Author: Lynet Awino

Lynet Okumu, a Masinde Muliro University graduate, is a digital journalist passionate about impactful storytelling. She writes on health, business, relationships, and daily life, blending accuracy and creativity to craft engaging, informative content.

ChildFund has launched a multimillion campaign to ensure the safety of children online in Kenya as studies indicate rising trends of abuse in the digital space targeting students. The Safe Community Linkages for Internet Child Safety (Safe CLICS) Project will be spending $1 million (Ksh115 million) to keep an estimated 200,000 children safe from online predators. The three-year project is being financed by Ending Violence Against Children (EVAC) to strengthen the capacity of government agencies to prevent and respond to online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA). ChildFund Kenya Country Director Alice Anukur said that through the Safe CLICS project,…

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Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has warned consumers against making third-party payments.  Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has warned consumers against making third-party payments. According to the power distributor, customers will buy tokens exclusively from them beginning Thursday. Kenya Power had contracted nine companies and two banks to sell the power units to customers on prepaid meters, which accounted for about 10 per cent of the company’s power sales. However, the firms’ contracts expire on August 31 and are not renewable. In a notice, the firm said effective September 1, customers will only buy tokens from Kenya Power…

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