Kenya’s world renowned tourist city of Mombasa launches campaign to weed out street children
Kenya’s world renowned tourism hub at the coast is in the grip of street families and children. The rise in street population has also seen a rise in uncontrolled charity and abuse of human rights. Against this backdrop, Mombasa County government has rolled out a joint multi-agency operation to tackle...
At the rate of 10 new cases of abandonment per day Murang’a in central Kenya leads country in child neglect
The children’s officer cautioned parents against attempting to resolve defilement and other child abuse cases through informal or “kangaroo” justice systems, stressing that such action denies victims justice and protection.
Attorney General’s office in Kenya unveils plan to give free legal aid to children in conflict with law
State counsels in all the 47 counties have been directed to offer free legal aid to children in conflict with the law in a move that will uphold social justice, human rights and child protection.
Surge in child trafficking in Homa Bay, which borders Tanzania, alarms judiciary in Kenya
Children Justice Month is an initiative of the National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) that dedicates November to expediting cases involving children’s rights in all courts in Kenya.
How Brazilian meat giant JBS became nexus of corruption, labour abuses, cattle laundering and Amazon deforestation
In 2019, our first major story lifted the lid on how its beef was driving the destruction of swathes of the Amazon. And earlier that year, when truck driver Alessandro Ale posted a photo on Facebook of his journey carrying 250 cattle across the southern Amazon rainforest, he would’ve had little inkling of the storm that would follow.
Bullets begin to -flower’: Agency warns South Sudan is hurtling to civil war as rivals recruit fighters
South Sudan’s minister for cabinet affairs, Martin Elia Lomuro, downplayed fears. “I would like to assure you that your concerns are in place, but they are not going to be detrimental and derail the peace process,” he told the meeting.
Child neglect, teen pregnancy incidence rise among pastoralists in Kenya’s Kajiado County
Neglect accounted for the highest number at 3,753 cases, where children have parents, but are denied basic needs. Abandonment followed with 162 cases of minors left without any guardian or caregiver. Other cases included 552 of custody disputes, 25 of child marriages, 19 of teenage pregnancy, 13 of sexual assault, five of child labour and four of female genital mutilation.
Child labour: Deputy Chief Justice Mwilu says protection of children is societal responsibility, not just judiciary’s
Employment and Labour Relations Court Principal Judge Byram Ongaya echoed Mwilu’s sentiments, stressing that child labour directly contravenes the rights enshrined in Kenya’s Constitution, statutes, and international conventions.
