Author: NLM Correspondent

Director of Internal Audit William Ooko noted that salaries debited to the suspense account amounted to Sh86.2 million, with no supporting documents.

TikTok Ban Petitioner Bob Ndolo will today appear before the Parliament Public Petition Committee to substantiate push for the ban of the global app. The Bridge Connect Consultancy Executive Director presentation will guide the report that will be table before the house on the agitation for the global ban app. This comes weeks after TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew committed to play part in a joint working team with Kenyan authorities to moderate content on its platform. Chew has committed to have TikTok set up an office in Nairobi to coordinate its operations in the region. The CEO also pledged…

The ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has distanced itself from a proposal by Nandi County Senator Samson Cherargei calling for the extension of the presidential term limit to seven years. In a statement, UDA Secretary-General Cleophas Malala said that the proposals by Cherargei were his personal views and not those of the party. Malala instead termed the views expressed by the senator as superfluous and peripheral.  “The UDA Party respects and upholds the Senator’s personal views but particularly on the referenced subject, those views do not reflect the perspectives of the UDA Party and/or its party leader, President William Ruto. …

KNEC will consider the five best-performed subjects, apart from the two mandatory ones, in computing the mean grade.

KRA also issued a warning to the public, cautioning them about potential scammers. The Revenue Service Assistants will be easily identifiable with official badges, uniforms, and proper identification.

The World Health Organization notes that nicotine itself does not cause cancer or cardiovascular disease, distinguishing it from the hazards of smoking.

The affidavit stated that this indicated the use of proxies for personal gain.

The African Development Bank and the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITTI) have signed a joint technical assistance agreement to enable the scale up of investment in low-carbon and climate-resilient technologies. This will ultimately support climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts in many African countries. The two parties signed the pact on14 September, on the sidelines of the 7th Korea-Africa Ministerial Conference on Economic Cooperation, held in Korea’s second largest city, Busan. Through this partnership, Korea will share technology, experience, and knowledge with the bank’s African member countries. Korea will assist these countries to identify and develop eco-friendly projects.…

She urged the government to align its expenditures with its available resources, calling for prudent fiscal management in these challenging financial times.

Under the revised system, students will not be graded based on subject clusters, as has been the tradition since inception of the 8-4-4 system.