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@kna Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:02:32
Plans to position Kenya as a regional hub for the manufacture and assembly of electric Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses
The Government is advancing plans to position Kenya as a regional hub for the manufacture and assembly of electric Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses, driving sustainable urban mobility, industrialisation, job creation and local value addition. The initiative brings together Government, industry and development partners to unlock Kenya's existing manufacturing capacity and strengthen the country's automotive...
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@kna Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:08:02
Government community strike deal to protect Saboti Forest in Trans Nzoia County
The national government and communities living near Saboti Forest have struck an agreement which will ensure protection of the facility for posterity. The deal is expected to bring to an end all deforestation activities that have been taking place, with the communities being allowed to take a front seat in the tree planting campaign and...
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@kna Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:12:23
Procurement professional urged to uphold integrity, embrace emerging technologies
The Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei, has challenged procurement professionals to uphold the highest standards of integrity while embracing emerging technologies to transform public procurement into a transparent, accountable and value-driven system that supports Kenya's economic development. In his speech read by the Principal Secretary (PS) for Public Investments and Asset Management, Cyrell Wagunda,...
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@kna Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:13:59
Coffee auction value rises to Sh1.17 billion as prices strengthen at NCE
Coffee traded at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) increased to Sh1.17 billion during Sale 35 held this week, with both the volume traded and average prices registering gains compared to the previous auction. A total of 20,829 bags weighing 1,279,470 kilogrammes of clean coffee were traded at the auction, up from 18,089 bags weighing 1,115,430...
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@taifaleo Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:55:49
WALIOBOBEA: Andrew Omanga alitikisa sana siasa za eneo la Gusii miaka ya themanini
ANDREW John Omanga alijijengea jina kama mmoja wa wanasiasa waliokuwa na ushawishi mkubwa katika eneo la Gusii licha ya kuepuka umaarufu wa kisiasa uliokuwa na viongozi wenzake. Alikuwa mbunge wa Nyaribari, waziri katika serikali za marais Jomo Kenyatta na Daniel arap Moi, na mmoja wa watumishi wa umma waliobobea kabla ya kuingia rasmi katika siasa. Safari yake ya kisiasa ilianza mwaka 1979 alipochaguliwa kuwa Mbunge wa eneo kubwa la Nyaribari baada ya kumshinda Lawrence Sagini katika uchaguzi mkuu. Ushindi huo ulimfungulia mlango kuingia katika Baraza la Mawaziri la kwanza la Rais Daniel arap Moi, aliyekuwa amechukua mamlaka baada ya kifo cha Mzee Jomo Kenyatta mwaka 1978. Omanga aliingia serikalini kwa ushawishi wa aliyekuwa Katibu Mkuu wa Utumishi wa Umma, Simeon Nyachae, ambaye wakati huo alikuwa mmoja wa maafisa wenye nguvu zaidi serikalini. Katika baraza hilo jipya pia walikuwamo Nicholas Biwott, Moses Mudavadi, Joseph Kamotho, Charles Rubia, John Okwanyo, G.G. Kariuki, Arthur Magugu, Jonathan Ng'eno na Kabeere M'Mbijjewe. Rais Moi alisema serikali yake mpya ingeweka mkazo katika kujenga taifa na kuboresha utendaji wa serikali. Omanga aliteuliwa kuwa Waziri wa Mazingira na Maliasili kabla ya baadaye kuhamishiwa Wizara ya Viwanda. Aliyekuwa Makamu Mkuu wa Chuo Kikuu cha Jomo Kenyatta cha Kilimo na Teknolojia, Profesa Ratemo Michieka, alikumbuka Omanga kama kiongozi aliyependa elimu na hakupoteza muda. Katika kitabu chake Trails in Academic and Administrative Leadership, Michieka anaeleza kuwa Omanga alimpongeza kwa kazi nzuri aliyokuwa akifanya chuoni na papo hapo akampa barua ya kumteua kuwa mjumbe wa Bodi ya Bahari na Uvuvi ya Kenya ili kusaidia juhudi za kulinda mazingira ya pwani. Mnamo Mei 1980, Omanga aliandika historia baada ya kuchukua likizo rasmi, hali iliyomlazimu Rais Moi kutumia mamlaka yake kuhamishia kwa muda majukumu yake kwa Waziri wa Maendeleo ya Maji Jonathan Ng'eno. Mojawapo wa mambo yaliyotikisa kipindi chake serikalini lilihusu ufadhili wa Kituo cha Kimataifa cha Mikutano cha Kenyatta (KICC). Mwaka 1985, chama tawala cha KANU kiliamua kuwa KICC iwe sehemu ya mali yake pamoja na Kenya Times Media Trust na Press Trust Printing Company. Hata hivyo, serikali iliendelea kufadhili shughuli za KICC kupitia Wizara ya Utalii. Akizungumza bungeni Oktoba 9, 1986, Omanga alitetea hatua hiyo akisema kituo hicho kilikuwa muhimu kwa maendeleo ya utalii wa mikutano. Alikumbusha wabunge kuwa KICC ilikuwa imeandaa mikutano mikubwa ya kimataifa kama ule wa Benki ya Dunia na Kongamano la Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu Wanawake, ambalo lilitangaza Kenya duniani. Alisema serikali ilinuia kuboresha KICC ili iweze kushindana na vituo vya kisasa vya mataifa kama Singapore. Licha ya hayo, mwaka 1989 KANU ilichukua rasmi umiliki wa jengo hilo baada ya ardhi iliyokuwa imejengwa kuhamishiwa chama hicho. Hatua hiyo ilifutwa mwaka 2003 kupitia amri ya Rais Mwai Kibaki. Katika siasa za Gusii, Omanga pia alijikuta akipingana na aliyekuwa mlezi wake kisiasa, Simeon Nyachae. Mwaka 1988 aliongoza kundi la wabunge wa eneo hilo kupinga azma ya Nyachae kugombea ubunge wa Nyaribari Chache. Kupitia tamko lililojulikana kama Azimio la Kebirigo, walidai Nyachae alikuwa akinuia kutumia utajiri wake kufadhili wagombea dhidi yao. Hatua hiyo ilichangia Nyachae kuzuiwa kushiriki uchaguzi mkuu wa mwaka huo. Hata hivyo, baada ya kurejeshwa kwa mfumo wa vyama vingi mwaka 1992, Omanga alijiondoa kwenye kinyang'anyiro ili kumpisha Nyachae. Mwaka 1993 aliteuliwa kuwa Mwenyekiti Mtendaji wa Shirika la Kenya National Assurance Corporation. Omanga alifariki dunia mwaka 2004 akiwa na umri wa miaka 72. Aliacha wake wawili, Clare na Grace, pamoja na watoto 10. Baada ya kifo chake, Clare Omanga aliendelea na shughuli za maendeleo alizoanzisha mumewe na pia aliwahi kuwa diwani wa kuteuliwa. Mwaka 1995 alikuwa sehemu ya ujumbe wa Kenya uliohudhuria Kongamano la Nne la Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu Wanawake mjini Beijing, China. Tofauti na wanasiasa wengine wa Gusii kama Nyachae, Zachary Onyonka na Lawrence Sagini, Omanga hakupenda kujitafutia umaarufu kupitia vyombo vya habari. Badala yake alijikita katika miradi ya maendeleo mashinani. Anakumbukwa kwa kujenga madarasa, majengo ya shule na miradi mingine ya kijamii katika eneo la Nyaribari kabla halijagawanywa. Kabla ya kuingia katika siasa, Omanga alikuwa msomi aliyebobea. Alisomea Shule ya Amasago na baadaye St Mary's Nyabururu kabla ya kujiunga na Shule ya Upili ya Yala mwaka 1947. Mwaka 1950 alihamia Shule ya Upili ya Mang'u. Baadaye alisomea Shahada ya Sanaa katika Chuo Kikuu cha Makerere nchini Uganda, akibobea katika Kiingereza, Jiografia na Uchumi. Mwaka 1956 alijiunga alienda mjini Bombay, India, alikopata Shahada ya Uzamili katika Sayansi ya Siasa. Aliporejea Kenya aliajiriwa kama Meneja katika Kampuni ya East African Tobacco, ambayo sasa ni BAT. Aliingia katika utumishi wa umma mwaka 1961 kama Katibu Msaidizi na mwaka 1966 Rais Jomo Kenyatta akamteua kuwa Katibu Mkuu katika Ofisi ya Makamu wa Rais na Wizara ya Masuala ya Ndani, hatua iliyofungua njia ya safari yake ndefu katika siasa za Kenya.
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@taifaleo Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:14:13
KINAYA: Kaa rada usitumie akili zako kama kofia 2027
HIVI ungali na akili zako au umeziangusha njiani? Adabu nazo umedumisha au umeziangika mahali ili kwanza uingie mjini kupambana na wanaume? Siku tukimpenda Kasongo na UDA yake kama biriani, wapinzani wake walitubeza kwamba fuvu zetu zilikuwa ombwe. Vibonzo vilichorwa kuonyesha vichwa vyetu vikiwa na mashimo makubwa yasiyokuwa na kitu. Vingine vilionyesha watu wa Azimio wakiokota bongo zetu chini, kutuletea na kutwambia: "Shika, ubongo wako huu, nimeuokota chini." Nasi tukikataa na kusema: "Usiwe na hofu, sihitaji ubongo kamwe." Siasa zinaweza kukuvuruga kichwa ukabaki kujiuliza kama kweli unahitaji kufikiria, au uwaachie wanasiasa watumie akili zao, angalau weye zako zipumzike kidogo. Ukizipumzisha tu, unachezwa shere na kubaki ukilia kwa miaka mitano ijayo au zaidi. Baadhi ya wanoko wa Azimio walipitiliza unoko wao na kujifanya wanatusomea mistari fulani ya Biblia: "Waraka wa Mtume Paulo kwa watoto wa UDA… Hebu sikilizeni nyie watoto wa shetani…!" Siasa zina vituko vyake, na lazima uwe mvumilivu wa kusikiliza maoni tofauti na yako, hata ikiwa yanasikika kama kelele za mwendawazimu sokoni. Labda katika kelele hizo kuna cha kujifunza. Nimekuuliza iwapo ungali na adabu kwa kuwa wakati mwingine mja hukataa kabisa kuwa mwema. Nakumbuka enzi za makeke ya ujana tukitaniana kwamba sisi tuliotokea Mlima Kenya tuliangika adabu kwenye mti fulani mjini Ruiru kabla kuingia jiji kuu Nairobi. Kisa na maana? Nairobi ni shamba la mawe, hakuna mama wa mtu, hivyo usitarajie kuhurumiwa au kusaidiwa na yeyote. Maisha yakikushinda unarejea kwenu kijijini kula mahindi na maharagwe. Leo sijui nikuandikie waraka, nikukumbushe kuwa na adabu kila wakati, au nikuhimize kutoangusha akili zao njiani. Kuanzia leo, una mwaka mzima wa kuhitaji vitu hivyo vyote. Naam, kuvihitaji hasa kwa kuwa wanasiasa wameanza kutembeza janja zao, kukukoroga akili na kukusihi uache kufikiria ili mtumie akili zao. Eti zako si muhimu wakati huu wa kampeni za uchaguzi ujao. Hofu yangu si janja za wanasiasa bali uwezo wako kutambua unapodanganywa na wajanja hao, na kutumia akili inavyostahili wala si kama kofia ya kukingia jua. Sina shaka akili unazo nyingi. Nahofia tu kwamba unaweza kuamua kuzipumzisha utumie za wanasiasa. Nahofia pia kuwa huenda ukakosa adabu na kufanya mambo ya kutia aibu ili uwafurahishe wanasiasa. Kosa kubwa unaloweza kufanya ni kula hongo ili uchague mwizi, mshirikina, mcheza-kamari na watu wengine waovu kama hao. Ol Kalou imetuonyesha kwamba tunaweza kula pesa za wezi na tukawanyima kura zetu. - Douglas Mutua ni mwanahabari Mkenya anayeishi Amerika (mutua_muema@yahoo.com)
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@kna Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:35:42
CHEMAWASCO appoints new Managing Director to boost water services
Cherangany Marakwet Water and Sanitation Company (CHEMAWASCO) has appointed Noah Kemboi as its new Managing Director, providing substantive leadership as the utility accelerates expansion of water supply infrastructure and service coverage in Marakwet West and Marakwet East Sub-Counties. Kemboi assumes office at a time when CHEMAWASCO is recording increased household connectivity and implementing infrastructure investments...
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@kna Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:36:49
Mombasa County, healthcare charity launch Sh50m pediatric theatre
Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital (CGTRH) has unveiled a new, fully equipped pediatric operating theatre, in a Sh50 million partnership between the County Government of Mombasa and international charity Kids Operating Room (KidsOR), aimed at expanding access to safe and specialised surgery for children across the coast region. Speaking during the launch, Mombasa Governor...
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@kahawatungu Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:40:20
University of Nairobi Warns Freshers Against Fake Hostel Website Scam
The University of Nairobi (UoN) has warned first-year students and their parents against a fake website allegedly being used to scam them over university accommodation. The university issued the warning on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, after receiving reports that the website was targeting newly admitted students seeking information about university hostels. "We have received information [...] The post University of Nairobi Warns Freshers Against Fake Hostel Website Scam appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kna Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:26:02
Civil society group proposes caretaker administration amid constitutional uncertainty
The Public Service Governance (PSG) has proposed the establishment of a strictly transitional and time-bound caretaker administration to safeguard constitutional order, maintain essential government services and facilitate a credible electoral transition. The organization's CEO Amb. Esther Waringa said recent developments surrounding the constitutional status and tenure of elected leaders had placed Kenya at a critical...
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@kna Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:31:46
CS Mbadi says ODM Nairobi grassroots leaders back broad-based government
National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has said ODM grassroots leaders in Nairobi remain supportive of the broad-based government, dismissing reports of divisions within the party's structures in the capital. Mbadi said the broad-based arrangement remained intact and that ODM, as one of the key political parties in the government, had a...
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@kna Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:34:17
Teachers to earn promotions for nurturing talent
Teachers who dedicate their time to nurturing learners in music, drama, sports and other co-curricular activities are set to gain an advantage in career progression, with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) moving to recognise their contribution in promotion guidelines. TSC chairman Dr. Jamleck Muturi said activities ranging from music, drama, creative arts, ball games and...
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