United States of America, Germany and UK government’s have hailed speaker Kenneth Marende’s ruling Tuesday this week to chair the disputed House Business Committee on an interim basis.At a joint press conference in Nairobi yesterday, Ambassadors Michael Ranneberger, Walter Lindner and Rob Macaire asked the leadership of the country to put the interests of Kenyans [...]
Garsen Member of parliament Danson Mungatana is calling on the cabinet ministers mentioned in graft cases to step aside while putting the government to task over lack of effort to address the issue.
Speaking on Wednesday in parliament Mungatana said that appointing new judges as mentioned by the President would not reduce corruption.
The issue of corruption [...]
Illiteracy among communities living in the Rift valley province has been termed as the main motivation behind the ongoing female genital mutilation.
And As Fish FM’s Caroline Koech reports, many of the victims of the outdated practice lack awareness.
Mariam Suleiman, the chairperson of the women for peace initiative says many of those still practicing in the [...]
In a separate campaign, Rehema Kenya, a non governmental organization dealing with peace has appealed to politicians to engage in dialogue and avoid the on going blame game in the grand coalition government
Speaking at a one day workshop held in Eldoret, the facilitator of the workshop Sammy Naibei blamed politicians for hindering development of the [...]
In another health story Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital is now the first hospital in East Africa to have received certificate of standardization for quality service.
However Managing Director Kenya Bureau of Standards Dr Kioko Mange’li termed the neglect of patients by doctors a critical issue.
Dr. Mang’eli challenged the ministry to ensure there are statutes that [...]
There is need for public sensitization on the importance of enrolling with the National Hospital Insurance Fund- NHIF.
Medical Services minister Professor Anyang’ Nyong’o says plans are underway to have NHIF cater for every individual who is in need of treatment up to the marginalized areas.
Nyong’o pointed out that his ministry has undertaken reforms including those [...]
Eldoret residents have an opportunity to view some pictures of what transpired during the 2007 post election violence. The art pictures display that began on Monday will be shown to the people by a Godown organization that is in Eldoret town. According to an official from the Godown organization, they decided to exhibit the picture [...]
Parliament resumed its formal session Wednesday a day after the national speaker’s ruling that allowed the house business committee to proceed with parliament’s agenda. Joining Mp’s in debating the president’s speech, Lugari legislature Cyrus Jirongo criticized the government initiated Kazi Kwa Vijana program saying it did not meet the expectations of the youth.
Jirongo asks the [...]
Parents have been advised to ensure that their children under five years received the second round of polio vaccine as the campaign draws to an end Wednesday. Eldoret west Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Bill Lubanga said the ministry of health aims at vaccinating one hundred and seventy thousand children. He said the second round [...]
Farmers in Marakwet district are demanding a total of 6 million shillings from the National Cereals and Produce Board for their maize produce.
Led by Marakwet West ODM Secretary General Julius Chemweno they have given the Eldoret depot a period a period of two weeks to pay them failure to which they will move to court.
Chemweno [...]