Author: NLM Correspondent

The government has announced plans to assist young people find employment overseas to reduce unemployment in the country and help increase diaspora remittances. President William Ruto on Wednesday said that his administration was working on a number of policies to help youths in the country easily find jobs overseas. The Head of State said that the government had already initiated plans to implement the Global Labour Market Strategy to facilitate the process. The strategy, the President observed, will foster the transfer of knowledge, skills and technology in the country. Equally, Ruto said that to help expand job opportunities in the…

Bore emphasized the government’s commitment to creating employment opportunities for the recently graduated 22,000 public health professionals, including nurses, aligning to provide job prospects for both skilled and unskilled workers.

A multi-billion port expansion spree is adding capacity and improving efficiency as African ports race for a bigger slice of the global maritime trade pie. By Conrad Onyango The opening of Nigeria’s ‘game-changing’ billion-dollar deepwater seaport in Lekki, in early 2023, together with other ongoing and upcoming projects around the continent reflects an increasingly competitive race for the top shipping hub slots in Africa. Currently, a host of other major multi-billion dollar investments geared towards improving existing infrastructure or putting up new ports are ongoing in countries including South Africa, Morocco, Algeria, Angola, Egypt and Senegal. Among the largest investments…

Meanwhile, CS Murkomen attributed the challenges at JKIA to infrastructure neglect by the previous administration and deliberate sabotage.

President William Ruto has moved to assure the country that the economy is stable following the government’s continued effort in implementing policies that have put the country on a sustainable economic growth path. The Head of State, in his Jamhuri day speech on Tuesday, said that Kenya is out of the danger of debt distress and the economy is on a stable footing. The President said the government has been keen to make the right decisions, necessary sacrifices and smart choices and asked Kenyans to now focus on growth moving forward. He added that the efforts made by his government…

By Kate Okorie Growing up in the wilds of Kajiado County of Kenya, Mana Omar knows first-hand the struggles women face in search of water during the arid months – a search that has grown harder and harder as rains become less and less dependable. The walk to the river is dangerous. Predators have mastered the routes these women take. The women’s vulnerability is intensified at night when, without a source of electricity, they must trudge through the darkness. The predators, however, are human. Often disguising themselves as fishermen, the sexual predators prey on women walking alone, The threat they…

The Act has also increased CDF allocation on environmental activities from two per cent to five per cent to fund for climate crisis. The government has increased bursaries to schools under the National Government Constituencies Development Fund in what it says is a decision aimed at promoting smooth learning. This follows the signing into law of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (Amendment) Bill by President William Ruto on Monday. The law has proposed an increase in the allocation to schools from the current 3% to 40%, a move that seeks to facilitate continuity and completion of education by students.The…

The Conversation When King Charles visited Kenya in November 2023, many Kenyans renewed their demands for an official apology for atrocities committed by the British government during the colonial era. The widespread human rights abuses during the Mau Mau rebellion are the best-known of these atrocities. Yet we should not forget more mundane, everyday acts of domination. I am a social historian who has studied race, violence, colonialism and white settlement in Kenya. From the start of colonialism in 1895 to the drawing down of the Union Jack on 12 December 1963, black Kenyans were constantly subjected to violence and humiliation at the hands…

Africa’s carbon credit market is experiencing a significant surge in investor interest, thanks to a surge in fresh investment from the Gulf. But more regulation, stricter auditing and greater transparency is required, according to industry insiders. By Seth Onyango Africa is a prime target for new multimillion-dollar carbon offset projects as companies increasingly seek to blunt the effects of their carbon footprints. In September, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced plans to shell out US$450 million to secure carbon credits from various carbon offset initiatives on the continent. Already, carbon offset firms are snapping up new deals. Eco Netix, a…

The National Assembly’s departmental committee on administration and internal security has announced plans to classify banditry under acts of terrorism. The committee said the move will be to help find better and efficient ways of eradicating the vice which has become increasingly rampant in part of the Rift Valley region. Speaking during a visit to Elgeyo-Marakwet county the committee chairperson and Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo noted that the team will recommend an amendment to the anti-terrorism law to include banditry in a bid to escalate the war against the decades long menace. “We are in the process of compiling…