Kenya’s national wrestling team gears for Africa beach wrestling championship in Morocco
Wrestling coach Oriri also called for increased funding to support the promotion of wrestling in schools, acknowledging that a lack of resources has hindered many talented athletes from competing at international events.
Kidnapped Kenyan officials released as Somali capital comes under heavy shelling by Al Shabaab
Gunmen believed to be from the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group abducted the village chiefs, who were government-appointed local officials, in Mandera County in February near the border of Somalia, where the insurgents are based.
Why Museveni defies Uganda’s constitution: ‘A mere piece of paper cannot remove me from power’
The phrase ‘tortuous peace and security’ suggests a complex and difficult path towards achieving stability and safety, often involving challenges, setbacks and a lack of easy solutions. It implies that the journey towards peace and security is not straightforward, but rather fraught with obstacles and requiring sustained effort. Many times, the state itself undermines whatever little peace and security have been built.
While Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwest Kenya is already bigger than many African cities, UN thinking of evolving it into a city
Now the Kenyan government and humanitarian agencies have come up with an ambitious plan for Kakuma to evolve into a city. Although it remains under the United Nations’ management, Kakuma has been re-designated a municipality, one that local government officials later will run.
Competency-based training curriculum for TVETs broken down into modules for easy consumption
Once modularised, the learners in TVET institutions will be able to undertake their preferred course in modules and get a certification for every level undertaken. This will also mean that upon completion of one level, the trainee can opt to proceed with the course or use the acquired skill to enter the job market.
US slams doors on South Sudanese as it revokes all visas while drums of civil war beat at home
Five years of civil war killed hundreds of thousands of people. A peace deal reached in 2018 has been fragile and not fully implemented, to the frustration of the US and other international backers. Notably, South Sudan still hasn’t held a long-delayed presidential election, and Kiir remains in power.
NExT programme steering Kenya’s horticulture exports competitiveness in bruising world market
Horticulture is a major foreign exchange earner, often referred to as “green gold” alongside tourism, coffee and tea. It contributes significantly to Kenya’s GDP, with the agricultural sector as a whole accounting for a substantial portion.
‘Primitive’ crops resurface in Migori County as Kenya’s Lake Victoria basin fends off high lifestyle diseases incidence
It is unfortunate that most of these foods are not served in many eateries frequented by the young people in the county and in Kenya as a whole. The young generation today would not differentiate between millet and sorghum and would out rightly dismiss ugali made from the crops as sludge.
Why Ugandans dread ruling National Resistance Movement is a mafia gang and President Museveni its lord
No one took the owners MRM to court for remaining a rebel group and participating in elections in Uganda and determine the future of Uganda while still a bush war organisation. Indeed, in every aspect of human life and endeavour NRM has continued to operate and resist anything that makes sense to Ugandans in favour of its own interests.
Drug abuse in Kenyan universities now major threat to knowledge industry as 27 per cent of students found to be hooked to substances
The school Deputy Principal Academics Dr Peter Ng’eny observed that the comprehensive report by NACADA was warning to those joining university urging them to download and read the report.
