By Eddah Waithaka According to the latest report from Tala, a prominent digital lending company, customers are cutting back on discretionary spending like clothing and entertainment in favor of more essential expenses. The report unveiled in Nairobi today revealed that Kenyans are allocating a smaller proportion of their loans towards personal expenses this year, decreasing […]
By Eddah Waithaka The recently established police unit within the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs has commenced its activities following support from the government. The newly formed police unit under the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs has been tasked with safeguarding the nation’s mineral resources and combatting unauthorized mining […]
Residents of Rhapta Road have formed an association to defend the community’s rights, particularly in the fight against what they call illegal and unauthorised high-rise developments. Among the residents’ complaints are lack of security and water shortages in the area. The residents, who have formed the Rhapta Road Residents Association to fight for their rights, say that the […]
By Eddah Waithaka Lawmakers should be warned against a haphazard and uninformed approach that could hamper efforts to save lives and reduce the public health impact of smoking by targeting safer alternatives, harm reduction experts stress today. The experts were responding to Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni announcing that she intended to “wipe out” nicotine products. In a statement read […]
By Eddah Waithaka, A total of 2,384 people were killed and 5,581 seriously injured, according to data from the National Police Service. This is between May 2022 to October 2023. Five of the main roads in Nairobi have been identified as ‘highways of death’. Thika Super Highway, Mombasa, Kangundo, Outer Ring and Jogoo roads have been described as the most […]
By Eddah Waithaka On Wednesday, 6 March, the 3rd EAC Regional Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) opened in Nairobi. The conference, which runs until Friday 8 March 2024, is jointly hosted by the East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO) and the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA). Under the auspices of the East African Community […]
By Eddah Waithaka Kenya and Indonesia enter into a strategic mining partnership aimed at improving the mining sector by collaborating on geology and infrastructure. The partnership is a follow-up to the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in August last year during the Indonesian President’s state visit. Salim Mvurya, Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, said the MoU covers […]
By Eddah Waithaka The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) is set to take the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to court for the illegal deduction of the housing levy. In a statement, the organisation’s president, Faith Odhiambo, slammed the taxman for what she described as the exclusion of workers in the informal sector. “There is no […]
By Eddah Waithaka East African governments, particularly Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, are in a race to adopt competency-based education systems, known here in Kenya as CBC. The Competency Based Curriculum seeks to develop the potential of every learner while also emphasizing values and life skills. However, there has been a lack of integration and measurement […]
It is estimated that the livestock sector supports the livelihoods of about 25 million people and contributes about 42 per cent to the national agricultural GDP. With demand for livestock products expected to grow by up to 50% by 2030, there’s a clear opportunity for strategic investment to drive growth and innovation in the sector and ensure that livestock production […]
