In 2023, corporal punishment - or violent discipline at the hands of caregivers - was cited by UNICEF as the most common form of violence against children. It is estimated that 86% of the world's ...

There are two types of stories on the subject of caning children. Type A is what I call the ‘civilisation’ piece. Usually written and published by a Western liberal, the ‘civilisation’ camp condemns ...

“Nitachapa wewe kiboko” was a widely used threat in my formative years. It tended to be applied by figures of authority; parents, teachers, chiefs, judges, policemen when addressing lowly subjects. I ...