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Schools in Kisumu City celebrate good KCPE results.

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 Golden Elite school Director Charles Ochome{2nd R}celebrates with the top pupil from the school in this year's KCPE exams.Cynthia Isendi Matara managed to score 423 marks-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo. November 21, 2017. Schools in Kisumu City celebrate good KCPE results. A number of both public and private primary schools within Kisumu City were in a celebratory mood after the Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi announced this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education exams results. The candidates who have posted good results in this year’s class eight national examination were spotted celebrating their good performance in their schools. A spot check by this writer in a number of schools within the Kisumu city reveals that there have been jubilations in such schools which have posted good performance. At MM Shah Primary school which is a public primary school in Kisumu City, parents and teachers joined the candi...

Seven Countries agree to establish national mechanisms for safety of Journalists in Eastern Africa.

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 The Co-Chair of the Kenya Media Sector Working Group Eric Oduor{R} with other panelists during the two-day regional conference on the National Mechanisms for safety of Journalists in Eastern Africa held early this week in Nairobi. Seven Countries in Eastern Africa have agreed to establish national mechanisms for the safety of Journalists in their countries- Photo By Dickson Odhiambo. By Dickson Odhiambo. November 16, 2017. Seven Countries agree to establish national mechanisms for safety of Journalists in Eastern Africa. SEVEN Countries in Eastern Africa have agreed to establish national mechanisms for the safety of Journalists in their countries. The seven countries are Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Somalia, Rwanda, and South Sudan. The national mechanisms on safety of the journalists will be established in those countries while taking into account of the different country’s context. This emerged after the deliberations held during ...

Kenyan Government assures Journalists on safety, guarantees freedom of speech.

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 Cabinet Secretary in charge of ICT Joe Mucheru{Fourth left} poses for a group photo after the official opening of a two-day conference in Nairobi on National Mechanisms for safety of Journalists in Eastern Africa.He says the Government is fully committed in ensuring safety of Journalists across the country-Photo By Media Council of Kenya. By Dickson Odhiambo. November 13, 2017. Kenyan Government assures Journalists on safety, guarantees freedom of speech. THE Kenyan Government has reiterated its full commitment in ensuring that safety of Journalists across the country is guaranteed in the line of their duty. Kenya's Cabinet Secretary in charge of Information, Communication and Technology Joe Mucheru has said the Government is fully committed in ensuring all Journalists across the country are safe. Speaking during the official opening of a two-day conference in Nairobi on National Mechanisms for safety of Journalists in Eastern Africa, Muche...

Regional Conference on National mechanism for Safety of Journalists kicks off in Nairobi.

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  Emmanuel Mugisha, Executive Director Rwanda Media Commission sharing insights from his country during the official opening of Eastern Africa regional conference on National Mechanisms for Safety of Journalists at Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi-Photo By Media Council of Kenya. By Dickson Odhiambo.            November 13, 2017. Regional Conference on National mechanism for Safety of Journalists kicks off in Nairobi. A TWO-Day regional conference on National mechanisms for Safety of Journalists kicks off this morning in Nairobi. The Conference which is organized by the Article 19 Eastern African and UNESCO with the support of the Kenyan Media Sector Working Group, the Government of Sweden, Media Council of Kenya and the Kenya Union of Journalists is also meant to commemorate the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The aim of t...