Gov’t support to help children with Autism

By Gatete Njoroge,

Members of County Assembly (MCAs) from over 20 counties are meeting in Naivasha to discuss ways of improving access to education and better health car...

Autism Lights , Chege Wamaratu , June Ndegwa