It is a sad moment for East African Educational Publishers (EAEP)as its founder, Dr Henry Chakava, dies aged 77. In a statement, the literary company, in consultation with the family noted that Chakava will be remembers as the “father of book publishing in Africa, who presided over the acquisition of the British multinational, Heinemann (East Africa), and changed its name to East African Educational Publishers.” “Dr. Chakava passed on this morning, March 8, at 5:00 a.m., while receiving treatment at the Nairobi Hospital,” EAEP managing director and chief executive Kiarie Kamau, said. Mr Kamau notes the late pioneered the publishing…
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A corporate and commercial law firm, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) Kenya has assured women in the media space that they will not be affected or harassed online. In commemoration of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024, it is an opportune moment for all of Africa to commit herself to protecting the rights and safety of women journalists. Clarice Wambua, a lawyer at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) Kenya, a corporate and commercial law firm, explains that female journalists in sub-Saharan Africa provide a vital service to society and must not be bullied into silence. “The voices of female journalists in…
The High Court has ordered Athletics Kenya officials, led by its President Jackson Tuwei, to vacate office and hold fresh elections after serving their tenure in office. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, March 7, 2024, Milimani High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi ordered all the officials and executive committee of Athletics Kenya (AK) who have been in office for 8 years to leave with immediate effect after a successful lawsuit by athletes led by Moses Tanui, Wilson Boit and Mary Chemweno. “An order is hereby issued that by dint Sections 46 and 49 of the Sports Act and the Second…
The National Government Coordination (Amendment) Bill seeks to address this by recognizing village elders as National Government Administrative Officers By James Were (MINA) Throughout Kenya’s history, village elders have played a crucial role in grassroots governance. These elders, better known as headmen or ‘wazee wa mtaa’, are picked based on their tenure in the community, knowledge and familiarity with the area, integrity, and experience. As the leaders closest to the people, village elders represent the government’s interests at the local level. They oversee villages and work under the guidance of Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs. Despite their integral role in facilitating…
Busia High Court has declared the appointment of 1,406 revenue services assistants by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) unconstitutional after it emerged that it favoured particular ethnic groups. A judgement rendered by Justice William Musyoka found that the recruitment conducted by KRA in June 2023 was illegal as it favoured Kikuyu and Kalenjin, tribes that should have been entitled to 32% of the slots. The judge said others (41 tribes) merited 68% of the slots, but that was not the case as most areas got as few as one appointee. “Without clear policy guidelines on these matters, the Kenya Revenue…
Popular Nollywood actor, John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu, died on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at a hospital in Lagos over health issues. The actor’s family issued an update in December 2023, saying his leg had to be amputated because of constant clotting of blood, and other underlying health conditions. “The first amputation didn’t completely correct his health predicament so the doctors had to go ahead to amputate the same leg further to ensure we didn’t lose him,” the statement said It added: “Daddy’s cause of sickness is also not diabetes but he’s had constant clotting of the blood…
Kenyans will start contributing 2.75 percent of their gross salary to the new Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) set to replace the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) in July. Speaking during a national validation exercise at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre on Monday, February 26, Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Susan Nakhumicha said the fresh registration exercise will start from the first week of March and end in June. Nakhumicha urged Kenyans to embrace the new scheme so they can start to enjoy health benefits in the fund in the 2024–25 financial year. The CS also said the government is implementing…
By Nimo Kering Distributed ledger technology (DLT) has paved way for innovative applications in the legal sphere. Blockchain technology has no doubt made a footprint in modifying the nature of legal work. By way of example, blockchain technology has advanced the use of smart contracts, management and recording of current and historical property data, and upgrading of client data security. Following problems in the applications of established DLTs, Dr Leeman Baird spearheaded the invention of the hedera platform. Hedera is built on the hashgraph consensus algorithm therefore providing a new platform for distributed consensus. It is argued that the hashgraph…
The African Union has resolved that by 2040, 60 percent of vaccines used in Africa will be produced locally African countries are ready to manufacture vaccines to help stop various disease outbreaks thanks to their solid research capacity, President William Ruto told the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, February 18, during a meeting on vaccine manufacturing organized by the International Vaccine Institute. The head of state said that the Covid-19 pandemic exposed gaps in Africa’s healthcare system, thus the need to create home-grown solutions and enable environment for vaccine manufacturing in Africa. “This is underpinned…
The High Court, Anti-Corruption Division, has today, February 7, 2024, declined to discharge the interim orders of September 13, 2023 that prohibited Wilson Nahashon Kanani, a public officer employed by the Nairobi City County Government from dealing with his properties including Sh48 million held in various bank accounts, and several vehicles. Lady Justice E. N. Maina issued the September 2023 orders pending the hearing of a case that had been filed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) seeking forfeiture of Mr. Kanani’s Sh643.2 million worth of assets whose source he could not explain. Through an application of September 25,…