Everything you need to know about International Youth Day

Each year, various events such as concerts, workshops, cultural activities, and meetings involving national and local government officials and youth organizations take place worldwide. The theme for International Youth Day 2024 is “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development.” This theme continues a tradition of focusing on pressing issues for young p****e,…

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Kenya strengthens Mpox preparedness and response

Dr. Patrick Amoth chairs stakeholders meeting Kenya is ramping up its preparedness and response to Mpox. Although only one confirmed case has been reported in the country, the Ministry of Health has activated Public Health Emergency Operation Centres across the country. A truck driver who recently contracted the disease has since recovered. However, the rise in…

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Here’s everything you need to know

Shot put and pole vault now rub shoulders at the Olympic Games with sport climbing and breaking, introduced at the Tokyo and Paris Games respectively. The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) constant efforts to reconcile Olympic traditions with the recognition of contemporary forms of sport led it to take an even bolder decision this summer: the…

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Immigration PS: Passport Production Streamlined, New Centers Opening Nationwide

The State Department for Immigration and Citizen Service announced that the government has resolved the issues that previously delayed passport applications and issuance. Principal Secretary Julius Bitok assured Kenyans that processes have been streamlined to speed up the production of travel documents. “We are now producing passports very fast. We have two new machines, modern…

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Why the bubbling Gen-Z has lost its heat

Anti-Finance bill protestors match along the streets of Nairobi on June 26, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] The unlikely alliance between President William Ruto and Opposition leader Raila Odinga has brought a surprising calm to the Generation Z (Gen-Z) protests that once shook Kenya to its core. This political partnership, which many thought impossible, appears to have successfully quelled…

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