Category: Politics
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Art of stealing bursaries
Machakos tops list of stolen bursaries Machakos Town Constituency is claiming the biggest chunk of bursary funds that can not be accounted for with a figure of Kes 45million. Figure by The Daily Nation A report from the Auditor General puts the exact figure at Kes 45,106,000, making it the highest figure in Kenya of suspected stolen…
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Meet the Beekeeper of Kyaume
By Gastone Valusi The Bee keepers in Kyaume village in Matungulu Sub- county want the government to support the private sector efforts aimed at attracting the youth to the business. The chairman of the local bee keepers association Danwatson Mweu said that both county and national governments could render support through seminars and sensitisation programmes.…
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Kitui's 21 key sectors in big funding plan
USAID, Kitui County’s Kes. 1bn funding plan Kitui, Thursday, January 26, 2023 The fourth phase of the quarterly review meetings on the Joint Work Plan (JWP) between the County Government of Kitui and USAID kicked off yesterday at a Kitui hotel. The workshop, which brought together USAID’s implementing partners Resilient Learning Activity (RLA), 4 better Health…
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Bombshell charge for activist in tiff with Governor Ndeti
By Mueni Mutua A political activist Donald Mwendwa Nzau popularly known as ‘Password’ has been charged in a Machakos Court on a sensational charge. The Charge Sheet. The state is indicting the activist for publishing alleged false information against Machakos County Governor Wavinya Ndeti in a WhatsApp group. Activist Donald Mwendwa Nzau Mwendwa was arrested…
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Boy rescued,four held in kidnap ordeal
By Gastone Valusi in Machakos. Police in Matungulu Sub-county, are holding four men in connection with the kidnapping of a three-year-old child who had gone missing from his home at Nguluni trading centre on Sunday last week. Mr Omondi added that the three-year old boy was on Sunday playing with his father’s casual worker Stephen…
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Elephants kill villager in Masinga
Inaction on elephantsleads to death of villager By Vincent Matheka in Masinga Three elephants roaming through villages in Masinga A man has been trampled to death by elephants marauding villages in Machakos County. The incident happened this afternoon at Makutano Ma Ndei, Mukusu sub-location in Masinga Sub County. The three elephants were earlier reported to…
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Matinyani School turns the tables
When a name andsize does not matter By Mercy Mueni in Kitui Matinyani Boys Secondary school has proved it’s academic prowess after flooring well known schools not only in Eastern Region but in Kenya. The school located at the inner slopes of Kitui West posted a mean score of 9.942 compared to 8.296 mean score…
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Staff unrest at Machakos University
By Mueni Mutua Machakos University workers today downed their tools over delayed promotions and claims of failed attempts to meet with management. Speaking to the Media on Monday morning the Kenya University Staff Union(KUSU) Machakos Branch Secretary General Sylvanus Mwanzia pointed out that the issues they want addressed have been outstanding since 2016 and cannot…
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Giant Schools Missing in Action
Giant Ukambani schools missout in 2022 KCSE top league By Gastone Valusi in Machakos Though there is a general feeling that schools in Lower Eastern performed well in the 2022 KCSE exams, an analysis of the listing shows that schools from the region rank poorly compared to schools in other parts of the country. From…
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Mutula launches Jhpiego project
Bill and Melinda Gatesfunds Makueni program Nairobi: January 23, 2022 Makueni is among the selected counties that will benefit from a five-year program whose overall goal is to accelerate and scale quality Post-Partum Family Planning services within its Primary Health Care facilities. According to Jhpiego Regional Director Paul Nyachae who spoke during its launch…