Access to Justice: A major hurdle for GBV survivors

Lack of facilitation for healthcare workers to travel to court to provide evidence in defilement cases is a significant obstacle to justice for survivors in Elgeyo Marakwet County. A Gender Based Violence Coordinator at the Iten County Referral Hospital (ICRH), Philemon Kittony, told the County Gender Sector Working Group (CGSWG) meeting in Iten that lack … Read more

Sang praises PSC HR audit report after team’s setbacks

Nandi Governor Stephen Sang has revealed that he invited the Public Service Commission to audit his human resource staff after his internal team failed him twice. In a Public Service Commission human resource audit recommendations report released in mid-August, close to 1,800 Nandi workers have lost their jobs for failing to meet legalised appointment procedures. … Read more

Endarasha dormitory fire victims to be laid to rest Wednesday

The special committee that was formed to coordinate the management of the Hillside Endarasha Academy tragedy has set September 25 (Wednesday next week) as the burial date for the 21 victims who died in the dormitory fire. Speaking on Friday evening after meeting with the representatives of the parents of the victims and members of … Read more

KTDA Chair assures tea farmers of transparency in bonus announcements

Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), National Chairman, Enos Njeru, has re-assured smallholder tea farmers that the bonus figures announced by factory directors adhered to the laid-down accounting standards. In a statement to newsrooms on Friday evening, Njeru noted that the factories were bound to comply with a set of international standards before announcing the rates … Read more