There is a need to focus on preventing the occurrence of gender-based violence (GBV) cases at the community level to contain the vice in the country, State Department of Gender and Affirmative Action Principal Secretary (PS) Anne Wang’ombe has said.
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Month: September 2024
Tea farmers trained on crop diversification to increase earnings
A section of farmers drawn from the tea growing zones of Murang’a County have been trained on various ways of crop diversification
The move is intended to help the tea farmers not to depend only on earnings from tea, whose prices keep fluctuating, t…
Read moreGovernment to streamline the manufacturing sector
The government is inviting the stakeholders from both the public and private sectors to submit proposals for legislative and policy reforms in order to inspire trade, manufacturing and investments in Kenya.
The submission targets traders, manufactur…
Read moreGarissa youth urged to get certification for prior learning skills
Garissa youth with prior learning skills have been urged to register and get certification for their skills to enable them qualify and be competitive in the job market.
Recognition of Prior Learning is a programme under the Kenya Kwanza government t…
Read moreNarok town residents decry increasing cases of insecurity
Narok town dwellers now want the security team to up their game following several incidents of mysterious murder in the town and its environs.
The residents spoke after the body of a 30-year-old man was found dumped beside the road at Eagles junctio…
Read moreGovernment spends 883 million shillings to cushion orphans and vulnerable in western
The National Government disbursed over 883 million shillings in the last financial year to support poor households taking care of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC’s) in the Western Kenya region.
Regional Children Coordinator Duncan Ng’eno said t…
Read moreKilgoris Police save cattle thief from Lynching
Kilgoris police and county rangers have rescued a middle-aged man from an angry livestock traders who had stolen three cows from Shartuka Village, attempting to sell them at the Kilgoris market.
County rangers locked the culprit in their revenue off…
Read moreAll set for East Africa Ocean festivals in Mombasa
Preparations for the first edition of the inaugural East Africa Ocean festivals slated in October in Mombasa County have started.
The festival is a premium three-day ocean sporting and entertainment event scheduled from October 18 to 20, 2024, set t…
Read moreResidents propose amendments on Maisha Card, birth registration
Kiambu residents have voiced their strong opposition to the proposed changes by the government on birth registration and also the introduction of the Maisha card identification ecosystem.
A public meeting was convened on Monday at the Kiambu Communi…
Read moreMaisha Namba promises greater benefits for citizens
Government officials attended a community sensitization meeting at Sengera grounds in Kisii County to address residents’ concerns about the Maisha Namba Project.
Led by Gucha Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) Esther Kungu and Sub-County Registrar of …
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