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  PHOTO: Wyanie Bright, Chief of Party for USAID Kuza making opening remarks at the Turkana and West Pokot County Investment Conference held in Lodwar on 21st March, 2024 NAIROBI,Kenya  Mar 23 … The Turkana and West Pokot County Investment Conference under the theme   Unveiling Opportunities: Redefining Northern Kenya as an Investable Destination   brought together approximately 300 investors, local entrepreneurs, government officials, and development partners to discuss ways to unlock the vast investment potential of Turkana and West Pokot which include Climate-smart agriculture, renewable energy, livestock value-addition, and tourism in the two counties. Over 1,500 micro small and Medium enterprises (MSMEs) in West Pokot and Turkana counties have received over KSH 290 million in loans from the impact for Northern Kenya Fund, an impact Investing vehicle financed by USAID Kuza. The impact for Nothern Kenya fund is $30 million impact investment wholesale financing vehicle t

PHOTO: CS Soipan Tuya during the Official opening at RCMRD in Nairobi. NAIROBI,Kenya Mar 23... Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Environment,Climate change and Forestry, Hon Soipan Tuya presided over the launch of Regional Centre of Excellence(RCoE) for Biodiversity, Forests and Seascape Ecosystems Management at Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) in Kasarani, Nairobi County.  The Center is set to facilitate knowledge sharing and support informed decision-making in climate change, environmental degradation, population growth, technological development and diversification of security threats in Sub-Saharan Africa.  "As a Ministry, we look forward to utilizing output from the Center to enhance Kenya's climate action including the ambitious 10-year  Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration Strategy, the anchor framework for the 15bn National Tree Growing Programme" Said Hon. Soipan Tuya RCMRD Director General Dr. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, CIFOR Dir

NAIROBI,Kenya Mar 20... Hon Mokaya has been appointed by Judicial Service Commission as Chief register of Judiciary for a 5-year term. Prior to her appointment Mokaya served as register Judicial Service commision since 2012 with over 27 years experience in the legal profession. Hon.Mokaya holds a Bachelor of Law degree from university of Nairobi and a post graduate diploma in law from the Kenya School of Law And aso a certified public secretary (CPS-K). As the Chief register Hon. Mokaya will serve as the chief administrative and accounting officer of the Judiciary ,In addition serve also as the Secretary to the Judicial service commision as well as National council on Administration and Justice.

NAIROBI,Kenya Mar 19... Cabinet secretary for Transport Kipchumba Murkomen has issued a directive to school bus builders for use of material and  technology that will protect passengers in case of accidents  to curb accidents.  The statement comes following a series of accidents involving Kenyatta University bus and truck in Voi claiming lives of  at least 11 students and 46 others injured perished where by in Bomet county a matatu rammed into a tractor killing 5 people on spot leaving others with injuries and on Monday Kapsabet school bus overturned on Kabarnet marigat road killing a teacher and a student. Murkomen also added the usage of Vehicular telematic technology , a system that enables close monitoring of vehicle movements from a distance whose standard is currently being concluded by the Kenya Bureau of Standards.  "Make it mandatory for those building school buses to include material and technology that will protect passengers in case of accidents" said the CS  Intr

  NAIROBI,Kenya Mar 19...  The full package of monetisation set to benefit Kenyan content creators starts on June and will apply to all meta platforms including Facebook,Instagram and IG gifts. Creators must have at least 5,000 followers be above 18 years old and have at least 5 facebook active videos on there pages and have accumulated 60,000 minutes of video views in the past 60 days including live videos. "We are happy to announce that there will be instream ads available on facebook starting early summer maximum" said moon Baz,Head of global partnership for Africa,Middle East and Turkey . Meta will also accelerate integration on Mpesa into there platforms ,in addition the giant company pledged to study Kenya's green energy model with an eye on partnerships on powering data centers.  President Ruto lauded the Meta company on the monetisation program adding that it will be of great help for kenyan digital cretors. Head of State urged meta team to roll out monetisation s

PHOTO: Ms Faith Mworia,  Chairperson Chinese Language Teachers Association of Kenya (CLTAK) speaking during a past event  NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 16... The event themed "Bigger and Better" was organized by the Spelling Bee Secretariats Ms. Wanjiku Mbugua of USIU and Ms. Faith Mworia of Discovery Chinese Cultural Training Center and supported by the Chinese Language Teachers Association of Kenya ,The Kenya China Alumni Network and various Confucius Institutes. USIU- Africa University hosted the event which attracted Schools such as Woodcreek school, Statehouse girls, Juter academy, Discovery Chinese Cultural Training Center, Kitengela International school, Royal Brains school Ruaka and Bypass, The Confucius classroom USIU-Africa, Confucius Institute University of Nairobi and Confucius Institute Kenyatta University. Kenya China Alumni Association chair, Henry Rotich in his speech said that Kenyans who can communicate effectively in Chinese language serve as bridges betwe

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 15... The African Union executive council says that Eastern Africa region to submit candidates for the position of the Chairperson of Africa commissioj union(AUC), election is schedule for February 2025. "This is a major breakthrough for the Eastern Africa region to present it candidates for the position of chairperson of AUC" said Musalia mudavadi, Prime cabinet secretary  The decision is in accordance with statute of the AU commision , the rules of procedure of the African union policy organs and the decision of assembly o heads of states and Government Decision also provides that the Northern Africa will front candidates for the deputy chairperson while other three regions Central, Southern and Western will compete for the six positions of commissioners  Mudavadi said that Kenya will work closely within the 14 member state Estern Africa region to build consensus around its candidate and include all other regions to ensure that the opportunity

PHOTO: Cargo plane by Astral Aviation landing at Eldoret International Airport  NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 15... The noteworthy development comes as a result of concerted efforts by the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and key aviation stakeholders, including the Kenya Airfreight Handling Limited (KAICC), Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and North Rift Economic Bloc (NoREB ). Return of cargo flights was celebrated with the arrival of an  Astral Aviation aircraft from Sharjah, UAE. The momentous occasion was graced by several high-profile figures, including Nandi County Governor and Chair of NoREB, H.E. Stephen Sang, KAA Board Chairman, Hon. Caleb Kositany, and KRA Board Chairman, Mr. Anthony Mwaura, among other distinguished government officials.  Speaking during the reception held at Eldoret Airport, Hon Kositany, shared his insights on the venture's potential to elevate cargo traffic, improve connectivity, and stimulate trade, business opportunities and strengthening the region

NAIROBI,Kenya Mar 14... The Kenya Association of Private Hospitals (KAPH) has announced that its stopping service delivery to NHIF beneficiaries due to the unpaid debts to private hospitals ,(KAPH) consists of small,medium and large privately owned health facilities in urban "Our member hospitals have been forced to take expensive credit,lay off workers and default on supplier payments to continued offering care to NHIF beneficiaries" The Association further claims that NHIF have been remitting very little amount of money owed which is not in a position to sustain operations adding that facilities closing some hospital operations or closing the health care facilities completely due to non payment for service offered  "For the above reasons our member facilities shall not be able to continue offering quality health services without payment ,we have issued a 7 day demand notice the NHIF/SHA to release all funds owed to members as per our contractual agreements

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 14... Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced maximum retail fuel prices in the country for the period 15th March to 14th April 2024 Super petrol decrease by ksh7.21 per litre, Diesel ksh 5.09 per litre amd Kerosene ksh 4.49 per litre this comes in a period  where kenyan shilling continues to gain against the dollar "The prices are inclusive of the 16 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) in line with the provisions of the finance Act 2023, the tax amendment Act 2020 and the revised rates for exercise duty adjusted for inflation as per legal notice NO. 194 of 2020" reads a statement by EPRA Mombasa will have petrol retail at ksh 195.97,Diesel 187.21,kerosene 185.58,with Nairobi selling at 199.15 petrol, Diesel 190.38 and Kerosene 188.74. Kisumu will have Petrol sell at  ksh 198.97,Diesel 190.59, Kerosene 188.96, on the other hand Nakuru Petrol ksh 198.21,Diesel 189.82 ,Kerosene  188.21 while Eldoret will have the prices retail at ksh 198.98

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 14... The Public service board has denied claims of appointment of former Royal media journalist Jacque maribe as Head of communication in the Ministry of Public service, performance and delivery management contrary to social media posts attributed to cabinet secretary Moses Kuria In a statement made by PSC chairperson Amb. anthony muchiri clarified that no such appointment has been made, neither has a request to employ her has been received by the board "For the record, the said position will be filled through a competitive recruitment process should a vacany arise" said Muchiri

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 12... CARICOM has confirmed that Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned as the Caribbean island’s head of government. Henry’s resignation comes amid growing civil unrest in Haiti and numerous calls made by, a notorious Haitian ex-cop turned gang leader, Jimmy Cherizier, for him to resign. On March 6, 2024 Cherizier warned that “the current chaos engulfing the capital Port-au-Prince will lead into civil war and ‘genocide’ unless Prime Minister Ariel Henry steps down.” Henry assumed the unelected role of Prime Minster in 2021 following the assassination of the country's last President Jovenel Moïse. Henry's resignation comes as Prime Minister Philip Davis joined CARICOM leaders in Jamaica on Monday for a one day session to discuss the situation of unrest in Haiti and regional security. The meeting reportedly came following a push from the United States (US) last week, the US reportedly called for an "expedited" creation of a presi

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 12... Chief Justice Martha Koome today launched e-filing in all courts nationwide and directed that no court should print pleadings and documents from July 1, 2024.  In the same event held at the Supreme Court grounds, the CJ also unveiled a new Causelist Portal where litigants and advocates can get information on cases listed for the day, Also launched was a Data Tracking Dashboard that will assist Judiciary leaders to monitor case processing within courts from filing to conclusion.  “This marks a giant leap in our commitment to transforming how we deliver justice through the strategic use of technology in alignment with the Social Transformation through Access to Justice blueprint of the Judiciary.’’ CJ Koome said. ‘’We will have access to real-time statistics for any court or tribunal without the need for physical inspection, thereby propelling the Judiciary towards a new standard of accountability.’’ One of the features of the dashboard, the CJ highli

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 9 ... The move by the Government to use the National broadcaster in its advertisements is to cut costs through a coordinated and well managed procurement process to ensure maximum service levels at minimal costs State owes media houses a substantial amount of money in pending bills calls for adoption of strategies that will ensure a smooth flow of public sector advertising services while maintaining zero debt level "These strategies must also align with the government policy of reviving ailing pu sector entities and ensuring that any public-private partnership is not skewed againsts public sector institutions" reads a statement by Ministry of Information, communication and Digital economy  Government notes that National network coverage commanded by KBC gives an assurance of nationwide reach by advertisers  "All public sector electronic (radio and television) advertisements from Ministries , Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that fall under n

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 9...  The immediate former senator of Bomet county Dr. Langat has been nominated by the Goverment to serve Kenya in Ivory cost  Leaders from Bomet county led by the Governor Dr. Hillary Barchok has lauded the appointment by Head of State saying that its a demonstration of confidence and trust that President Ruto has in Hon.Langat "Its an honour bestowed on the great people of Bomet and we wish him well as he goes through vetting at the National Assembly ahead of his formal appointment to serve Kenya in Abidjan" reads a statement by Governor on his Facebook page Dr Langat served as Bomet senator from 2017 to 2022 and has been on forefront on championing education in the county urging students to join Tvets and equip themselves with relevant skills that can help them earn a living and better their lives Among other appointees are former IEBC commisioner Ezra chiloba who has been appointed as Kenya's consul-General in Los Angeles, USA and Aden

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 7... The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced licensing of additional 19 digital providers (DCPs) bringing the total number of DCPs to 51 following the licensing of 32 DCPs announced in march 2023 CBK has received 480 applications since march 2022 and has worked closely with the applicants in reviewing their applications , in addition CBK has engaged other regulators and agencies pertinent to the licensing process including the Office of Data Protection Commisioner   "The focus of the engagements has be inter alia on business models, consumer protection, fitness and proprietor of proposed shareholders,  directors and management, this is to ensure adherance to the relevant laws and importantly that interest customers are safeguarded  " states a statement by CBK Other applicants are at different stages in the process largely awaiting submission of requisite documentation 

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 7... The commission on diverse dates received a total of five petitions for the removal of Hon.Justice Mohamed Noor kullow from office as Judge of environment and land court for alleged violations of constitution of Kenya 2010 and judicial service conduct. Following a panel appointed by the commision , the commision was satisfied that three out of the five  petitions as well as proceedings at the commissions own motion had disclosed grounds for the removal of Hon.Justice kullow from office  over cross misconduct , incompetence and violation of the judicial service code of conduct. In addition the commission resolved to dismiss Hon. Patrick wambungu , principal magistrate from service for gross misconduct , Wambungu was accused of irregularly altering bond terms that resulted in the release of an accused person who had been judged with defilement of a six year old minor Since January 2023 the commision ha received 85 petitions and complaints' against h

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 6... Safarilink flight 053 with 39 passengers and 5 crew on board headed diani at 9:54 am experience a loud bang after take off from Wilson Airport  "The crew decided to immediately turn back to Nairobi Wilson Airport for further inspection and assesment landed safely , there were no casualties reported " reads a statement by Safarilink "Relevant agencies have been notified and together with Safarilink Aviation are investigating the incident" the statement read further