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Education in private hands | EQuality Education in private hands...falling standards and inefficiencies pushing learners private schools. April 13, 2024

The Holy Betrayal The seventh-Day Adventist church has been fighting for it's space and legitimacy over the years as critics and self-proclaimed cult watchers like Dr Walter Martin attempted to liken it to one in a 1955 book, the Rise of the Cults. Until Walter and the likes changed their views in 1965, the church has grown and tremendously transformed the belief of their members. By 2019, there were 21,000,000 baptized members around the world. In this story, we focus on the emergence of SDA offshoots, splinter groups that are threatening the legitimacy of the church and creating a fight between extremists and Adventists. April 7, 2024

Inside The Coveted City Land For 16 years, a 7.3 hectare parcel of land located in Loresho along the Lower Kabete Road has been the subject of contestation with the "temporary detention" of lands CS Alice Wahome on the parcel about a month ago being one of the latest public developments about that land. As of today, 3 parties are laying claim to the property. Investigations by NTV's specials and investigations unit, are now drawing in a possible soon to be 4th claimant, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja who may have already made part payment to own the land. Here's our senior specials and Investigations reporter Ibrahim Karanja with the details behind this property that has made authorities seemingly rendered powerless in as far as bringing order is concern. The story is Inside the Coveted City Land. March 31, 2024

#DefeatingJustice: The mismanagement of corruption cases by the ODPP The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has come under mounting criticism over the handling of corruption cases. Most recently, the office has clashed with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission on the withdrawal of two cases involving former high ranking government officials. The courts have also taken issue with what one judge described as the 'fashion' of withdrawing cases by the office of the DPP. The office of the DPP has also been called to order by the courts in some cases for preferring charges before conclusive investigations and in others, sabotaging their own cases mid-stream when the courts decline their applications for withdrawal, giving accused persons a walk over. The civil society has joined the courts in calling for consequences where the office of the DPP fails to discharge their constitutional mandate. March 24, 2024

SophieBot the AI chatbot covering sexuality and sexual reproductive health || Equality For young people who have sexual reproductive health questions and are afraid of talking about sex with adults, SophieBot is here for you. According to Irvine Mukasa, the developer, SophieBot is an AI chatbot that is fed with verified information on sexuality and sexual reproductive health and relays the information to its users through conversations that are driven by text or voice chats. March 23, 2024

Meru Political Unease

Meru county governor Kawira Mwangaza has survived two impeachment attempts barely a year in office. The political heavy weight she defeated in the 2022 election have been blamed for engineering her political woes, or are they?

March 21, 2024

Heights of impunity Uncontrolled development of highrise apartments in kilimani, kileleshwa and Lavington areas of the capital Nairobi, are exerting a strain on available amenities and may soon turn the areas into vertical slums if left unchecked. Residents and original property owners say this has been occasioned by new trendy developers who are acting in total disregard for existing zoning by-laws, plot ratios, ground coverage and the environmental. March 21, 2024

State House road executions: Murders that shook the presidency March 5, 2009 was a tense Thursday in Nairobi. Security forces seemed overwhelmed by protesting members of the outlawed Mungiki sect who had paralysed activities in various parts of the city. The protests were about the rise in extrajudicial killings by the police. The demonstrators had the backing of the Oscar Foundation, which had documented evidence of police excesses and also offered free legal aid to victims. Earlier that afternoon, then Government Spokesperson Alfred Mutua, like police headquarters, had warned that stern action would be taken against any organisation abetting Mungiki activities. At dusk, two officials of the Oscar Foundation, Oscar Kamau King'ara, 39, and George Paul (GP) Oulu, 26, were ambushed by gunmen in rush hour traffic along State House Road. Oscar and his communications and advocacy officer were shot dead at point blank range at around 6.30pm. March 18, 2024

Reviving Garba Tula Secondary School In the heart of Northern Eastern Kenya, a story of redemption is unfolding where a fallen academic giant is clawing its way back to glory. Garba Tula Secondary School, an education powerhouse in the early 80s, is on a mission to regain its national school status after nearly two decades of being relegated to the academic back banner. On tonight episode of EQuality, We'll have a closer look at the school's journey, the challenges it faced, and the hope for its bright future. March 16, 2024

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