The anti-female genital mutilation (FGM) stakeholders in Laikipia County have pointed to underfunding, radicalization, and cultural practices as the major setbacks in the fight against the FGM vice. Speaking with the media after an anti-FGM stakeholder sensitization workshop in Nanyuki, Anti-FGM Board Programme Manager Nyerere Kutwa said that the government was committed to eradicating FGM […]
The First Lady, Mama Rachel Ruto hosted dignitaries at the First Lady’s Pavilion at the Africa Climate Summit 2023 in Nairobi, to discuss the important role of education and skills development in building a sustainable future, as well as the role of women as we transition to clean energy. In her welcoming remarks, during the […]
Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) Population Health in collaboration with Dumisha Afya has donated a mobile X-ray truck to Busia County with a view to improve healthcare coverage in rural areas. The handing over of the truck event was held at the Busia County Referral Hospital on Monday 5th of September 2023. In […]
Kenya Freedom fighter, Field Marshall, Muthoni Kirima has died at the age of 92. She died as she was rushed to Radiant Hospital in Pangani Nairobi in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Through a Facebook post on her page, Nyeri governor Mutahi Kahiga made the announcement of her demise. “I cannot fathom or believe […]
Nine recruits were selected among 400 who participated in the ongoing KDF Recruitment exercise on Friday at Ihura Stadium in Murang’a East Sub-County, which was looking to recruit in three categories that is, regular recruits, cadet graduates, and defense forces constables. Among the nine recruits, only one female managed to move on to the next […]
The County Government of Nakuru is collaborating with the National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) to increase market participation and value addition among more than 5,000 farmers through a Sh28.75 billion World Bank-funded initiative. The project is set to unlock new opportunities for maximizing finance and private sector investments in the value chains, through […]
The 2023 KDF recruitment was officially launched on the 28th of August. The event was officiated by the Vice Chief of Defence Forces (VCDF) Lieutenant General Jonah Mwangi, at the Defence Headquarters at Hurlingham, Nairobi. The exercise commenced immediately at all the publicized recruiting centers nationwide. The exercise is expected to end on Friday 8 […]
BY GBS REPORTER, Dennis Mugweru Munyi,1 September 2023 Gabon is the latest African country to have undergone a coup d’état shortly after President Ali Bongo Ondimba was re-elected for a third term on August 30. This is the eighth coup in former French colonies in Africa in the past three years. In what seems to […]
The food security situation in Kenya has dropped from 4.4 million to 2.8 million. Speaking to the press in Narok at the Ewaso Nyiro South Development Authority (ENSDA) headquarters, The Cabinet Secretary in charge of The Ministry of East Africa Community, Arid, and Semi-arid Lands (ASALS) and Regional Development, Rebecca Miano, released the report on […]
Teachers to receive a pay increase by the end of the week. This follows the signing of an agreement between their unions and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Monday, August 28 2023 at the Kenya School of Government. The group signed an addendum to the 2021-25 CBA with TSC, to cushion teachers against new […]