NAKURU TO BE DECLARED A CITY ON WEDNESDAY

President Uhuru Kenyatta will this Wednesday grant Nakuru a city charter, five months after the Senate approved the elevation of the municipality. Lack of clear guidelines in the Urban Areas and Cities Act 2011 delayed the elevation of the municipality. An inter-agency committee had also prepared a report similar to the one that was developed…

NO MORE CURFEW

President Uhuru kenyatta has ordered the lifting of the dusk to dawn curfew.He said this during Mashujaa Day Celebrations at Wang’uru stadium in Kirinyaga County, Uhuru said the move follows a review of the containment measures by the national response team and the National Security Council. He said it had been established that surge of…

SPIKE ON PRICES OF SUGAR

Sugar prices are set for fresh increase in the coming days after the government raised the buying price for a tonne of sugar cane paid to farmers. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya last week increased producers’ price of sugar cane from Sh3,833 per tonne to Sh4,112, effective November 18, with millers expected to pass this…

COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS ROLLS OUT 3-DAY VACCINATION CAMPAIGN TARGETING DEVOLUTION CONFERENCE DELEGATES

The Council of Governors (CoG) has unveiled a three-day vaccination campaign targeting delegates due to attend the 7th Annual Devolution Conference in Makueni. The vaccination drive which commenced on Tuesday will be conducted at the council’s Delta Corner offices in Westlands, Nairobi. The vaccination campaign is part of broad efforts to suppress the spread of…