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Regional integration drives Kenya-EAC trade to Sh351 billion
Kenya's trade with East African Community (EAC) partner states has grown to Sh351 billion, cementing the regional bloc as the country's most important export market. State Department for EAC Affairs Principal Secretary (PS), Caroline Karugu said the figures demonstrate that Kenya has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of regional integration, contrary to perceptions that...
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@kna 9 hours ago
Government defends digital health system service fee as lawful
The Ministry of Health has defended the Digital Health System service fee, dismissing claims that public funds are being unlawfully channeled to a private company. The ministry maintained that the levy is legal, capped, and payable only to the Digital Health Agency. In a statement issued Tuesday and reacting to a report carried in one...
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@kna 11 hours ago
Footbridge linking parts of Gatanga and Maragua commissioned
Murang'a County Government has commissioned Nginyi–Kakuzi (Gikono) footbridge, a key infrastructure project linking Gatanga and Maragua constituencies. The footbridge will end years of hardship for residents who have struggled to cross the river, especially during the rainy season. Speaking during the commissioning of the bridge, Governor Irungu Kangata said the county-funded project will enhance connectivity...
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@kna 11 hours ago
Coastal residents urged to support government development agenda
Coastal residents have been urged to support the National Government's development agenda aimed at improving livelihoods and infrastructure in the region. Cabinet Secretaries Hassan Joho (Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs), Salim Mvurya (Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports) and Senate Speaker, Amason Kingi, are actively urging residents in the coastal region to support the...
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@kna 11 hours ago
A new youth empowerment programme launched in Kirinyaga County
Kirinyaga Central Technical and Vocational College (TVC) in partnership with Kirinyaga Central NG-CDF has launched a new youth empowerment programme targeting practical and marketable skills, with 385 trainees joining as the first cohort. The trainees will undergo training in Nail Technology, Cabro Fixing and CCTV Camera Installation, courses that have been identified as having strong...
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@kna 11 hours ago
Tension brews over alleged plan to move Sh25 million Thika East bridge
Residents of Ngoliba in Kiambu County have opposed an alleged plan to move the Soya Bridge linking Thika and Gatanga constituencies in Kiambu and Muranga counties, describing the structure as a vital lifeline for thousands of residents. They said they received with shock reports that the bridge that was constructed in 2022 at a cost of Sh25 million...
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@kna 11 hours ago
NGAO urged to drive 2 million student enrolment by December
The government has intensified efforts to achieve its ambitious target of enrolling about two million students in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions by December this year, with National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) being tasked to spearhead grassroots mobilization across the country to achieve the target. Speaking during a TVET enrolment sensitisation forum...
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@kna 11 hours ago
Road project set to transform Embu County
Residents of Embu County are set to experience massive economic and social turnaround as the ongoing construction of over Sh11 billion road network takes shape. These projects spanning over 400-kilometers of newly paved bitumen roads across the whole county and heavily supported by the National Government are poised to unlock the County's economic potential by...
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@kna 11 hours ago
Murkomen urge Kenyans to support Vision 2060 initiative
Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has urged Kenyans to back the formulation of the countrys Vision 2060 development blueprint to establish a long-term roadmap for Kenyas transformation. Speaking during a Sunday service at St. Stephen Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK), Chepkoilel, in Moiben Sub-County, Uasin Gishu County, Murkomen said the proposed Vision...
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@kna 11 hours ago
Administrator urges politicians to focus on development agendas
Turbo Sub-county Assistant County Commissioner, Charles Cheseto, has urged politicians to mobilize communities towards realization of critical development projects and focusing on agendas that address community needs instead of promoting divisive politics ahead of the 2027 General Election. The Assistant County Commissioner in-charge of Turbo Sub-county in Uasin Gishu County, made the remarks during a...
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@kna 14 hours ago
School farm initiative improves nutrition
School farms are emerging as an innovative solution to food insecurity, poor nutrition and climate challenges in Kenyas arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), offering learners regular meals while equipping communities with practical climate-smart farming skills. At Inaarok Lukuny Comprehensive School in Kajiado County, a five-acre piece of previously idle land has been transformed into a...
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@kna 14 hours ago
Manager wants Kikuyu Municipal staff to deliver
Kikuyu Municipal Manager Paul Waruhiu has challenged staff to uphold professionalism, integrity and accountability in the delivery of public services, saying efficient municipal management was critical to improving the quality of life for residents. Speaking during a meeting with Heads of Departments and members of staff at the Kikuyu Municipality offices on Monday, Waruhiu reaffirmed...
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@kna 15 hours ago
EPRA report reveals cause of Endarasha dormitory fire tragedy
Findings of an investigation by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority into the September 2024 dormitory fire at the Hillside Endarasha Academy revealed widespread defects in the school's electrical installation system. During an inquest into the fire that claimed 21 boys, EPRA Electrical Engineer, Allan Mogoi, told the court that the school's power distribution system did...
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@kna 15 hours ago
Busia County in partnership to boost dairy production
The Busia County Government is closely working with key stakeholders in animal husbandry, FIPS Africa and the Kenya Animal Genetic Resources Centre (KAGRC), to expand dairy farming through subsidized artificial insemination (AI). The initiative aims to produce high yielding breeds, climate-resilient, disease-resistant dairy cattle as well as increased milk production so as to improve farmers...
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@kna 15 hours ago
Parents warned against procuring abortions for school-going girls
Parents and guardians' whose school-going daughters become pregnant while at school, have been urged not to procure abortions for but to instead support them to safely deliver and return to school under the governments learner re-entry policy. Khwisero Member of Parliament, Christopher Aseka, said no child should be denied education because of pregnancy, noting that...
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@kna 15 hours ago
Governor Bii asks leaders to arbitrate scholarship dispute
Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii wants elders and religious leaders in Eldoret to broker a truce between the County Government and affected parents in the Finland and Canada Overseas Education Programme dispute. The move comes ten days after the Nakuru Law Courts exonerated former Governor and current Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago and his two co-accused in the...
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