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FORMER KURIA MP IS DEAD

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  O n Saturday of 19th February, 2022 , The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the sudden death of Hon. Dr. Wilfred Gisuka Machage. Hon. Dr. Wilfred Machage/file photo T he Kenyan High Commissioner to Nigeria, Machage, collapsed at his home in Abuja, Nigeria after lunch and later pronounced dead at the hospital. T he late ambassador Wilfred Machage was appointed High Commissioner to Abuja, Nigeria by president Uhuru Kenyatta in January, 2018 . P resident Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday of 20th February, 2022 extended his condolences to the bereaved family. In his condolence message, the President eulogised the departed Machage, 65 , as a seasoned politician, consummate diplomat and committed public servant who served the country with distinction and utmost dedication. " I received the shocking news of the sudden death of my friend and our country's ambassador to Nigeria Dr. Wilfred Machage last evening with disbelief."  President Kenyatta said. T he President we...

WHO IS HUSNA KHAN ?

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Meet Husna Khan a student who is also a peer educator. Advocates for good morals in the society   Profile: Husna Ismail Khan W ho is a peer educator? What are the duties and responsibilities of a peer educator? Even after completing high school, Husna Khan, 21, never thought she would become a peer educator . Her goal was to join a campus of her choice and pursue a course related to journalism. Today, she works with Kiota foundation, a community based organization located in Changamwe, Mombasa. P eer educator advocates and promotes positive behaviors and provides accurate information to young people in the society. Husna uses most of her time if not in school to do peer talks, acting and video shooting, activities assigned to her by Kiota foundation. The contents created promotes good morals to youths. Some which features her have been aired on Tawala TV and UTV in Kenya. “ A s a peer educator, my main duties are to attend all trainings to teach peer education programs and also pra...

TOXIC RELATIONSHIP IN CAMPUS

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  W hat is toxic relationship. Does everyone have a toxic relationship . Toxic relationship is one that makes someone feel unsupported, misunderstood, demeaned or even attacked. C ampus students all over the world have been affected with this kind of relationship in one way or the other. In universities, students have time to explore dating. They use social media platforms to express and communicate their feelings. I n these institutions, getting into toxic relationship is very easy due to peer pressure around and other challenges such as unstable financial situation among students. Photo courtesy: Friends' having fun L ess fortunate students gets to admire how others dress well, and decides to use all means so as to be like them. The student finds him or herself in a bad group and feels comfortable when with handsome guys or beautiful ladies. Others tend to seek dangerous groups but authority and power in the institutions. M ost students find themselves into these toxic relationsh...

COMRADES' PROBLEMS ARE OURS TOO

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 Comrade's life is not as easy as you may be thinking. They pass through a lot of while pursing their careers at the university level. For those who may be wondering what does this word 'comrade' means, I have an answer to your question. A comrade is name given to a student at tertiary institutions i.e., universities and colleges. Students at universities go through a lot of challenges which sometimes force them to drop out of school, delay in completion of their studies or rather failure to graduate. Photo profile: Students in a class room Firstly, most comrades are financially unstable. Most come from poor family backgrounds. They lack money to pay for their school fees on time thus they are denied the right to access exam cards which enable them to sit for their examinations. Others go by their duties hungry or even sleep during the night empty stomachs. These hinders them from concentrating in their studies and end up failing in examinations. In connection to that, THE ...