Day: June 24, 2023

Makueni Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) learners are now benefiting from digital learning through EIDU technology that aim to improve the quality of education across the centers region wide. The technology provide learner exercises, assessments, teacher training, ECDE officers training, and tools for data collection and monitoring using digital devices through the support of EIDU Kenya in partnership with the government. The devices are only configured for digital learning, ensuring the safety of the learners and are aligned with Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) requirements. ‘I am confident that this digital learning platform will ignite a fresh passion for learning in our young children,’ said Makueni Governor’s spouse Anita Mutula while officially launching the program on Friday at St. John Malivani Primary School in Makueni Sub County. Mrs. Mutula added that the initiative will enhance learning outcomes by integrating digital learning into classrooms hence improving school attendance. She later commissioned a modern ECDE center at the school.Speaking at the same function, County Executive Committee Member ICT, Education and Internship Elizabeth Muli said 67% of schools have been activated where a total of 35,574 learners have been familiarizing with the devices.. On her part EIDU Kenya senior programs officer Clara Cruize, said the organization is committed in ensuring every child access quality education using technology. ‘We are here today because we have a common vision for quality education for all children to get a quality future in the digital World and it starts at ECDE level,’ noted Cruize. Cruize said the program will give the children strong foundational and professional skills to reach the full potential in life. She added the organization has implemented the pilot digital learning phases in six counties including Kiambu, Muranga, Embu, Mombasa, Machakos and Makueni. The event was graced by Wajir County Governor’s wife Rukia Abdinasir and National and county government officials.

Source: Kenya News Agency

At least five men were summarily executed on Saturday June 24, 2023, by government forces in Ekona, Muyuka subdivision, South West region, CNA confirmed from videos and witnesses.

Houses were also set on fire.

“The guys were in a friend’s house, discussing and entertaining themselves. The military surrounded the house and shot them at close range. After k!lling them, some were b*tchered with axe,” a witness who visited the scene said.

CNA was able to review videos and pictures from the scene, confirming the authenticity.

“My neighbors son was among the victims,” another source added.

Videos show a man axed in his jaw while others had bullets ripped into their bodies.

No one has explained what provoked the killing. Surrounding residents have been helping to gather their corpses.

Earlier on June 21, a news blog handled by a separatist group announced that government forces were going to attack Ekona.

State sponsored Activists on their part shared pictures of the incident, insinuating that those killed were separatists who gathered to celebrate the birthday of a fighter popularly called Sagat.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

Some 14 survivors of a boat accident in St Kitts, near Texas, USA, have demanded to be released. The Cameroonians who said they were fleeing from armed conflict in the Anglophone regions, have been held in detention centers since the incident in March.

On March 28, 2923, about 30 passengers were onboard a fishing boat that sank in the Caribbean off the coast of St Kitts. At least 3 people died and 13 went missing after the boat capsized.

Of the 14 survivors, all Cameroonians, 3 are women, 4 are teachers, with the majority coming from Lebialem division in the South West region.

The victims say they have been held for too long in detention centers. They want to:

Freedom to get our United Nations ID cards.

Freedom to speak with US Embassy and US Congress.

Freedom to get home to our community in Texas.

The founder of the Cameroon American Council, Sylvie Ngassa Qwasinwi Bello, told CNA that “I am a sailor myself. So their survival stories are so improbable.” She confirmed that she has been advocating for their plights to be heard by the US.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

The Minister of Defense of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E Abdikadir Mohamed Nur, Commissioner of the Military High Court, Liban Ali Yarow, Commissioner of the First Degree of the Military Court, Hassan Ali Nur (Shuute), the Minister of Justice of the Southwest State, the Governor of Lower Shabelle, and other officials arrived Barawe district in the Lower Shabelle region on Friday to visit the soldiers and inspect the recent incident that occurred in the city. The officials visited the military camps of the soldiers and went on to see the livelihood of the people in Barawe. The soldiers reported on the recent incident in Barawe and how things went down, and the officials from the Military Court urged the soldiers to work together and ensure that the same incident does not happen again in the city. The Minister of Defense advised the soldiers to keep the peace in the city and that there should be no more internal conflicts between the soldiers. Minister Abdikadir also urged the officials from the Military Court to finalize their investigation and finds justice for the people of Barawe. ‘It’s simply unacceptable to use tax-payer-funded weaponry to inflict harm on the same people who pay them’, Minister Nur added.

Source: Somali National News Agency