January 26, 2025

KESSHA Advocates for Increased School Capitation Funds

Murang’a: The chairperson of the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA), Mr. Willy Kuria, has called for an upward review of the funds allocated to schools as capitation. Kuria, who spoke to KNA in Murang’a County, highlighted the diminish…

A Shift to Competence Training Qualifies Kenyans for Foreign Jobs

Nairobi: The system shift from theory-based to Competence Based Educational Training (CBET) is enabling Technical Vocational Education and Training institutions in Kenya to produce skills needed for international jobs. The Principal of Kaiboi National…

Government Urged to Retool P1 Teachers to Handle JSS Crisis

Amagoro: The government, through the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), has been urged to retool P1 teachers in the primary section to address the ongoing teacher shortage crisis in junior secondary schools (JSS), which remains a significant hurdle in…

Community Health Promoters Retooled to Boost Their Services

Nyamira: The department of health services in Nyamira County is conducting a 10-day retooling training for its Community Health Promoters (CHPs) to enhance their basic health service delivery within their communities. The County director for primary h…

Departmental Heads Asked to Spearhead SHA Registration

Narok: Departmental heads in Narok County should be in the front line to sensitize their clients on the Social Health Authority (SHA) to boost the number of registered members, as the county is lagging behind with a registration of 11 per cent.

Acco…

Security Personnel Seize Contraband Goods in Iten Town

Keiyo North: Security personnel in Keiyo North Sub County have confiscated 654 packets of cigarettes and 150 cartons of 2nd generation liquor, all believed to be contraband goods, from a bar in Iten town. Keiyo North Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) J…

DCC Nyakach Names 108 Suspects in Livestock Theft Probe

Kisumu: The Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) of Nyakach Sub-County, Job Barongo Anunda, has unveiled a list of 108 young men believed to have been behind a series of livestock theft and related criminal activities in the region.

According to Kenya N…