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The world marks Day on safety and health for workers
Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work,i bet you did not know that nor knew of its existance. This is an annual international campaign to promote safe, healthy and decent work. It is held on 28 April and has been observed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) since 2003.
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreTerrorist was a gifted, obedient student
The best education that Mohammed Abdirahim Abdullahi received in his formative years and the strict discipline at his former school did not stop him from leading the massacre of 148 people years later. Abdirahim, the man who led the Al-Shabaab killer squad that raided Garissa University Col
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreElectricity in public schools
More than 85% of public primary schools are now connected to the national electricity grid. President Uhuru Kenyatta told Parliament.18,424 of the 21,500 listed public schools have electricity through a connection drive hinged on the ambitious plan of giving free laptops to pupils. “Th
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreYouth Employment Bill mistakenly assumes unemployed youth are invisible
The National Youth Employment Authority Bill 2015 is worth reviewing for a couple of reasons. First, the sum of its objects is to respond to the unemployment problem in Kenya by establishing structures and regulations that would expand job opportunities for Kenya’s youth. Judg
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreRealizing Children’s Rights in Kenya
Poverty Kenya is the victim of extreme and endemic poverty. Half of its population lives below the poverty line, on an average of US$ 2 or less per day. Stark disparities in income and standards of living – plus a steady rise in inequalities – are rendered all the more striking i
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreJuvenile Centres
Juvenile detention centers house kids up to age 18 who have committed offenses ranging from habitually running away to assault. Adolescents are sent there by juvenile judges, rather than adult courts. Although they are restrictive facilities, their purpose is not necessarily punitive. Rather, their
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreYouth Empowerment in Kenya and Zimbabwe
ILO Project Youth Employment Support, Jobs for the Unemployed and Marginalized young People YES JUMP, funded by the Federal Republic of Germany and with the overall technical management from ILO’s Regional Office for Africa in Addis Ababa, Youth Employment Support (YES) Jobs for the Unemployed
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreThe Jigger Menace in Kenya
What causes jiggers? This is a question that many individuals ask especially those who live in cities or have never encountered them in thier lives but only hear about them in the media. jiggers also known as (Tunga penetrans) or sand fleas are normally found in sandy areas with warm,
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreA School Day in Kenya
In Kenya the educational calender is divided into three terms or trimester.Kenyan students begin their school year in January and is broken up into three trimesters upto November. Students are not mandated to attend school nor is education free as it is in the United States buit the government
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreDisability is not Inability or is it?
Despite the spirited campaign by the government and NGOs to sensitize the public on the rights of the disabled,very little progress has been made in ensuring parity between disabled people and ordinary people in the society.Traditionally, the disabled were viewed as a curse to the family-wages
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreA Kenyan who helps migrants in Australia to find jobs
Every idea has an expiry date, so believes Milton Njanja, who helps people secure jobs and companies to recruit.At 50, he has engaged in various businesses, from IT-related to construction – which explains why he believes in not quitting before making progress.Some of his ventures went bust, w
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreA Blessing from a Stranger
After a summer in Kenya, Melissa Berry return to school forever changed because she taught in an orphanage, she could no longer ignore the staggering statistics of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. “To me, those numbers had bright faces, wide smiles and little red sweaters,” Melissa recal
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreAdvice to Kenyan Students in Campus
Allow me to reminisce a little, after all, it has been about two weeks since I finished campus. I realize I did not have a proper goodbye, but here is what I gathered from four years of undergraduate: Here are some of the guidelines of surviving in Kenyan campuses: A College Manual Avoid
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreGeniuses in the Making
For years, scholars and researchers have tried to study genius by giving its vital statistics, as if piles of data somehow illuminated genius. In his 1904 study of genius, Havelock Ellis noted that most geniuses are fathered by men older than 30; had mothers younger than 25 and were usually sickly a
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreLife in Kenya through the eyes of a foreign student
On her first night on the Kenyan Mugie Ranch, Heather D’Angelo heard an unsettling roar outside of her tent. She waited for growls to become faint as she sat paralyzed and muted by fear. “I couldn’t even shed a tear because the lion would hear my tear drop, that’s how scare
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreA salutation to a Friend
My good friend and colleague got a good job while we were still in school; writing editorials for the star among other duties that are expected of one in a media house. After a few months into her well paying dream job,she felt the urge to quit and indeed she did. She felt that her true calling was
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreHope and resilience in quest for knowledge
This is a very moving story of Rose, a 26 year old Kenya lady with a story to tell. "My name is Rose. I come from a family of seven - five children and my Mum and Dad. Being the fourth born child and the last girl, my parents loved me so dearly," she begins. "When I turned e
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreFinancial Literacy and Saving Habits for Teenagers
Today’s society offers teens a lot of eye candy that is quite expensive. From the pricey sneakers to the expensive video game equipment, many of today’s teens are accustomed to the “gotta have it now” line of thinking. They want immediate satisfaction and have little patience
By Hellen Kimanzi Read MoreKeep your Dream
There is hardly anything more beautiful or valuable to humanity than the God instilled inbred passion that inhabits the very depths of who we are. That passion is a dream. Your dream can either take you to heights you never could imagine or you can choose to let it die and be buried in the compla
By Hellen Kimanzi Read MoreTips for University Freshers
University intake is in progress and soon first years will arrive with their new clothes and the latest kicks but little do they know what lies ahead for them. So freshers, as you pack your suitcases and leave the security of your parents’ home, ‘leave the nest’ to explore the worl
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