Cash-strapped Kenya rolls out pension scheme for self-employed people
Speaking at a past engagement with journalists in Kakamega, the CEO of KNEST Rose Musonye said the institution will manage all the savings of Kenyan workers who are self-employed.
Government and rebels agree to cease hostilities but situation in eastern Congo remains volatile
The statement said the parties had agreed to “work towards concluding a truce” and that they were reaffirming their commitment to “an immediate end to hostilities.” Previous commitments to a ceasefire, announced unilaterally, have not held, and Wednesday’s statement was the first such commitment to be announced jointly.
Business-starved Postal Corporation of Kenya diversifies into health products distribution
Kenya and Universal Postal Union (UPU) have signed the joint declaration on the Universal Postal Union Post4Health project, an initiative that will enable the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) to distribute health products and technologies. Kenya through PCK, applied to have the UPU for consideration of support through the Post4Health...
Nutritional crisis in Kenya accounts for 18 per cent stunted children under five, capital Nairobi leads
In the Kenya Nutrition Situation overview, micronutrient deficiency shows over half (52.6 per cent) of the preschool children and 37.6 per cent of school-age children suffer from marginal vitamin A deficiency, and one-in-four (26.3 per cent) of preschool children are anaemic and 41.6percent of pregnant women are also anaemic.
MSME players want Kenya to match US protectionist policies to shield local industries from cheap imports
Head of Programme for Promotion of Self Employment and Entrepreneurship at the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) Irene Omogi explained that some of the key challenges that the policy review will address include putting in place regulations which will ease access to credit for informal businesses.
MP takes swipe at impeached deputy president as allegations of possible assassination of Kenya Defence Forces chief swirl
Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo said key security institutions, the military, National Intelligence Service and the Interior docket must be respected and allowed to perform the duties professionally and diligently so as the secure the country.
Study: Covid deaths were inflated and ‘over-reporting was intentional’ as infections were quite mild but it was necessary to scare people into believing the virus was severe
“There was a financial desire to make a lot of money from rapidly developed mRNA vaccines and to set a precedent for this in the future,” Bell said. “As infections from SARS-CoV-2 virus were generally quite mild, it was necessary to scare people into thinking Covid-19 was far more severe, and far more prevalent, than it actually was.”
Farmers in Murang’a County in central Kenya to tap into expanding avocado, tea and coffee markets in China, USA
Murang’a County has an avocado farmers’ association that brings farmers together while the tea sector is managed by tea factories that contract KTDA as their management agency and the coffee sector is led through coffee co-operative societies.
Police recover two bodies church in western Kenya in a case with echoes of starvation cult
The 57 people who were rescued looked weak and frail and were taken to a nearby hospital but refused to be attended to by medical personnel and instead “began to make noises and (sing) religious songs,” it added.
Director of Public Prosecutions in Narok laments ‘massive interference by the public leads to cases flopping in court’
The DPP advised the public that if they are not satisfied with the court rulings, they should make a formal complaint to his office so justice can be served.
