Employees across all sectors in Embu County, including nurses, market attendants, clerical staff, and enforcement officers, staged a protest on Monday after going three months without pay. The workers told KNA that the three-month salary delay has left them struggling. Pauline Njeru, who works at the county headquarters, explained that the county government has consistently failed to remit statutory deductions to banks and the Social Health Authority (SHA), even though the amounts were already deducted from their payslips. “For those of us with loans, the banks are on our necks due to continued non-payment of installments. This puts us at…
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The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) has issued a 21-day strike notice countrywide, accusing the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Council of Governors (COG) of failing to implement the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) reached in 2024, despite months of negotiations. Peterson Wachira, National Chair of KUCO, speaking during a special delegates conference at Machakos University on Friday, said that if the impasse is not resolved within 21 days, clinical officers in all 47 counties, referral hospitals, and national government facilities will down their tools. “It is never our desire to disrupt services or subject patients to suffering, but…
Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aden Duale has supported the Presidential directive to expand the Cancer Care Package under the Social Health Authority (SHA) from Sh550,000 to Sh800,000, effective 1st December 2025. The expansion, according to the CS, aims to make lifesaving cancer treatment accessible to all Kenyans, irrespective of income. Duale also hailed the Ministry’s collaboration with key stakeholders, including Roche, which he said had reduced the cost of Herceptin breast cancer therapy from Sh120,000 to Sh40,000 per session. Speaking during the exuberant Women 16th Thanksgiving Ceremony at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani in Nairobi, the CS said the…
UDA’s Isabella Leshimpiro wife to Paul Leshimpiro the former Angata Nanyukie MCA who was murdered while being driven home has won in the resultant byelection. Leshimpiro narrowly beat her two competitors after garnering 1,235 votes followed closely by Pauline Nasieku Lenkupae of National Agenda Party of Kenya with 1,000 votes and ODM’s Letoluai Loisia with 954 votes. While announcing the results, IEBC Returning Officer Shaolin Meiguran noted that there was a total of 15 polling stations in the vast ward with 4,204 registered voters. Leshimpiro was shot dead inside his car in February 2024. -By Robert Githu
Google has launched Gemini 3, its most advanced AI model, bringing state-of-the-art reasoning and powerful new agentic capabilities. The model is set to transform everyday Google products and marks a major step in making AI more useful for people in Kenya and across Africa. “In this new chapter, we’ll continue to push the frontiers of intelligence, agents, and personalisation,” stated Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet. The announcement comes as Kenya’s tech adoption accelerates, with Google reporting a 150 percent surge in AI-related searches and a tripling in searches for “AI jobs” over the past year. Built for deeper…
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has been ordered to ensure consistent and adequate supply of drugs to public health facilities across the country. President Dr. William Ruto said there should be efficiency in the new system of delivering medicines and other health commodities directly to hospitals. Speaking at Loglogo Africa Inland Church (AIC) in Marsabit County, President Ruto said the direct delivery of supplies to health facilities—rather than to county stores—would make the provision of health services under the Universal Health Coverage programme more reliable. The President was in Loglogo to attend celebrations marking 60 years of the local…
A growing wave of child trafficking in Homa Bay County has raised alarm among judicial officers, with authorities now moving to fast-track cases involving the exploitation of minors. Homa Bay Magistrate Court Head of Station, Jacinta Orwa warned that the county is witnessing an increase in child trafficking incidents, pointing out that the disturbing trend is particularly prevalent in Homa Bay and Rangwe sub-counties. “We have noted a worrying rise in child trafficking cases. As the judiciary, we are working closely with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the National Police Service, and the Department of Children Services…
A storm is brewing in the education sector as Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers mount pressure on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to confirm them on permanent and pensionable terms before their one-year internship contracts lapse in December. Kisumu county JSS teacher’s chairman, Kevin Oliech, said the more than 20,000 science teachers deployed across the country have worked tirelessly under harsh conditions and now deserve full employment. “We have served diligently for one year under difficult conditions. As our term ends, there is no guarantee of absorption. We will resist any attempt by TSC to extend our internship,” said…
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has kicked off a countrywide public awareness drive to sensitise the public on its work and tackle mounting court cases delays, with a focus on faster justice delivery. Speaking in Nanyuki Town during a weekend team-building retreat for prosecutors from 13 Rift Valley counties, Prosecution Services Director Alloys Kemo revealed that the ODPP was expanding the use of plea bargains and diversion programs to ease pressure on the courts. “Plea bargaining saves time and resources. Once an accused person pleads guilty to negotiated charges, we don’t need to call witnesses or…
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has requested the Kitui County Assembly to immediately move a motion that will pave the way for the newly renovated Ithookwe Stadium to be renamed after the late former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga. Kalonzo said Raila Odinga was not only a national leader but also a great lover of sports, and renaming the stadium in Kitui after him would be a great honour to the fallen patriot. The former Vice President also supported Homabay Governor Gladys Wanga’s call for the government to rename Talanta Stadium in Nairobi as Raila Odinga Stadium in memory of one…
