The Teachers Service Commission has announced new vacancies for intern teachers for both Junior Secondary Schools and Primary Schools. The commission, in a job advertisement published on Wednesday, said that it intends to recruit about 20,000 intern teachers, out of which 18,000 will be attached to Junior Secondary Schools and the remaining 2,000 sent to Primary Schools. TSC says that successful candidates will be attached to various schools across the country, in an internship programme that is set to run for about 12 months in the new financial year. Equally, those attached to Primary Schools will be paid at least…
Author: Silas Apollo
The National Assembly’s Agriculture and Livestock Committee has called for the introduction of a 4% Sugar Development Levy to help bolster cane development and revitalize the country’s ailing sugar industry. The National Assembly’s Committee of Agriculture and Livestock on Tuesday said that the decision was in response to concerns raised by farmers and sugarcane millers across the country and was also in line with efforts by the government to revive the sugar sector. “We need substantial reforms to rescue our sugar industry from its current state of disarray and bring prosperity to both farmers and millers,” committee chairman John Mutunga…
The management of Telkom Kenya and the American Tower Corporation are once again expected to appear before members of Parliament to answer questions regarding a sale and lease agreements signed between the two companies. This follows an invitation by the Senate Committee on Information, Communication and Technology over claims that Telkom Kenya had failed to honour a leaseback transaction it had signed with American Tower Corporation. The committee chaired by Trans Nzoia Senator Allan Chesang, made the ruling after ATC Kenya informed members of the Committee that Telkom Kenya owes them a Sh4 billion debt over a telecommunications tower sale…
Kenyans who have attained the age of 18 years may soon be required to register as voters six months after receiving their identity cards if a Bill seeking to enforce timelines for registration of voters is passed by Parliament. The proposed Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2023 sponsored by Laikipia senator John Kinyua, seeks to revise the Elections Act to compel individuals who turn eighteen to register as voters within a defined timeframe after receiving their identity cards. The proposed legislation aims to enforce specific deadlines for new voters to register upon acquiring eligibility. Under the current legislation and constitutional provisions, adults…
Eldoret Town may soon become the country’s fifth city should a petition filed before the Senate by the Uasin Gishu County Assembly to have the town elevated to a city status is adopted and passed. Uasin Gishu County wants senators to consider a report it passed last week calling for the elevation of the town to a city status after Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Nakuru. The MCAs in their report, argue that Eldoret, just like the four other cities, had met all the requirements needed for its elevation, a move they say will help open the town up for investment…
Raried MP Otiendo amollo had raised a point of order on Standing Order 244C with regard to the introduction, consideration and passage of the Finance Bill, 2023. The Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula has ruled that the Finance Bill should be submitted for debate in the House before April 30th in each year. In a communication issued during debate in the House, the Speaker told MPs that Parliament is at liberty to prioritize consideration of the Bill before or after the presentation of the Budget Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning. The Speaker…
The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Health is set to launch a public inquiry into activities at the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). This follows widespread allegations of collusion between NHIF officials and private healthcare facilities to defraud the national insurer. Speaking on after a meeting with the top management of NHIF, the committee chairperson Robert Pukose expressed concern over prevalent claims that high-ranking NHIF officials have been colluding with unscrupulous hospitals to defraud the fund through unsubstantiated and fictitious claims. Pukose said that the only way to salvage the deteriorating state of the fund is to launch a comprehensive…
The National Assembly’s departmental committee on Health has discovered a suspicious tender error that may have contributed to the failed procurement of anti-Malaria nets worth Sh3.7 billion. The error in question relates to the inclusion of Preferred Provider Organization combinations, which did not align with the initial tender specifications. It is suspected that this discrepancy was intentional and aimed at sabotaging the procurement process by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). Acting KEMSA Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mulwa told the committee that the head of the malaria program had alerted his office about the absence of PPO combinations in the…
A new intelligence report released by the United States government on the possible source and cause of the Coronavirus has played down claims that the virus may have been biologically engineered or processed in a laboratory. The intelligence report, authored by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, says that Covid-19 could have been an accidental virus whose exact origin is unknown and determined. The declassified report, released in June 2023, sought to determine whether there was a potential link between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic. The report argues that an analysis…
The National Treasury has proposed a reduction in the national government expenditure by about Sh6.4 billion for the year ending June 2023. This is according to figures contained in the second supplementary estimates for the 2022/23 financial year and which are currently before the National Assembly awaiting debate and approval. The proposed figures, according to the supplementary estimates, comprises a reduction of Capital Expenditure by Sh39 billion, an increase in recurrent expenditure by Sh7.6 billion and an increase in Consolidated Funds Services (CFS) by Sh24.8 billion. The second Supplementary Estimates for 2022/23 seek to provide additional resources for drought related…
