Reprieve for under siege Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga as contractors suspend threat to paralyse operations
Aloso said they have engaged the County Executive Committee Member for Finance Solomon Obiero who promised to pay them soon because the county had received money from the national treasury.
Sun and beach: Bump in coast tourism is critical to Kenya’s economy, cabinet secretary says
Kenya Tourism Board Chair Francis Gichaba underscored the coast’s diverse assets, including marine parks, Swahili architecture and historic towns such as Lamu, Malindi and Watamu.
Aquaculture: Experts say Kenya no longer needs Chinese fish imports following breakthroughs in cage farming
At the same time, KEMFRI Chief Executive Officer Paul Orina urged Western Indian Ocean countries to strengthen joint efforts in protecting marine ecosystems from pollution, overfishing, and habitat destruction.
Some 21,000 Kenyan women hospitalised with unsafe abortion complications, 2,600 die per year
The deputy governor said there was need to strengthen data systems and accountability to ensure the policies are evidence driven and resources reach the people who need them. Mulili also disclosed that Makueni County government has established Mother and Child Hospital where on average 20 mothers deliver safely daily saying the facility has an incubation unit for pre-term babies.
Kenya unveils plans to put 20,000 acres under crop to ramp up food production in arid and semi-arid regions
One of the beneficiaries of the project Zawadi Wario, who is on her fourth month since she started working on the project expressed gratitude for the initiative by the government and private partners in creating job opportunities for the locals.
Kenyan athletes warned against quick riches, balance education with sport for long term benefit
On doping, Miano cautioned athletes against consuming supplements without medical consultation, noting that the local market is largely unregulated and could easily expose them to banned substances. He advised athletes to always declare their status when seeking treatment in health facilities.
Smuggling syndicate that operates along Kenya-Tanzania border threatens business in Kwale County
Area County Commissioner Stephen Orinde warned to those smuggling sugar through the porous border points with neighbouring Tanzania.
Pop icon J-Lo says divorce from Ben Affleck ‘helped me grow in a way I needed to grow’
Lopez and Affleck rekindled their romance in 2021 and they married in an intimate Las Vegas ceremony in July 2022. They later celebrated their nuptials with a ceremony in Georgia in front of friends and family a month later.
More Tanzanians and Uganda visiting Kenya as East African nation targets five million tourists
Governor Abdulswamad Nassir lauded the Mombasa Tourism Council for revitalising tourism. He noted that the county has lined up several events heading into the December season.
Trans Nzoia Governor Natembeya pulls rag from under feet of PCS Mudavadi after endorsement by elders in Vihiga
The two political heavyweights face an acid test in Malava parliamentary by-election, where the governing United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is pitted against Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP). High-riding DCP candidate Edgar Busiega Mwanga has signalled he may flip the seat to the opposition.
