Impact of teenage pregnancies has been felt in Nyandarua county with 900 girls reported expectant. A report by National Council and Population Development indicates that the ‘young mothers’ are aged between 10 and 19 years. The report reveals that the girls were lured into sex by their peers and old men following poor parenthood, peer…
Murang’a County Government will buy 100 ICU beds from young Kenyans innovators. The deal was sealed by County Health and Sanitation Executive Joseph Mbai, after the innovators obtained certification from Kenya Bureau of Standard. The group led by Mungai Gathogo eyes to start mass production of locally manufactured Intensive Care Unit beds next week. The…
Laikipia County MP Catherine Waruguru has dedicated more time to serve her constituents after she decamped from Tanga Tanga camp. In a video circulating in her social media platform, Waruguru has assured her constituents that whenever she will not be in parliament she will be in the villages. Waruguru is among the leaders in Mt…
EACC detectives are camping at Kirinyaga Governor Annie Mumbi Waiguru residences in Nairobi and Kirinyaga. The detectives are in search of documents pertaining to the paid travel allowances that the county government facilitated at Sh23million. In a communication, the commission Chief Executive Officer Twalib Mbarak said they are in the process of establishing whether…
Members of the public have been invited to give suggestions towards a Bill that seeks to cushion contractors and suppliers from delayed payment for government tenders. Thika Town legislator Patrick Wainaina who is sponsoring the motion which is set to go through the second reading in Parliament said the public have the opportunity to give…
Construction of houses using interlocking blocks has been termed as a cheap method which can boost the housing sector in the country. In Makomboki village in Kigumo, the youth under Kazi Mtaani programme an initiative by President Uhuru Kenyatta has benefitted through the introduction of cheap construction of houses, through interlocking blocks. The technology by Department…
Parliamentary committee on health will interrogate members of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) on how finances allocated to stop the spread of COVID-19 were misappropriated. The committee’s chairperson Sabina Chege has said from the Ministry of Health records, Kemsa was allocated Sh 2. 5 billion to facilitate the issuance of cheap Personal Protection Equipment to…
A tour guide has recounted the events that preceded the death of a Chinese tourist Fang Wanchao who died three years ago when descending from Batian peak, in Mt Kenya. A witness David Mungai told an inquest into the death of the tourist, they started their expedition at 4am before summiting at around noon. Mungai…
A tug of war between 27 medical officers and Laikipia County Government is looming after a decision by Public Service Commission to retain them back has been trashed. The county government has indicated that the commission was unfair as it failed to hear from its side before giving its verdict. The move would force the Laikipians’ to…
The Kenya Red Cross donated tonnes of food aid to residents of Laikipia North who have been affected by cattle rustling. The donation was distributed 1,000 households in Kimanjo, Tiamamut and Ngobilo villages where thousands of people have been displaced by armed cattle rustlers. KRC Central Region Coordinator Gitonga Mugambi gave each homestead a package…
