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Day: September 13, 2024

Maisha Namba promises greater benefits for citizens

Government officials attended a community sensitization meeting at Sengera grounds in Kisii County to address residents’ concerns about the Maisha Namba Project. Led by Gucha Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) Esther Kungu and Sub-County Registrar of Persons Caroline Andama, was intended to explain the vast benefits of the project, some residents expressed reservations about the proposed charges for acquiring the new

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African youth urged to embrace engineering to drive development

Africa’s youth have been encouraged to embrace engineering as a crucial driver of development and innovation across the continent. Speaking at the 10th annual UNESCO Africa Engineering Week – High-Level Workshop held in Nairobi, Eng. Maureen Mwaniki, Director of Public Affairs and Policy at Huawei Kenya, said the shortage of engineers in Africa, and the rest of the world was

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Mara day celebrations start

The thirteenth Mara day celebrations have commenced in Narok County with delegates from neighboring country Tanzania, Bomet, Nakuru and Narok counties flocking the county to mark the event. Narok Deputy Governor Tamalinye Koech said the theme of this year’s celebrations is ‘flowing forward together, conserving Mara basin for bio diversity and climate resilience’. He said a chain of activities on

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Tea farmers trained on crop diversification to increase earnings

A section of farmers drawn from the tea growing zones of Murang’a County have been trained on various ways of crop diversification The move is intended to help the tea farmers not to depend only on earnings from tea, whose prices keep fluctuating, to support their families. In a training organized by the Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) association,

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State aims at ensuring nationwide mobile network coverage

The government is working on connecting the entire country through mobile network coverage and provide free internet connectivity in line with the Kenya Kwanza Manifesto. Speaking to journalists outside the County Commissioner’s office, the Chairman of the Universal Service Advisory Council, James Ongwae said mobile services are a basic need in the modern age, the reason they will be moving

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All set for East Africa Ocean festivals in Mombasa

Preparations for the first edition of the inaugural East Africa Ocean festivals slated in October in Mombasa County have started. The festival is a premium three-day ocean sporting and entertainment event scheduled from October 18 to 20, 2024, set to celebrate not just the allure of the ocean but also the deep rooted maritime history of the captivating city of

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State rolls out public participation on new registration rules

The government has rolled out a public participation drive to sensitize Kenyans on the draft regulations and amendment rules for the registration of persons, births and deaths. Through the exercise, the government plans to roll out a new generation national identity card and review charges for application and renewal of identity cards, birth certificates and death certificates. The stakeholder engagement

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Health workers to strike over poor working conditions

In a release made public on Thursday, September 12, 2024, health workers in Cameroon under their Workers’ Union are planning to go on strike by the end of the month of September. The disgruntled health workers through their union, plan to go on a general strike in front of the Ministry of Public Health, in Yaounde and in front of

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Climate Crisis: Over a dozen die, thousands displaced in extreme north flooding

Circulation has been greatly hampered as the population of Mayo-Danay and Logone and Chari Divisions, Far North Region, grapple with the devastating effects of floods. Not only have farmland and infrastructure been destroyed, but essential services and education have been disrupted, as school campuses are inundated. About two thousand people are estimated to have been rendered homeless as a result

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Yaounde: Man confesses to murder in bid to join Clcriminal gang

A man accused of murdering 27-year-old Nziko Simon Yvan Arthur in Yaounde on August 4, 2024 has confessed to the crime, revealing his motive to police in Ekounou. During a crime scene reconstruction on September 12, the suspect admitted that his desire to join a criminal gang led him to commit the murder. According to the police superindendent in Ekounou,

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