Kenya to leverage technology to drive Comesa bloc trade

Kenya to leverage technology to drive Comesa bloc trade

Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui reiterated Kenyan government’s commitment to advancing digital trade, agricultural modernisation, and strategic partnerships.

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Risky borrower: Kenya sprucing up image in financial markets as its public debt soars to $92.5 billion

Risky borrower: Kenya sprucing up image in financial markets as its public debt soars to $92.5 billion

To institutionalise the process, the Treasury will establish a government-resourced Credit Rating Committee to coordinate Kenya’s approach, supported by partners including UNDP, the gvernment of Japan, AfriCatalyst and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).

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Rights defenders welcome first conviction by world court on past atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur

Rights defenders welcome first conviction by world court on past atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur

Conflict now rages in Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces – born out of the Janjaweed militias – and Sudan’s military. Tensions erupted in 2023 between the two previous allies that were meant to oversee a democratic transition after a 2019 uprising.

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We’re prisoners of state and university teaching staff, Moi University medical students lament over labour disputes

We’re prisoners of state and university teaching staff, Moi University medical students lament over labour disputes

Mobisa Euniseve, a sixth-year medical student, echoed the frustrations, saying she was scheduled to complete her final exams this month and graduate on December 18 but her hopes have been dashed by the standoff.

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Retired IGP Kimaiyo warns bandits in Kenya’s North Rift region to heed state amnesty offer, surrender illegal guns

Retired IGP Kimaiyo warns bandits in Kenya’s North Rift region to heed state amnesty offer, surrender illegal guns

The restoration of peace, he noted, has seen families return to their homes and farms where they are currently engaging in farming activities with some cultivating crops along the Kerio River, which had been abandoned for years after bandits declared a no go zone.

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How Museveni’s ‘garbage in, garbage out’ politics stunts Uganda’s knowledge industry

How Museveni’s ‘garbage in, garbage out’ politics stunts Uganda’s knowledge industry

In the case of the knowledge workers of Uganda (teachers, lecturers and professors) and the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government since 1986, there has been a mismatch between the two contending entities regarding resolution of conflicts in the education system in general and the universities and schools in particular.

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Kenya’s senior civil servants now at risk of summary dismissal for snubbing national days

Kenya’s senior civil servants now at risk of summary dismissal for snubbing national days

The regional commissioner also cautioned the officers against engaging in graft, warning that their days are numbered. He said the government has already engaged the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to investigate graft in public service.

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Kenya’s demoralised police set for mass promotions to inject professionalism in the service

Kenya’s demoralised police set for mass promotions to inject professionalism in the service

Cabinet Secretary Murkomen said Jukwaa la Usalama forums are vital, noting the convergence of national government administrative officers, police officers, university students, members of the public and all stakeholders, has brought to the fore the challenges of security, illegal alcohol, drugs, gender-based violence and other issues related to crime and how the issues should be addressed through public participation.

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Indian experts advise Trans-Nzoia County to invest more in technical training to address unemployment

Indian experts advise Trans-Nzoia County to invest more in technical training to address unemployment

Citing India’s experience, the expert noted that despite the country’s youthful population of over 371 million, investment in technical training and practical skills has played key role in addressing the challenge of unemployment suggesting that once emulated in Kenya, it can help transform the country to higher levels of development.

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Nurses’ union declare Siaya Governor Orengo government hostile, county headquarters a crime scene

Nurses’ union declare Siaya Governor Orengo government hostile, county headquarters a crime scene

Addressing the occasion, President of National Nurses Association of Kenya Collins Otieno Ajwang’ described the governor’s office compound as a crime scene.

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