Kenya reviewing prison laws to establish Correctional Service College, manage intersex and conjugal visits

Kenya reviewing prison laws to establish Correctional Service College, manage intersex and conjugal visits

Speaking in Kakamega town during public a validation forum, Angus Masoro said the proposed Bill on policy and regulatory framework also seeks to merge the Prison Service, Probation and After-care Service to become the Department of Correctional Service.

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Business-minded engineering student at Masinde Muliro University invents flexible stall for vendors in Kakamega

Business-minded engineering student at Masinde Muliro University invents flexible stall for vendors in Kakamega

The pricing of the stalls ranges from Ksh1,500 ($11.6) to Ksh3,500 ($27) for the small and big ones respectively. Muchina says he started this business with a capital of Ksh100,000 ($771) which he acquired from a seed fund in his former school through a programme known as Aspire, which helped him begin the business.

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Demand for trained health workers in US, Canada and Australia offers hope to Kenya’s over 70,000 jobless nurses

Demand for trained health workers in US, Canada and Australia offers hope to Kenya’s over 70,000 jobless nurses

Kenya dilemma in the health sector is multifaceted as the numbers graduating from local colleges are not matched with employment openings, which are diminishing. Foreign labour markets are therefore an option local employment agencies are cashing in on.

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Meteorology department in Kenya says long rains season in East Africa is on, assures farmers of even distribution

Meteorology department in Kenya says long rains season in East Africa is on, assures farmers of even distribution

The same applies to East Africa, which generally has uniform weather pattern with marginal regional variations.

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Uncertainty surrounds Zelenskiy willingness to relent after Trump, Putin agree to 30-day halt on Ukraine energy facility strikes

Uncertainty surrounds Zelenskiy willingness to relent after Trump, Putin agree to 30-day halt on Ukraine energy facility strikes

Trump has urged Putin to agree to a 30-day ceasefire that he hopes would move one step closer to ending Europe’s biggest conflict since World War Two. The war has killed or wounded hundreds of thousands of people, displaced millions and reduced entire towns to rubble.

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KTDA chair: Unregulated hawking undermining tea industry as raw material supply drops, losses rise

KTDA chair: Unregulated hawking undermining tea industry as raw material supply drops, losses rise

Chege Kirundi stressed the need for sharing data on key aspects of the tea sector, particularly so that farmers are informed about the data driving the issue of tea hawking in the country.

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Trump administration brands South African envoy ‘race-baiting politician’ and expels him

Trump administration brands South African envoy ‘race-baiting politician’ and expels him

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told reporters on Monday that Rasool would give him a report when he returns home.

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Some 50 million professionals, climate change activists sign up for clean air action for better health

Some 50 million professionals, climate change activists sign up for clean air action for better health

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General says WHO is supporting countries to implement evidence-based tools to address air pollution and prevent the disease it causes.

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Southern African bloc to withdraw troops from Congo in phases

Southern African bloc to withdraw troops from Congo in phases

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced on Thursday that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated the mandate of its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of Congo and decided on a “phased withdrawal”. “Summit terminated the Mandate of SAMIDRC and directed the commencement of a phased...

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Russian leader provisionally agrees to 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine pending conclusion of terms

Russian leader provisionally agrees to 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine pending conclusion of terms

Putin said it appeared that the US persuaded Ukraine to accept a ceasefire and that Ukraine is interested because of the battlefield situation, particularly in Kursk.

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