Three women arraigned in court over marrying off minor
Mombasa, KENYA: Three women were charged in Mombasa court for allegedly failing to protect a child aged 16 years from harmful cultural rites. The court heard that Hawa Mohamed, Fariya Ahmed and Nasteh Ahmed being persons liable by law as the guardians to maintain a child aged 16 years willfully failed to protect the child […]
Suspected bhang peddler dies during police chase in Kilifi
Kilifi, KENYA:One person died on Thursday morning while escaping police who were chasing after his vehicle in Kilifi county. According to security officers, the deceased failed to comply with a police order for a search of his vehicle. This prompted police to initiate a chase which started at Mariakani but ended tragically in Mavueni after the suspect’s […]
TSC to hire 12,698 interns to solve shortage crisis
Nairobi, KENYA: The government is set to solve the teacher’s shortage crisis rocking the country by hiring interns. The parliamentary committee on education together with teachers service commission absolved that there is a need for the government to hire close to 80,000 graduands to attain the threshold needed to iron out the teacher’s crisis being experienced […]
Kenyan teacher in race to win sh 100 million
A Kenyan teacher has made it to the top 10 finalists for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2019, which was announced on Thursday that will see the winner walk away with US$1 million awards, the largest prize of its kind. Peter Tabichi, a Maths and Physics teacher at Keriko Secondary School, Pwani Village, Nakuru, Kenya, has been named […]
Alarm as condom shortage strikes
Two regions in Tanzania, Njombe, and Shinyala have been affected by a shortage of condoms, an issue that has raised fears that this may lead to an increase in sexually transmitted diseases as well as unplanned pregnancies. The shortage was confirmed by Tanzania’s deputy health minister Faustine Ndugulile who blamed the shortage on a new […]
4000 residents affected by Mwache dam to be compensated
Kwale, KENYA: Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya has said that over 4000 residents of Kinango sub-county affected by the Mwache multi-purpose water project dam will be compensated and relocated accordingly before the project commences. The county boss who spoke on Wednesday at his Kwale office when he met the World Bank mission and other stakeholders to […]
Tana River county to set aside Sh 80 million to fight violent extremism
Tana River,KENYA:The fight against countering violent extremism in Tana River County will cost stakeholders a budget of approximately eighty Million shillings in a five – year term. That is according to Kenya Community Support Center which played a key role in guiding the initiative of development of the Tana River County Action Plan on countering […]