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Biometric gadgets to curb fraud in SHA facilities
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Biometric gadgets to curb fraud in SHA facilities

The Ministry of Health has announced plans to equip all healthcare facilities contracted under the Social Health Authority (SHA) with biometric verification devices in a bid to curb fraud concerns. Under the new system, all SHA insurance…

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Community, Media Unite To Champion Ocean Conservation
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Community, Media Unite To Champion Ocean Conservation

Journalists, conservationists, fishers, and blue economy stakeholders gathered at Vipingo Ridge in Kilifi County for the Second Annual Environmental Media Dialogue, calling for more accurate and community-centered reporting on ocean…

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Murang’a nurses mark nurses’ week through community service
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Murang’a nurses mark nurses’ week through community service

Nurses in Murang’a County marked this year’s Nurses Week Thursday in a series of events held at Maranjau Prisons, aimed at improving community welfare, promoting education for girls, and supporting environmental conservation. Speaking…

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Londiani Ward development Projects on course
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Londiani Ward development Projects on course

The Member of County Assembly for Londiani Ward, Vincent Korir, has expressed optimism over the progress made in the ongoing development projects across key centres in the ward following recent fact-finding mission He said the entourage…

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Trader raise concerns over burglaries in Kapkatet
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Trader raise concerns over burglaries in Kapkatet

The business community in Kapkatet town have raised concern over alarming cases of break-ins into the premises and asked security agencies to crack on the criminal gang behind the incidences The outcry comes in the wake of the latest…

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Kirinyaga boosts education sector with Sh129.5 million bursary
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Kirinyaga boosts education sector with Sh129.5 million bursary

Kirinyaga Governor, Anne Waiguru has issued Sh129.5 million in bursaries to benefit 48,000 vulnerable students, reaffirming her administration’s commitment to ensuring that no child misses education because of school fees challenges.…

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Taita Taveta County intensifies climate finance literacy
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Taita Taveta County intensifies climate finance literacy

The County Government of Taita Taveta has intensified efforts to strengthen climate resilience through climate finance literacy training targeting county staff, Ward Climate Change Planning Committees (WCCPCs) and community…

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Authority donates seed-pressing facility in Lamu
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Authority donates seed-pressing facility in Lamu

Lake Kenyatta Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Hongwe Ward has received a major agricultural boost following the official launch of the first-ever seed pressing machine at the cooperative. The machine, donated by the Agriculture and Food…

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Kericho, Bomet stadia set for major facelift
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Kericho, Bomet stadia set for major facelift

Kericho County is set to benefit from a major infrastructure revolution following a government assessment tour of key sports facilities in the South Rift region ahead of planned modernization and expansion works aimed at nurturing talent…

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Residents urged to adopt roof water harvesting for sustainable farming
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Residents urged to adopt roof water harvesting for sustainable farming

As the long rains continue pounding various parts of the country, agricultural experts and local leaders in Tinderet sub-county are now calling on residents to embrace roof water harvesting as a long-term solution to water shortages and…

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Multimillion water project launched in Nanyuki to ease water shortage
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Multimillion water project launched in Nanyuki to ease water shortage

Water rationing in Nanyuki Town in Laikipia County and its environs, will now be a long gone situation, following completion of a water intake in Mt Kenya forest that has added daily water supply by six million litres. The completion of…

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Kiganjo Police College to become university
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Kiganjo Police College to become university

The government plans to elevate the Kiganjo Police Training College in Nyeri into a fully fledged police university. While making the revelation on Thursday, Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen, said the move is aimed at…

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APS Bomet football team shines in Premier League encounter
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APS Bomet football team shines in Premier League encounter

APS Bomet FC’s dramatic rise in Kenyan football has continued to capture national attention after the Administration Police Service-backed side edged out KCB FC 1-0 in a tense Football Kenya Federation Premier League clash played before a…

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CJ Koome leads Judiciary in honouring late Justice Frederick Ochieng
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CJ Koome leads Judiciary in honouring late Justice Frederick Ochieng

Chief Justice Martha Koome, on Thursday, led the Judiciary, legal fraternity and leaders from other arms of government in closing of file proceedings held in honour of the late Court of Appeal Judge Frederick Ochieng, who was remembered as…

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Kiambu women navigate male-dominated transport industry
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Kiambu women navigate male-dominated transport industry

For decades, Kenya’s transport industry has largely been viewed as a man’s space; from matatu conductors shouting destinations at busy stages to PSV drivers navigating chaotic highways and tuk-tuk operators working long hours into the…

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Wildlife attack victims in Tana River get Sh172 Million compensation
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Wildlife attack victims in Tana River get Sh172 Million compensation

At least 225 wildlife attack victims in Tana River County have received Sh172 million from Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) as monetary compensation. The compensation scheme administered by the KWS covers death, injury and property damage as a…

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Makueni in partnership with Israel to boost child emergency care
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Makueni in partnership with Israel to boost child emergency care

Doctors and other health workers in Makueni County are set to acquire new procedures and technologies from Hadassah University Medical Centre in Israel to enable them learn more on how to treat children during emergency situations. The…

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Kiambaa to build new classrooms at Muthurwa School
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Kiambaa to build new classrooms at Muthurwa School

Kiambaa Member of Parliament (MP) John Njuguna has launched the construction of a 15-classroom and a modern block at Muthurwa Comprehensive School, in a major infrastructure boost aimed at improving learning conditions in the constituency.…

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Resource pressure threatens CBE success
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Resource pressure threatens CBE success

The Competency-Based Education (CBE) system, introduced to replace the 8-4-4 curriculum, was designed to transform Kenya’s learning approach by emphasizing practical skills, creativity and learner-centred education. However, after the…

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Police seize bhang worth over 9 million in Uasin Gishu
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Police seize bhang worth over 9 million in Uasin Gishu

Police in Eldoret have impounded a car transporting bhang worth over Sh 9 million from the Lesos area en route to Nairobi following a tip-off. Eldoret Central Sub-county Police Commander, Zephaniah Kamuren said the officers intercepted the…

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NCA rolls-out youth contractor empowerment drive in Kisumu
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NCA rolls-out youth contractor empowerment drive in Kisumu

More than 170 youth contractors from the Nyanza and Western regions have converged in Kisumu for a capacity-building programme aimed at improving access to construction financing, training and business opportunities in the sector. The…

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Climate action helps boost food security, nutrition in Bomet
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Climate action helps boost food security, nutrition in Bomet

Members of the Kipsigis community, who are historically defined by their deep-rooted traditions in livestock rearing, are boldly breaking new ground in matters food security and subsistence, exploring other avenues such as aquaculture.…

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Rongo community oppose housing project in school land
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Rongo community oppose housing project in school land

The residents of Nyarach in Rongo Constituency of Migori County have opposed a proposal for construction of affordable houses at Nyarach Primary School land. The residents expressed fears that the planned project could jeopardize the…

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