Business group backs Ann Mwenda’s nomination amidst DPP’s objection
A business group in Nairobi has thrown their weight behind the appointment of Ann Kananu Mwenda as the Deputy Governor of Nairobi county. Governor Mike Sonko appointed Mwenda to deputize him earlier in the week amidst fears that the absence of a governor and a deputy governor in Nairobi could paralyze critical operations in the […]
Locusts spotted in Samburu as Kiunjuri admits difficulty combating them
A swarm of locusts has been spotted in Samburu county just a day after swarms of desert locusts crossed over to Isiolo county. According to the Samburu county assembly speaker Solomon Lempere, the swarm was spotted in Lolkanjau in Samburu east constituency. Though officials from the county agricultural department are yet to state whether the […]
TSC withdraws teachers from Kitui school where teacher was burnt to death
The Teacher’s service commission has withdrawn teachers posted at Ndooni primary school in Kitui County after a teacher was burnt to death allegedly by parents protesting against poor performance in the school. It is alleged that parents stormed Ndooni primary school on 6th of January and closed the school due to poor performance of last year’s […]
World best teacher Peter Tabichi meets the Pope
Peter Tabichi, the Kenyan science teacher who won the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2019, was honored to meet His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican earlier in the week. Tabichi, a Franciscan Brother who gives away 80% of his salary to help the poor in his community, met the Pope following a Holy Mass […]