Kilifi leading among coastal counties owing KEMSA millions
Mombasa,KENYA: Kilifi county is among counties that owe the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority, KEMSA millions in outstanding debts. This is according to KEMSA CEO Fredrick Wanyonyi who was speaking when presenting a health report to the Senate health committee in Mombasa on Thursday. According to the report Kilifi county owes the authority sh 128.5 million just […]
Farmers urged to register with NCPD to benefit from maize, fertilizer subsidies
Nairobi, KENYA: The government now wants all farmers across the country registered with the National Cereal and Produce Board (NCPD) before the end of forthcoming harvest season in order to benefit from maize and fertilizers subsidies. The ministry has already begun training its staff in 6 pilot counties in preparation for online registration of farmers. […]
Sossion warns of looming teachers’ strike
Nairobi, KENYA: Kenya National Union of Teachers has threatened to call teachers to go on strike over what it terms as unfriendly terms of service to teachers by the Teachers Service Commission. In a media briefing in Nairobi, the KNUT sec general Wilson Sossion said that terms imposed by the TSC which includes, performance appraisals […]
Keriako Tobiko denies snubbing parliamentary summons
Nairobi,KENYA: Environment CS Keriako Tobiko has denied snubbing a summon by parliament to explain the challenges that his docket was facing. In a statement issued on Friday, the CS said that he had sought a postponement of the appearance as it coincided with the World Water Day celebrations that were held Murang’a county on Wednesday. “On […]
Lamu KFS officers seize wood worth sh.800,000
Lamu, KENYA: The Kenya Forestry Service-KFS officers in Lamu county have recovered eight tones of Bambaru wood estimated to be worth Sh.800,000 in Witu division, Lamu West. Speaking early Friday morning, Witu Forest Station manager John Mbori said the timber was recovered at Maisha Masha area in Witu following a tip-off from members of the […]
‘Watu wote’ film producers call out Ezekiel Mutua over flouting copyright rules
Oscar-nominated Kenyan film Watu Wote’s producers have called out the chairperson of the Kenya Film and Classification Board Ezekiel Mutua and the KFCB over what they term as an infringement of the film’s copyright rules. In a statement, the Hamburg media school who are producers of the film seemed not to take Mutua and KFCB’s […]