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Kenya: Ksh 4B for free primary education released

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Africa/Kenya/05-01-2021/Author and Source: www.kbc.co.ke

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has said the government has  released 4 billion shillings meant for free primary education.

Speaking during a tour to assess the state of preparedness of schools in Kibera  Secondary school Magoha says the government has put in place all measures to ensure smooth resumption of learning noting that deficiencies in the system will be dealt with as learning continues.

The CS cautioned head teachers against sending pupils home due to school fees arrears.

The Education Cabinet Secretary has urged parents to ensure that their children have facemasks saying masks are now considered part of the school uniform.

Magoha also said Precious Talent Academy be reopened for learners in January noting that the school had made changes to meet basic guidelines on safety and health.

He said enrollment at the should not exceed 600 learners.

The school which is located in Dagoretti was shut down in September due to substandard learning structures.

Source and Image: https://www.kbc.co.ke/ksh-40b-for-free-primary-education-released/

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End arrests of political opponents in Uganda: UN independent experts

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End arrests of political opponents in Uganda: UN independent experts

A group of independent UN human rights experts called on Ugandan authorities to end the arrest, detention and judicial harassment of political opponents, civil society leaders and human rights defenders.

The concerns, raised by the experts on Tuesday, come amid an uptick in violence ahead of Uganda’s 14 January presidential election and includes reports of the death of an opposition politician’s bodyguard along with injuries sustained by three journalists hit by tear gas canisters on Sunday.

«We are gravely concerned by the election-related violence, the excessive use of force by security personnel, as well as the increasing crackdown on peaceful protesters, political and civil society leaders and human rights defenders», said the experts.

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The group have also reiterated their worries regarding the misuse and abuse of health-related restrictions to curb dissent in the country ahead of the election: «time and again, we have emphasised that the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic should not be used as a pretext to infringe on fundamental freedoms. Combatting terrorism should never be used as a justification to undermine the credibility of associations or to unduly impede their legitimate work».

Appeal to authorities

The UN experts urged the authorities to drop all charges against all those who have been arrested during the election campaign period and to put an immediate end to judicial intimidation of human rights defenders, journalists, civil society leaders, peaceful protesters, political parties and those who express dissent.

«We warn against the impact of the actions taken by the police and the judicial system, which may have a chilling effect on dissent and on civic space in the run-up to the elections», continued the statement.

«The repression can in turn instil widespread fear and discourage an open and transparent campaign as well as free and fair elections».

The experts called on the Ugandan authorities to take all necessary measures to ensure an environment conducive to peaceful and transparent elections.

«Any action which may fuel further social tension must be avoided, and the voices of people and their representatives must be fully taken into account», they concluded.

Special Rapporteurs and independent experts are appointed by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council to examine and report back on a specific human rights theme or a country situation. The experts are not UN staff, nor are they paid for their work.

Fuente de la Información: https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/12/1081072

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Kenya: Barchok raises reservations over the planned full re-opening of schools

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Africa/Kenya/21-12-2020/Author: Nicholas Kigondu / Stanley Mbugua/Source: www.kbc.co.ke

Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok has raised concern over the state of schools ahead of the planned full re-opening set for January 4th 2021.

Speaking at Ol’Ng’oswet dispensary in Bomet East during a ward visit, Barchok said the ministry of education has not done enough to ensure that schools are ready to re-open.

He said the government should prioritize supporting schools to expand existing infrastructure especially now that the country is faced with the Covid19 pandemic.

According to Barchok, the money meant to expand classrooms are yet to reach respective schools and those contracted to make more desks have not received their payments.

Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha announced that all schools in the country will reopen on January 4 after nearly a year of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was arrived at following a stakeholders meeting with the government having gradually reopened schools beginning October with learners in Grade 4, class 8 and form 4 having already kicked off their second terms.

The reopening of schools will mark the beginning of the second term of the school calendar which will end on March 19. All learners, with the exception of Class 8 and Form 4, will then have a seven-week holiday to allow primary and secondary school candidates to sit for their exams.

According to the calendar released by the education ministry, Students in Grade 4 and incoming Form One students will remain at home as other learners complete the third term of the school calendar.

Source and Image: https://www.kbc.co.ke/barchok-raises-reservations-over-the-planned-full-re-opening-of-schools/

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Secuestran a cientos de alumnos en Nigeria

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África/Nigeria/20-12-2020/Autor(a) y Fuente: lahora.com.ec

El grupo yihadista nigeriano Boko Haram se atribuyó este 15 de diciembre el secuestro de más de 300 alumnos de una escuela de educación secundaria, atacada el pasado viernes en el estado de Katsina, en el noroeste de Nigeria, mientras las autoridades intentan conseguir su liberación y crece la angustia de los padres.

Se espera que los yihadistas exijan el pago de un rescate y la liberación de algunos de sus miembros bajo custodia de las fuerzas de seguridad.«Nosotros estamos detrás de lo que ocurrió en Katsina», afirmó el líder de Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, en un mensaje de audio publicado por el portal informativo nigeriano HumAngle.

«Lo que sucedió en Katsina se hizo para promover el Islam y desalentar las prácticas no islámicas, ya que la educación occidental no es el tipo de educación permitido por Alá y su Santo Profeta», dijo Shekau.

Paradero desconocido

Hombres armados invadieron las instalaciones educativas y se llevaron a los niños en motocicletas, aseguró el portavoz del Ejército nigeriano, teniente general John Enenche, sin precisar el número de motos que se usaron para transportar a cientos de escolares.

Hasta ayer, un total de 333 alumnos seguían desaparecidos, según informaron las autoridades de Katsina, al precisar que la escuela albergaba a 839 estudiantes y los niños que faltan pudieron ser secuestrados o haber huido a zonas boscosas en busca de refugio.

Fuente e Imagen: https://lahora.com.ec/noticia/1102335724/secuestran-a-cientos-de-alumnos-en-nigeria

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Nigeria: Boko Haram Claims Kidnapping of Nigeria Students in North

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Boko Haram Claims Kidnapping of Nigeria Students in North

LAGOS (AP) –

Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadist rebels have claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of students in an attack on a boys’ school in northern Katsina State, a Nigerian online newspaper says.

More than 330 students are missing from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara after gunmen with assault rifles attacked their school Friday night.

The Daily Nigerian said it received an audio message from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau saying that his group abducted the schoolboys because Western education is against the tenets of Islam.

Nigerian presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said in a statement Monday that “the kidnappers had made contact and discussions were already on, pertaining to the safety and return” of the children to their homes.

Shehu said nothing about the identity of the abductors.

The government said a joint rescue operation was launched Saturday by Nigeria’s police, air force and army after the military engaged in gunfights with bandits after locating their hideout in the Zango/Paula forest.

Many of the more than 600 male students were able to escape during the attack while the police engaged in a gunfight, according to Katsina State police spokesman Gambo Isah.

Boko Haram has in the past abducted students from schools. Boko Haram and the breakaway faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province, are fighting to impose strict Islamic shariah rule in Nigeria.

Thousands have been killed in the more than 10-year-old insurgency and more than a million people displaced.

Fuente de la Información: https://hamodia.com/2020/12/15/boko-haram-claims-kidnapping-nigeria-students-north/

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Hundreds Of School Children Missing In Nigeria After Attack

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Hundreds Of School Children Missing In Nigeria After Attack

Hundreds of apparently abducted school children are missing after an attack by armed men on a school in Nigeria. In Friday’s attack on the government secondary school in Kankara in the northern region of Katsina, the attackers fired automatic weapons at each other, police spokesman Gambo Isah said earlier on Saturday. Eyewitnesses told German Press-Agent that numerous children were abducted.

About 200 children and teenagers on the grounds of the boarding school managed to escape amid exchanges of fire between the attackers and police. However, hundreds disappeared; there was still no trace of them on Sunday despite a large-scale search with the help of the armed forces.

The Nigerian «Daily Post» spoke on Sunday of 600 abducted students. The Punch newspaper reported protests in Katsina on Sunday that was also directed against the government. Demonstrators had chanted «We want our children back» and «We want security in Kankara.»

Unicef calls for «immediate and unconditional release»

The children’s charity Unicef’s West and Central Africa regional director, Marie-Pierre Poirier condemned the abduction and called for the «immediate and unconditional release of all children and their return to their families.» Unicef said it was deeply disturbed by the case, which once again highlights widespread grave violations of children’s rights in northern Nigeria. In a statement, it commended the efforts of Nigeria’s government to bring the missing children home safely.

In the past, the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram has raided schools, abducted children, and forcibly converted Christian girls. The terrorist group wants to establish an Islamist regime in northern Nigeria. Children are forced to carry out attacks or abused as sex slaves. On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram abducted 276 schoolgirls from a school in the town of Chibok in northern Nigeria, making headlines around the world. 57 girls have since escaped 107 have been freed, and there is still no trace of the other 112.

It was unclear who was behind the crime in this case. According to initial investigations, it could also be criminals who want to extort ransom money.

Francis Tawiah (Duisburg – Germany)

Fuente de la Información: https://www.modernghana.com/news/1049626/hundreds-of-school-children-missing-in-nigeria.html

 

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Nigerian Military in Firefight With Gang That Kidnapped Students

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Nigerian Military in Firefight With Gang That Kidnapped Students

The country’s president said the kidnappers had been found in a forest, in northwest Katsina state, where a secondary school was attacked Friday, and which has been plagued by violence from outlaw gangs.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, (Reuters) — The Nigerian military engaged in a firefight Saturday with gunmen who had kidnapped scores of secondary school students in northwestern Katsina state the night before, the country’s president said.

President Muhammadu Buhari said in a statement on Saturday that the military had located the kidnappers in a forest and, helped by air support, was exchanging fire with them. One officer was shot and wounded in the fighting with the gang.

In the statement, Mr. Buhari condemned the attack in his home

state, and the police said they would deploy additional forces to support the search and rescue.

The gang, armed with AK-47s, stormed the Government Science secondary school in Kankara district about 9:40 p.m. on Friday, the police and residents said. A parent and school employee told Reuters that roughly half the school’s 800 students were missing, but the police and the military were still trying to determine how many had actually been kidnapped.

Police officers at the scene on Friday exchanged fire with the attackers, allowing some students to run for safety, a police spokesman, Gambo Isah, said in a statement.

Katsina is plagued by violence that the government attributes to bandits — a loose term for gangs of outlaws who attack locals and kidnap for ransom. Attacks by Islamic militants are common in northeastern parts of the country.

Violence and insecurity across Nigeria have enraged citizens, particularly after scores of farmers were killed, some beheaded, by Islamist militants in northeast Borno state late last month.

Fuente de la Información: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/12/world/africa/nigeria-police-kidnapped-students.html

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