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@kna Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:15:14
Government commits to empowering women and girls in STEM
The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to creating opportunities for women and girls to participate and take leadership roles in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), as part of efforts to harness Africa's talent and accelerate socio-economic transformation. President William Ruto stressed that women must not only participate in Africa's technological transformation but should be...
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@kenyans Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:16:14
New Date for Free University, TVET Education Revealed as Ruto Changes Tune
Initially, the free university funding was to be operational from September 2026, but President Ruto has now revealed new dates of the rollout, pushing it to a further date.
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@kna Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:49:25
Machakos budget stand-off cripples County operations
A budget impasse has thrown Machakos County into uncertainty, after County Assembly Rejects the Governors Memorandum on Sh 17.7billion Machakos County appropriation Bill, leaving key services on the brink. This comes after Governor Wavinya Ndeti, declined to assent to the County Appropriation Bill, citing illegal alterations amounting to Sh853.96 million by the County Assembly. Governor...
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@kna Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:50:35
Shirikiana Sacco eyes Sh. 500m World Bank funding
Shirikiana Savings and Credit Cooperative Society is on course to secure Sh. 500 million from the World Bank after completing 12 months of active operations, giving fresh impetus to the newly established cooperative's ambition to expand access to affordable credit and financial services. Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Cabinet...
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@kna Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:55:09
Govt Moves to Close Kenya's Biodiversity Funding Gap
Kenya has today launched the Systemic Learning and Mainstreaming of Biodiversity Targets for Innovative Transformation and Behavioral Change (SYMBIOTIC) project to support biodiversity planning, financing, private-sector investment, and restoration. The country will be seeking to mobilize more resources and strengthen capacity to implement its biodiversity commitments, with the government, warning that inadequate financing and weak...
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@kna Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:58:42
Wajir West MP rallies for President Ruto's reelection
Wajir West Member of Parliament (MP), Yusuf Mohamed Farah, has urged residents to support President William Ruto's re-election bid in the 2027 General Election, citing government development programmes in Northern Kenya. Speaking in Wajir West Constituency during a community gathering, Yusuf said the Kenya Kwanza Administration had initiated several development projects in the region, including...
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@kenyans Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:39:57
Murkomen Addressees Abduction of Standard Journalist, Issues New Orders to Kanja
The directives come days after a senior Standard Media journalist was abducted by armed men along the Gilgil-Nakuru highway before being dumped the following morning.
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@standard Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:32:49
Ruto assures Kajiado residents of full control of Amboseli National Park
President William Ruto has assured Kajiado residents that they will soon have full control of the management of Amboseli National Park, following his decision to return the park to the county.
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@kna Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:54:21
Administrator lauds public participation forums
Makueni County Commissioner, Khalif Abdullahi, has praised the public participation forums for enabling stakeholders, give their views, concerns and recommendations on proposed regulations. Abdullahi said this on Wednesday during a Public Participation Draft Historical Land Injustice Regulations, 2026, held at Green Park in Wote Town in Makueni Sub-county that was organized by the National Land...
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@kna Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:07:53
Murang'a transport stakeholders unite to curb road accidents
Transport stakeholders in Murang'a County have called for greater cooperation among players in the sector to improve coordination, enhance road safety, and reduce accidents. The stakeholders, drawn from the matatu, taxi, boda boda, and lorry sectors, on Wednesday launched the Murang'a Transport Stakeholders Forum, which seeks to bring together key players to address challenges affecting...
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@kna Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:27:41
CBO offers bursaries to vulnerable students in Homa Bay
A community-based organization in Homa Bay has stepped in to keep 120 vulnerable learners in school after raising Sh500,000 to cushion them from the effects of poverty. Yamalang'o Community-Based Organisation (CBO) awarded each of the beneficiaries from North Kanyabala Sub-location Sh4,000 to help meet their education expenses. The bursaries were issued in Homa Bay Town,...
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@kna Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:32:19
Government accounts for UHC transformation in health Sector
Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aden Duale today engaged Kenyans through an interactive discussion on Kass FM International on the state of the country's health sector and the Government's progress in delivering Universal Health Coverage (UHC) under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). The CS outlined the reforms being implemented to make healthcare more accessible, affordable,...
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@kna Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:27:00
Fears of fatalities as nurses' strike persists
Health professional associations have raised alarm over the impact of the ongoing nurses' strike, warning that the 37-day industrial action is putting patients at risk amid fears of fatalities. National Nurses Association of Kenya (NNAK) National Chairman Collins Otieno Ajwang noted that the prolonged strike had severely affected public health facilities, with reported maternal, neonatal...
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@kna Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:36:12
Kajiado residents urged to break silence on GBV
Residents of Kajiado North have been urged to stand-up against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and participate actively in supporting survivors in pursuing justice. Officials from the police, judiciary, health, Children's Department, and probation services made the call today during a public engagement forum organized by the Wangu Kanja Foundation, under its Justice for Survivors...
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@kna Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:41:40
Government extends application deadline for tertiary education funding to September 21
The Government has extended the application deadline for tertiary education funding for first-time university students and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) trainees to September 21, 2026. The extension, announced by Education Cabinet Secretary (CS), Julius Migos Ogamba, seeks to give eligible students and trainees, who did not apply before the initial deadline an...
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@kna Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:47:13
Ruto commissions Sh221m expansion of Rombo irrigation
President William Ruto has commissioned the Sh221 million expansion of the Rombo Clusters Irrigation Development Project in Kajiado South, aimed at transforming agricultural production, strengthening food security and improving livelihoods in the region. The expansion has increased the area under irrigation from 2,983 acres to 5,500 acres across four schemes, enabling thousands of farmers to...
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