Kenya remains at a crossroads in addressing human rights abuses, Chief Justice Martha Koome has said, despite transformative judicial rulings from the High Court and superior courts. Speaking at the High Court Human Rights Summit, CJ highlighted enduring issues including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, rising femicide, gender-based violence and the suppression of peaceful assemblies. “These…
Government to Unveil ‘NYOTA’ Initiative Aimed at Empowering Thousands of Youths The government will soon launch the National Youth Opportunities towards Advancement (NYOTA) project which will be a scale-up project of the KYEOP and will build on lessons learned in the implementation of the KYEOP project, whose objective is to increase employment and opportunities for…
Kenyan Members of Parliament (MPs) have embraced cost-saving measures by opting to travel via the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to Mombasa, where they will host the annual East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) parliamentary games. The event, set to take place in Kenya’s coastal city, brings together legislators from the East African Community (EAC) member states,…
The Ministries of Education (MoE) and Environment, Climate Change and Forestry (MECCF) have expressed their determination to champion the growing of the 15 billion National Tree Growing Programme to raise the country’s tree cover to 30 percent. The Ministry of Education is one of the key drivers of the 15billion National Tree growing programme…
The Ministry of Education and the British Council have held a policy dialogue on inclusive education to address the challenges of building high-quality and inclusive schools that empower all students to reach their full potential. In the three-day event themed Leading Inclusion and Belonging in Schools discourse, key areas including inclusive education for students with special educational…
What Is Women’s Equality Day and Why Is It Celebrated? Every year on August 26, Women’s Equality Day serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made toward gender equality and the work that still lies ahead. It commemorates a pivotal moment in history: the certification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in…
