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@kna Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:56:18
PSC pushes for deeper integration of national values in Public Service
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has launched a renewed drive to instil national values across the public service, aimed at enhancing ethical conduct, accountability, and efficiency in government institutions. The Commission noted that promoting national values, such as patriotism, national unity, the rule of law, human rights, transparency, accountability, and good governance, was critical to...
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@kna Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:00:10
African youth urged to champion peace during electioneering period
Young people across Africa have been urged to harness democratic spaces, legal frameworks, and digital platforms to preach peace during electioneering periods in their countries. The call was made during the 7th Regional Youth in Action (YIA) Forum in Nairobi, where peace advocates, development partners, and youth leaders underscored the need to put young people...
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@kna Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:01:37
Outcry over prolonged water rationing in Embu
Residents of arid Mbeere South Sub-county are up in arms over what they describe as illogical and discriminative water rationing by Embu Water and Sanitation Company (EWASCO). They have said the prolonged shortage has disrupted their daily lives and left many families struggling to access the essential commodity. Speaking to the press at Kiritiri Market...
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@kna Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:05:05
Community library bridges literacy gap among rural learners
Child literacy in Kenya faces major gaps, with recent studies showing that 43 percent of adolescents aged 13 to 17 cannot read a Grade 4-level text. Three out of 10 Grade 6 pupils cannot read a Grade 3-level text, and general illiteracy for ages 15–17 sits at 6.8 percent. Globally, studies show major challenges, with...
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@taifaleo Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:24:03
Hivi ni sahihi kutumia neno 'nyanja' kwa maana ya umoja na wingi?
JUMA hili nimesisimshwa na Makala yaliyoandikwa na mweledi mashuhuri wa lugha ya Kiswahili Ustadh Abdilatif Abdalla. Japo yeye daima hunyenyekea kwamba si msomi wa Kiswahili, mimi humuona kama mmoja kati ya wabobezi wachache wa Kiswahili, Uswahili na fasihi yake. Daima mimi huchukizwa na matumizi ya *nyimbo hii (na ninafikiri niliona Prof. F. E. M. K. Senkoro pia akitaja hilo) na kwa sababu hiyo maelezo ya Ustadh yalinichangamsha mno! Kwa kuwa Ustadh aliyaandika maelezo yake katika kumbi za umma kwa kusudi la kuelimisha, naomba niyanukuu neno kwa neno. "… neno nyanja ni wingi wa uwanja. Kwa hivyo, kwa maoni yangu mimi mzungumzaji wa Kiswahili wa kawaida tu (ambaye si mtaalamu wala si msomi), si sawa, wala si Kiswahili fasaha, wala si Kiswahili Sanifu, kulitumia neno nyanja kama kwamba umoja wake na wingi wake ni huo huo.Kuna na maneno mengine (ambayo nitayaorodhesha hapa chini) yaliyotiwa katika mkumbo huo wa matumizi ya makosa, kama hilo nyanja, kiasi cha kwamba wale wasioujua usuli wa maneno hayo haiwapitikii kamwe kuwa wafanyayo ni makosa! Na baadhi yayo yamekuwa yakitumiwa kwa makosa kwa muda mrefu (hata na wale wanaoshughulika na kukisanifu Kiswahili!) mpaka leo imekuwa ukimtanabahisha mtu kuwa hayo ni makosa, wewe mtanabahishaji ndiye utakayeonekana kuwa unakosea. Nimewahi kuambiwa na baadhi ya wataalamu wetu wa Sarufi na Isimu kwamba makosa yafanyikayo katika/kwenye lugha, na yakazowewa na baadhi ya watu na yakaendelea kufanywa kwa muda mrefu, makosa hayo huweza kukubaliwa kuwa sahihi. Kama nilivyotangulia kueleza, mimi si mtaalamu wala si msomi wa lolote. Kwa hivyo, napata tabu kuikubali hoja (huja) hii. Mtaniwia radhi wataalamu na wasomi. Huenda nisingekuwa na shida hiyo kama nami ningekuwa nimejaaliwa kuwamo katika/kwenye matengo hayo. Na linipalo tabu zaidi ni kuona jinsi baadhi yetu tulivyojipa leseni ya kuyafanya makosa kama haya kwa wepesi mno na (pengine) bila kujali, na kwa sababu hiyo niliyoieleza. Lakini huwa twalifanya hilo humu Kiswahilini tu. Hatuthubutu kulifanya hilo kwenye lugha za kigeni tujifunzazo. Huko huwa tuna hadhari sana, na hufanya juhudi kubwa, tusionekane tumefanya makosa. Na mtu huwa haachiliwi kuendelea kuyafanya makosa, hata kama makosa hayo yamekuwa yakitumiwa na baadhi ya watu kwa muda mrefu. Kwa nini, basi, makosa kama hayo yawe yanakubalika katika/kwenye hiki tukiitacho Kiswahili Sanifu? Naelewa, na ninakubali, kwamba nje ya Kiswahili fasaha na sanifu watu watakitumia Kiswahili vile watakavyo wao wenyewe, maadamu watakuwa wanaelewana wenyewe kwa wenyewe. Lakini tushughulikapo na Kiswahili fasaha na sanifu, yatubidi tuweke mipaka. Tusikifanye Kiswahili kama kwamba ni ng'ombe asiyekuwa na mchunga. Haya yafuatayo ni baadhi tu ya maneno ambayo wengine wetu tumekuwa tukitumia wingi wake kuwa ni umoja. Maneno yaliyoko kushoto yamo katika hali ya umoja, na yaliyo kulia ni wingi wayo:Wenzo (huu) - nyenzo (hizi) Usimulizi (huu) - simulizi (hizi) Utanzu (huu) - tanzu (hizi) Utungo (huu) - tungo (hizi) Ubeti (huu) - beti (hizi) Uga (huu) - nyuga (hizi) Uchango (huu) - chango (hizi) Waraka (huu) - nyaraka (hizi) Utumbuizo (huu) - tumbuizo (hizi) Wimbo (huu) - nyimbo (hizi)Juma lijalo nitaendeleza makala haya kwa kutoa hoja zilizotolewa na Prof Kineene wa Mutiso wakati akitoa jibu kuhusu makala haya.
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@kna Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:29:45
Hospital employee who defiled a minor being hunted by police
Police in Uasin Gishu County have launched a major manhunt for a hospital employee accused of defiling a minor patient at a private medical facility in Eldoret City. The suspect, a cleaner at Living Room International Hospital, allegedly committed the offence on July 21 at the facility located along the busy Eldoret-Kaptagat road. The incident...
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@kna Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:31:28
Development partners commend Kirinyaga County's aquaculture projects
A delegation from key development partners has praised Kirinyaga Countys progress in transforming fish farming into a profitable commercial enterprise, citing the county as a model in commercial fish farming initiatives The team from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Bank and the Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ABDP) expressed satisfaction that Kirinyaga...
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@kna Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:33:52
Schools urged to embrace digitized record keeping
School managers have been urged to actively embrace exam digitization to streamline administrative costs, curb cheating, and keep pace with global educational trends. Former IPOA Chairman, John Waiganjo, also urged schools to transition from traditional pen-and-paper models to digital, paperless examination systems to drastically slash operational costs, enhance testing security, and align with modern global...
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@kna Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:35:39
Students attend KSCF convention to promote integrity
At least 1,000 students, teachers, chaplains, patrons and Christian fellowship associates from across Vihiga County gathered at Vihiga Boys High School for the annual Kenya Students Christian Fellowship (KSCF) County Convention aimed at nurturing moral values, sound leadership, mental wellness and academic integrity among learners. The three-day convention was held under the theme, Growing and...
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@kahawatungu Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:45:53
Fabian Holland Siblings: Meet Franka and Quentin Holland
Fabian Holland is a professional Dutch-born rugby union player who plays as a lock. Born on 9 October 2002 in Alkmaar, North Holland, in the Netherlands, he grew up in the nearby village of Akersloot. He is known for his physical presence, lineout ability, work rate, and ball-carrying. He moved to New Zealand in early [...] The post Fabian Holland Siblings: Meet Franka and Quentin Holland appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@taifaleo Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:37:42
Mali ya Champions: Bruno Guimaraes aacha unahodha Newcastle kuja kuwa kiungo wa Arsenal
MABINGWA wa Ligi Kuu Uingereza (EPL) Arsenal, wamekubaliana na Newcastle United kuhusu uhamisho wa nahodha wao Bruno Guimaraes kwa mujibu wa ripoti za vyombo vya habari vya Uingereza zilizochapishwa Jumatano. Kwa mujibu wa Sky Sports, ofa ya kwanza ya Arsenal kwa kiungo huyo wa Brazil ilikataliwa mapema wiki hii. Hata hivyo, klabu hiyo ya London ilirejea na ofa iliyoboreshwa na kufikia makubaliano na Newcastle. Guimaraes sasa ameuzwa kwa Arsenal kwa ada ya pauni milioni 75 (Sh13.2 bilioni). Ripoti zinasema Guimaraes, 28, alikuwa ameiambia Newcastle kwamba angependa kujiunga na Arsenal iwapo ofa inayofaa ingewasilishwa. Newcastle ilikuwa ikitaka kusalia na nahodha huyo, ambaye bado ana miaka miwili katika mkataba wake, pamoja na mwanya wa kuongeza mwaka mmoja zaidi. Guimaraes alijiunga na Newcastle akitokea Olympique Lyon ya Ufaransa mnamo Januari 2022 na tangu wakati huo amekuwa nguzo muhimu ya klabu hiyo. Amecheza mechi 195 katika mashindano yote, akifunga mabao 31, na aliiongoza Newcastle kutwaa League Cup (Carabao 2025) taji lao la kwanza baada ya kipindi kirefu. Iwapo uhamisho huo utakamilika, Guimaraes ataongeza ubora na uzoefu katika safu ya kati ya kocha Mikel Arteta huku Arsenal ikisaka kutetea ubingwa wa EPL na pia kutamba katika Klabu Bingwa Ulaya (UEFA). Guimaraes pia alikuwa sehemu ya kikosi cha Brazil katika Kombe la Dunia 2026. Kuondoka kwake kutakuwa pigo jingine kwa Newcastle, ambayo tayari imewapoteza Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali na kocha Eddie Howe. Wakati huo huo, Kocha Mfaransa Herve Renard naye amerejea kuinoa Ivory Coast, miaka 11 baada ya kuiongoza kutwaa Kombe la Afrika 2015. Shirikisho la Soka la Ivory Coast lilitangaza Jumanne kuwa Renard, 57, atamrithi Emerse Fae, ambaye mkataba wake haukuongezwa baada ya Kombe la Dunia 2026. Fae alifikisha Ivory Coast hatua ya mchujo kwa mara ya kwanza katika kombe la dunia ambao walishiriki kwa mara ya nne. Renard aliinoa Tunisia kwa muda katika Kombe la Dunia baada ya kuanza vibaya kwa kipigo cha 5-1 dhidi ya Uswidi. Alishindwa kubadili mambo huku wakipoteza pia dhidi ya Japan na Uholanzi. Kocha huyo pia amewahi kuzinoa Angola, Morocco, Saudi Arabia na Zambia, aliyoiongoza kutwaa taji la AFCON 2012. Sasa atalenga kutwaa ubingwa wake wa tatu wa AFCON mwaka ujao katika mashindano yatakayoandaliwa kwa pamoja na Kenya, Tanzania na Uganda.
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@kna Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:25:57
Government launch Nyota training programme in Laikipia
More than a thousand unemployed youth from Laikipia County are set to benefit from the government sponsored Nyota apprentice programme. The youth drawn from the 15 wards in the county were inducted on Monday and are expected to undergo 20 days training before placement to various institutions where they will be apprenticed for five months...
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@kahawatungu Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:21:29
Ethan de Groot Siblings: All About Isaiah de Groot
Ethan de Groot is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a loosehead prop for the Highlanders in Super Rugby Pacific and Southland in the National Provincial Championship. Born on 22 July 1998 on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, he qualifies for New Zealand through ancestry and has become a mainstay in [...] The post Ethan de Groot Siblings: All About Isaiah de Groot appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:26:47
George Bower Siblings: Get to Know Koli and William
George Gadai Bower is a New Zealand rugby union player born on 28 May 1992 in Wellington, specifically associated with the Taita area of Lower Hutt. He plays as a prop and is known for his versatility in covering both the tighthead and loosehead positions in the scrum. Of Fijian heritage through his parents Niko [...] The post George Bower Siblings: Get to Know Koli and William appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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