Day: April 27, 2023
Seifeddine Makhlouf released after serving sentence in “airport case” (Lawyer)
Dignity Coalition President and former deputy of the dissolved parliament Seifeddine Makhlouf has been released on Thursday morning after serving his sentence in what is known as the “airport case,” member of the defence group lawyer Saber Abidi confirmed on Thursday. He explained in a statement to TAP, that Makhlouf had initially spent four months in detention pending an investigation
President Saied hands over credentials to Tunisia’s Ambassador to Syria
President Kais Saied, at a ceremony in Carthage on Thursday, handed over the credentials to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tunisia to the Syrian Arab Republic, Mohamed Mhedhbi. The ceremony was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs, migration and Tunisians Abroad Nabil Ammar. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
ARP Plenary session adjourned after rejection of Article 54
Speaker of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP) Brahim Bouderbala decided to adjourn the plenary session for 15 minutes on Thursday in response to the rejection of several deputies to continue the examination of the Parliament’s draft rules of procedure. The decision was made in response to a request by the rapporteur of the Committee on the Rules of Procedure,
Victoria United: Regular payment of players, stabilizing factor for team, president says
Elite Two club Victoria United, will play in the first division next season, following their first-place finish in the 2022/2023 campaign. Valentine Nkwain, the club president, has said besides hard work, the regular payment of players’ salaries hugely accounts for the cohesion that exists within the team. “I grew up knowing that when people are working hard, they must be
Gov’t Steps Up Immunisation To Tame Killer Diseases
Kenya’s routine immunisation coverage currently stands at 80% as per the last Kenya Demographic Health Survey, a slight improvement from 2014. Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Susan Nakhumicha said that vaccination is one of the most cost-effective measures of preventing disease insisting that since 2014, the health system has navigated many changes including devolution, the Covid-19 pandemic, and it is commendable
Kenya Marks World Immunisation Week
The Ministry of Health and the Kenya Paediatric Research Consortium are focused on finding and vaccinating children who missed routine vaccinations, possibly because of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Within the past three years since the onset of the pandemic, Kenya and the world have lost an estimated 30 years of progress in the fight against vaccine preventable diseases,
Kiambu County Promotes 700 Health Workers
Kiambu County government has promoted 700 healthcare workers in a bid to boost their morale and improve services in the county. The promoted healthcare workers drawn from the 36 Cadres in the county’s health department were issued with promotion letters on Tuesday April 25 by area Governor Kimani Wamatangi. Speaking during the Confirmation ceremony of the promotion of the healthcare