By Fuad Abdirahman In recent days, social media has been abuzz after a viral video clip showed two teens wearing jerseys associated with the Somali national team desecrating the Kenyan flag during a match between Kenya Police FC and Mogadishu City Club from Somalia. The teams were taking part in a Confederation of African Football (CAF) qualifier. As expected, the offence sparked anger as it amounted to a violation of the sanctity of the national emblem. Sadly, what should have been condemned as an act of two individuals quickly shifted into profiling of entire community. This resulted in the use…
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The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has raised alarm over growing corruption risks in devolved units, warning that graft is increasingly undermining service delivery and public trust in county governments. Speaking on Monday during the official opening of a capacity-building workshop on Corruption Risk Assessment and Mitigation for the County Government of Kakamega, EACC’s Western Kenya Regional Manager, Mr. Eric Ngumbi, emphasized the urgent need for counties to prioritize accountability and integrity. “We gather here at a time when corruption is increasingly gaining prominence as a leading threat to the realization of the full potential of devolution. Kenyans are demanding…
Parents of the 21 boys who died in the tragic fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy in September 2024 have filed petitions at the Nyeri High Court, seeking compensation and demanding accountability from the school owners and the Ministry of Education. Supported by the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and the Elimu Bora Working Group, the parents accuse the school and government officials of gross negligence and failure to protect the rights and lives of the children under their care. “We are convinced that there was negligence, and that justice needs to be served. Someone must be held accountable because someone…
Members of the Kenya Junior School Teachers Association (KEJUSTA) in Makueni and Kwale counties are demanding autonomy from the primary education level. The Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers want to be recognised as an independent institution by the Ministry of Education, arguing that the current education system is structured as 2-6-3-3, not 2-9-3. “The Competency-Based Education system (CBE) clearly states that we have three years in pre-primary, six years in primary school, three years in junior school, and three years in senior school. Yet our fate in junior school is not well defined compared to other levels,” said a JSS…
Botswana has declared a public holiday to celebrate the country’s victory in the men’s 4×400 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, the first African nation to win the event. President Duma Boko hailed the gold medal as a “historic African win”, in an online address praising the team for their performance. He announced Monday, 29 September, as a holiday to celebrate the achievement – a day ahead of the country’s independence day. On Sunday, Botswana’s team of Lee Bhekempilo Eppie, Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori and Busang Collen Kebinatshipi edged out the US, the winners of the last 10…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) does not have sufficient funds to conduct 24 by-elections scheduled for November 27, chief executive Hussein Marjan has disclosed. Appearing before the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday, Marjan said the commission had only received Sh788 million out of the Sh1.046 billion required to conduct all the elections. The amount received can only fund 16 of the 24 by-elections, leaving the remaining eight in uncertainty. “We have a total of 24 by-elections. Of these, 16 have been funded to the tune of Sh788 million, while the remaining eight, costing Sh258 million,…
More than one million Kenyans aged 30 years and above are living without national identification cards, Interior Cabinet Secretary Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed. Speaking Tuesday in Homa Bay, Murkomen warned that the lack of identification documents has locked many citizens out of crucial rights and services, including employment, access to the Social Health Authority (SHA), and the ability to vote. “There are so many rights they cannot exercise and benefits they cannot get from their own country because of lack of ID. We must work together to ensure everyone is identified to access services,” the CS said. He directed…
University lecturers have staged a nationwide strike to push for the payment of delayed salaries by the government. Through the University Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU), they had issued a 7-day strike notice, which expired at midnight on 17th September without any official response. “We have not seen any positive move by the government to sort out the problem that is facing us,” said Grace Nyongesa, the national chair of UASU. The unions are demanding that the government settle the remaining amounts of Sh 2.73 billion and Sh 7.9 billion for the 2017–2021 and…
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) of Kenya is a state agency that protects the country’s national security interests and citizens. The NIS’s mission is to safeguard Kenya from threats both internal and external. Its functions include: Threat Detection – Spotting and reporting possible threats to Kenya’s national security. Advisory – Informing the president and government about security threats. – Suggesting security measures for other state agencies. Vetting Offering confidential security assessments for applicants to state positions requiring security clearance. Counter Intelligence – Conducting counterintelligence operations to disrupt non-state actors and prevent terrorist successes. The NIS to date remains one of…
The Kenya Defence forces was established in 2010 in article 41 of the 2010 constitution in Kenya under the Ministry of Defence. It constitutes the Kenya Army, Kenya Navy and the Kenya Airforce. This article will help you understand the KDF salary rates as well as ranks of the servicemen from the lowest to the highest. KDF is in charge of the defence and protection of Kenya’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Recruitment to the forces is done annually, and eligible candidates are between 26 and 34 years. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission of Kenya (SRC) reviews the Kenya Army salary…
