Kenya: Veteran lawyer and Siaya Governor Orengo faces backlash after flushing out 380 corruptly hired staff

Kenya: Veteran lawyer and Siaya Governor Orengo faces backlash after flushing out 380 corruptly hired staff

Speaking at Malomba Secondary School in West Alego, where he presided over the ground-breaking ceremony for construction of a multimillion shillings academic block, Samuel MP SaAtandi said Orengo will have to invite the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to thoroughly probe the scandal in which hundreds of jobseekers were swindled of money.

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Suspected motorcycle thief burned alive by mobs in Madogo, bike owner fights for life in hospital

Suspected motorcycle thief burned alive by mobs in Madogo, bike owner fights for life in hospital

Athman Manyara, a local resident, regretted that such cases of robberies with violence had been on the rise and urged the local authorities to increase their efforts to tame the crime. Manyara said that some residents tried saving the suspects to wait for police but due to the public anger, the suspect could not be saved. 

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Rattled by violent unemployed youth protests, Kenya moots NYOTA programme to pre-empt restiveness

Rattled by violent unemployed youth protests, Kenya moots NYOTA programme to pre-empt restiveness

Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya also announced that NYOTA will be fully rolled out during the International Youth Week in August, noting that by then, many applicants will have been certified to begin receiving support.  Fikirini echoed the cabinet secretary’s sentiments and urged youth to make use of the available opportunities.

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Life of dignity: How deputy governor humanises support to people with disability in Nandi County

Life of dignity: How deputy governor humanises support to people with disability in Nandi County

Since assuming office in 2017, Dr Yulita Mitei has rolled out transformative programmes that redefine how disability is addressed by county governance.

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World Bank: 75 per cent of Kenyans under 35 years face limited access to meaningful jobs

World Bank: 75 per cent of Kenyans under 35 years face limited access to meaningful jobs

Some youths regret that bad politics makes it difficult to get jobs. In many cases, people are given jobs because they support certain politicians, not because they have the right skills.

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Politicians, government officials in President Ruto’s Uasin Gishu backyard accused of robbing the poor

Politicians, government officials in President Ruto’s Uasin Gishu backyard accused of robbing the poor

Bishop Kosgei said demanding Kshh500,000 ($3,862) to Ksh600,000 ($4,635) from jobseekers for employment as a teacher or forcing parents to sell land to buy a job for a child in the police service or the military is tantamount to robbing the poor.

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Unemployment storm: Bangladesh court scraps most job quotas that sparked deadly protests

Unemployment storm: Bangladesh court scraps most job quotas that sparked deadly protests

Experts attribute the unrest to stagnant job growth in the private sector and high youth unemployment, making public sector jobs with regular wage hikes very attractive among the group who make up nearly a fifth of the population.

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