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…
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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…
Egerton University has secured a strategic partnership with US based IROC Tractors and Agypro International for establishment of local assembly of fit-for-purpose tractors that will deliver world class agricultural equipment to local farmers and boost the uptake of mechanized farming in the country. Under the deal, the university will assemble modern, high-quality fit-for-purpose tractors specifically matched to the unique operational requirements, terrain, and tasks of a particular farm or project. The fit-for-purpose tractors are said to be different from traditional general-purpose or utility tractors, which are built for versatility across a wide range of tasks. The deal was signed by…
Migori County will today honour the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga with a memorial to be held at Awendo Green Stadium in Awendo Sub County-Migori. The event will bring together residents of the county who did not get a chance to eulogise Raila during his burial at his home in Bondo-Siaya County. Speaking at his residence, Migori Governor Ochilo Ayacko said that since the burial of Raila was done within 72 hrs, many people, especially from the Southern Nyanza, did not get a chance to mourn him. “It is for this reason that as a county and friends of…
The 49-day strike by university lecturers has officially ended after the Ministry of Education, the National Treasury, and university unions agreed to release Sh7.9 billion owed to staff under the 2017–2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Migos Ogamba announced that the government had successfully concluded talks with the unions to resolve all outstanding issues that had paralyzed learning in public universities for more than six weeks. Speaking during the signing of the return-to-work formula in Nairobi on Wednesday, Ogamba revealed that the prolonged industrial action, which began in September, stemmed from three major concerns including delayed implementation…
Kirinyaga County Government has repossessed over 800 acres of public land valued at about Sh1 billion that had been grabbed by private entities. The unscrupulous individuals grabbed the prime parcels scattered mainly in major towns across the county during the defunct local authority’s period. The lands were earmarked for hospitals, court and police stations, markets, schools, irrigation dams, bus terminals and playfields among other social amenities. Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru warned that her administration would not spare any effort to recover all grabbed public land and asked those still sitting on such to surrender the same to the government.…
Peoples Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has challenged the political class to use the “newfound unity” following the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to fight for a better Kenya. Karua, who led a delegation to Raila Odinga’s grave at Kango ka Jaramogi in Bondo, said the passing of the former premier has been a unifying factor that leaders should not squander. “We have seen people who spoke ill of him now speaking glowingly of him. As a nation, let us not waste this moment, let us unite for the cause he believed in: fighting for a better…
The long-running Kilimambogo land dispute involving more than 2,000 squatters is expected to be resolved within two months after the Thika Environment and Land Court concluded hearing proceedings, signaling a possible end to one of the region’s most divisive land rows. Presiding Judge Lady Justice Anne Mogeni announced that judgment will be delivered after a site visit scheduled for November 13, 2025, whose findings will form part of the final ruling. “This case has taken too long. Nine years is a long wait for justice. We know there is anxiety, but I urge all parties to remain calm and maintain…
Posta Kenya workers have downed their tools to protest the non-payment of their salaries and the failure by their employer to remit statutory deductions for the past six months. The Central Region Branch Secretary of the Communication Workers Union of Kenya (COWU), Solomon Shikanda, said the workers will continue to paralyze all operations at the Postal Corporation of Kenya until their salary arrears are paid in full. “We have exhausted all avenues, including dialogue, but none seem to be working. Even after performing our duties diligently, we are still not getting paid, and so we have said enough is enough.…
