8 year old girl struck by police stray bullet in Mombasa
Mombasa,KENYA:An 8-year-old girl is nursing injuries at the Coast Provincial General Hospital after she was accidentally hit by a stray bullet on Wednesday. Mombasa county commander Jonhston Ipara said that the girl was hit by police at 10 am in Junda in Kisauni Sub County. Ipara added that police were cracking down on suspected criminals when the incident occurred. […]
Maize scandal:Senate Ad hoc committee to investigate NCPB
Nairobi,KENYA: Senate Ad Hoc committee is set to investigate the National Cereal and Produce Board on the status of maize crisis in the country. In a media briefing at parliamentary buildings led by its chair Prof Margret Kamar and vice chair Moses Wetangula said that the committee will investigate various issues surrounding the board and […]
Government increases budgetary allocation for TVET institutions
Nairobi,KENYA: The government has announced an increase in budgetary allocation for Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) from sh.13 billion to sh.16 billion in 2018/19 financial year. According to education cabinet secretary Amina Muhammed, the money intends to increase the number of TVET trainers from 3,780 to 5,780 and also upscale it to 10,000 in […]
Lamu MP’s deny accepting bribe to shoot down sugar report
Lamu, KENYA: Lamu MPs are angered by reports that they are among those who were bribed to shoot down the sugar probe report recently. Lamu East MP Athman Shariff and his Lamu West counterpart Stanley Muthama are also demanding an apology from a local daily Weekly Citizen which published the names of the two lawmakers and alleged […]
Trainees relief as government reduces training institutions fees
Nairobi,KENYA:If you have been trying to get into a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institution to sharpen or acquire skills but do not have the funds to do so, then you have a chance now. The government has reduced the annual cost of training in TVET institutions from sh.92,000 to sh.56,420. Speaking at […]
Zari’s late ex-husband Ivan Ssemwanga’s brother found dead
Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan’s brother in law George pinto Ssemwanga has been found dead. Pinto was found dead on Tuesday morning in a hotel room in the South African capital of Pretoria where he has been living. It is not yet clear what caused Pinto’s death however Ugandan media reports that he had been ailing […]
Lamu security officials blame sellouts for fatal attack on KDF
Lamu, KENYA: Security officials in Lamu county have blamed resident sellouts for the deadly attack on a KDF convoy that claimed the lives of 6 KDF soldiers. Speaking in Lamu on Wednesday,Linda Boni Operation Director Joseph Kanyiri said locals in the said areas had been tipping Al Shabaab militants of movements of security officers in […]