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Medical services in Kericho County are expected to resume normal operations after the County Government and the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) signed a return-to-work agreement, ending a doctors’ strike…
Machakos County Women Representative Joyce Kamene Kasimbi has launched a county-wide initiative to provide water storage tanks to all public primary schools, a move she says is aimed at improving hygiene and learning conditions for…
Murang’a County, in partnership with various stakeholders, is set to host this year’s World Breastfeeding Week, during which a campaign to promote exclusive breastfeeding and strengthen community support for mothers will be unveiled. The…
Busia Woman Representative Catherine Omanyo has urged residents to embrace modern farming practices and government-subsidized farm inputs to increase food production and enhance household food security amid unpredictable weather patterns.…
Small-scale traders in Kabete are set to benefit from the newly built 36 modern trading units constructed by Kiambu County through the Department of Trade and Industrialisation. The County Executive Committee (CEC), Susan Kirimi, says the…
Every morning before sunrise, the streets of Vihiga County begin to stir. Traders prepare to open their businesses, households sweep their compounds, and markets gradually fill with buyers and sellers. Along with the activities comes…
Kakamega County Water and Sanitation Company (KACWASCO) Managing Director (MD), CPA Charles Tung’a, has vowed to crack down on illegal water connections, meter tampering and unauthorized borehole drilling. Tung’a expressed concern that…
Kenya is set to expand into specialty tea production after the government officially handed over the Sh360 million Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-donated Sencha Green Tea Processing Factory to Kangaita tea farmers in…
In a significant move to enhance access to education and government services, Kiambu Town Constituency has launched a week-long birth certificate registration drive targeting hundreds of schoolchildren. The initiative, spearheaded by…
Cobblers in Chuka Town have expressed concern over the future of the shoe repair business, saying the trade is slowly disappearing as fewer young people show interest in learning the skill despite its ability to provide a reliable source…
Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku has called for the adoption of digital technologies and accurate spatial data to improve land administration and governance in Kenya. Speaking in Kajiado during the official flag-off of the National GIS…
Kirinyaga County Commissioner Shufaa Mwijuma Omar has called on young people to refrain from alcoholism, drug abuse and suicide, while urging churches to intensify efforts to combat sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Speaking in…
Nakuru County has set aside over Sh120 million to establish an ultra-modern disaster preparedness and response centre in Naivasha, an initiative expected to boost the region’s capacity to handle emergencies including fires and floods. The…
As Eldoret City expands, young green entrepreneurs are proving that urban spaces can do more than host buildings and traffic. By transforming a neglected railway reserve into a commercial nursery and flower farm, they are tackling food…
Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) Director General (DG) Eng. Luka Kimeli inspected the ongoing Mombasa – Kwa Jomvu – Mariakani (A8) Road Project, reaffirming the Authority’s commitment to delivering quality highway infrastructure…
Artificial intelligence (AI) acts as a powerful support tool for traditional media rather than a complete substitute, a Mombasa media forum heard. While AI excels at rapid data processing and routine tasks human journalists remain…
Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir has inaugurated the newly completed Sh50 million Mikindani market describing it as a deliberate investment in economic infrastructure to promote sustainability for small and medium-scale…
More elderly persons in Chepseon Ward have been enrolled into the Social Health Authority (SHA) scheme, following a registration drive spearheaded by Kipkelion East Member of Parliament, Joseph Cherorot, through the National Government…
Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary, Mutahi Kagwe has assured smallholder tea farmers that their earnings will not be negatively affected by the newly introduced tea levy. Kagwe has clarified that the levy will neither…
The government is pushing for higher standards, stronger market intelligence and strategic investment partnerships to boost Kenya’s competitiveness in the global meat and milk export market. While indicating that plans are underway to…
The Principal Secretary (PS) state department for basic education John Ololtuaa has called on students to exercise discipline and protect their learning institutions as a measure to ensure they excel in their academics. Speaking during a…
The Ronald Ngala Utalii College in Kilifi County is set to officially commence academic programs in September this year, with the first cohort of 1,000 students expected to report for studies. Speaking to journalists during an inspection…
The race to succeed term-limited Nandi Governor Stephen Sang is increasingly taking shape as a contest between Tinderet MP Julius Melly and Nandi Woman Representative Cynthia Muge. The two leaders have intensified their engagements across…
Parents and students affected by the Uasin Gishu Finland and Canada overseas education programme have appealed to the national government to intervene and help them rebuild their lives following the acquittal of former Uasin Gishu Governor…
