Kisumu Girls High School has been closed indefinitely following an increased agitation from the students that started on Friday.The closure of the school was confirmed by Regional Education Boss Nelson Sifuna. Sifuna said that since Friday there have been issues within the school where a number of girls were making noise and refusing to participate…
National Parents Association is calling on all parents whose children are supposed to join Form 1 on January 15, 2024, to make sure that all children turn up and report to school without failure. National Parents Association Chairperson Silas Obuhatsa has said that parents should ensure their children meant to join Form 1 report to…
Vaccine manufacturer Kenya BioVax Institute is at an advanced stage to set up a fully-fledged facility at Konza Technopolis, CEO Michael Lusiola has announced. He said the country is well on track to realize the dream of locally manufacturing human vaccines. “We are speeding up efforts to see Kenya package vaccines locally within the next…
A team of four chess players and one coach departed for Eindhoven, Netherlands, Thursday night to take part in the World Under-16 Chess Olympiad competition, that is set to begin on August 12 and end on August 19.The Kenyan team will consist of Hawi Kaloki (Under 16 champion), Paul Olando (under 14 champion), Kuka (joint…
Employers are now uncertain over the new NSSF contributions which should take effect from February 2024. Implementation of the law requires that the deductions will be raised to a specific amounts over the first five years. The government started implementing the National Social Security Fund Act of 2013 in February last year, raising mandatory pension…
Detectives on Wednesday searched the house where John Matara, a prime suspect in the murder of socialite Starlet Wahu lived in Nairobi’s Kahawa West area. The team said they wanted to find more evidence in the ongoing probe into the murder. During the search, neighbors told police that Matara used to spend the day in…
The driver of a 47-seater bus involved in a crash that killed 15 people on the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway on Tuesday has been arrested by the police. Clement Kiarie, a 34 years old man who was driving the ‘Classic King’ bus, was detained at the Mau Summit Police Station on Wednesday pending his arraignment. In that…
The Orange Democratic Movement party has sent condolences to Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi and his family following the death of his wife. In a statement on Tuesday, the Raila Odinga-led party expressed its solidarity by standing together with Mwinyi during these hard times. “Pole sana Hon Omar Mwinyi – MP for Changamwe for the loss…
The death toll has surged to over 20 in separate accidents within two days, as reported by the police. The latest incident occurred around 2:45 am at the Twin Bridge area, involving a collision between a bus from Classic Kings of Congo and a North Ways Shuttle Toyota matatu. Police confirmed that all occupants of…
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu left ministry officials in stitches as he released the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education results. The CS said candidates had recorded a decline in performance in English, History and Government, Geography and Agriculture. “You know it is always the norm for the candidates to sit in for History and Geography and…