Kenyan Schools warned over uniforms cartel

The other day a student under my guardianship was chased from school due to unpaid school uniform fee. The boy, a form three student at Ol Kejuado Boys High School was supposed to pay around Ksh5400 for a new set of uniform.

Apparently in this school boys proceeding to form three must buy new uniform despite the state of their old uniform. Fine. That is not my concern. My inner eye was attracted by the fact that there was no option for the parents/guardians/students to buy the uniform from preferred suppliers. The rule is and has been: the school buys the uniform from own selected suppliers on the students’ behalf.

In my thinking, this policy is subject to abuse and most likely the school principals and administrators could be minting millions of shillings through kickbacks and commissions from suppliers.

Children Who Get Spanked Have Lower IQs

I remember my dad and mum spanking me during my naughty days as a boy….the teachers too had a field day unleashing strokes of the can on my behinds…they wanted me to behave and excel in life…somehow I did but from this research, I gather I could have been a genius had they held their canes.

Read on and see what scientists have found out

Your brain is what you eat…know five ways to boost your brain power

5 Ways to Beef Up Your Brain

Andrea Thompson, Senior Writer at www.livescience.com

wrote this and I thought you must read it too to boost your noggins and avoid being a mediocre…aha

Maruge is now born again, and has new name-Stephen

Mzee Maruge Kimani, the 90-year old who earned his way into the Guinness Book of Records for being the oldest pupil has been re-born and has a new name.

Watch real life stories of great African Icons on Dstv

By James Ratemo in Cologne, Germany

Have you ever yearned to peep into lives of great leaders who have shaped africa? Then this is your chance. Dstv has lined up niceties to make TV watching pleasurable.

Grab these scholarship opportunities

If you are from Africa, then this is for you.

The Education for Sustainability Programme at London South  Bank  University has been awarded 15  African scholarships places
for 2009  from the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission.

They are seeking applicants from East and South African countries Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda or Zambia

If you know someone who would be interested in applying for this year’s Scholarship, is an African Citizen and lives or works in any
of the above regions please direct them to this website or they can click this link for more details.

This is according to Veronica Leacock,  Marketing & Fees Officer,
Education For Sustainability,  London South Bank University

More opportunities for journalists

Reuters too is offering a myriad of trainnings for journalists across the world. Depending on your wishes, just choose a course that fits you and apply…you could be among the successful candidates. Just keep checking this website…check it today for already some courses are still open for applications.