This year’s great Chepsaita Marathon dubbed run for Education is expected to give back to needy students to the tune of KSH 10,000,000 in ten schools. Speaking at Chepkemel Chepsaita during a press briefing on preparedness of the event, the patron of the marathon who doubles as President William Ruto’s personal assistant Farouk Kibet said […]
Primary health care is the essential health care made accessible, acceptable and affordable through full participation of individuals, families and communities. Article 43 (1) of the Kenyan constitution grants the highest attainable standard of healthcare as a basic right for all Kenyans without discrimination. This is further guaranteed to all Kenyans through the Act of […]
Kenya plans to increase diaspora remittance to sh1 trillion by 2027 Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said. Mudavadi said that last year Kenyans working abroad sent home Sh.671 billion which was bigger than the traditional foreign income earners of tea and coffee combined signaling the new cash cow for the country. Speaking during the […]
Farmers who rear goats, sheep and poultry across four wards in Bungoma county will now get value for their farm products after Kelcop started distributing fertilizer to support them plant enough Fodder crops for their livestock.Speaking to journalists during the distribution process, project coordinator Rose Khisa said the project targets the ultra poor, marginalized, those […]
Police in Bungoma have launched investigations into a fire incident where the gate of Azimio Politician Zachariah Barasa was burnt to ashes.According to Martin Nyongesa, brother and aide to Barasa, the fire broke out in the wee hours of Sunday night after several shoot outs.The family says an urgent call was made to police with […]
Following the upsurge of gender based violence, teen pregnancies and HIV infections among women and teenagers in Western Kenya, Health cabinet secretary Susan Nakhumicha has urged residents and leaders to collaborate in ending the three threats to Reproductive Health. Speaking at Kiwanja wa ndege in Bungoma County, Nakhumicha said statistics are worrying despite the efforts […]
Stakeholders in the sports sector have differed with plans to rush the completion of sports facilities in readiness for African Nations Championship games (CHAN). According to Rajab Mustafa, Principal of Emanani Muslim Secondary School and chair of Matungu sub county sports Association, there is a lot of potential in Kenyan sports if the right procedures […]
As a measure to promote access to information to all Kenyans, the Ministry of ICT and Digital Economy has prioritized Mount Elgon area in Bungoma among areas that need a connectivity upgrade.Speaking to journalists on an assessment visit . The Administrative Secretary for ICT and Digital Economy Eric Kiraithe said the move to stabilize internet […]
Aflatoxin has remained a major hindrance to the dignity and safety of grains in the food value chain, leading to loses and posing danger to consumers. As a measure to restore the dignity, Bungoma has acquired a state of the earth Aflatoxin Decontamination Plant, the first ever to be installed in Africa alongside that of […]
Mustafa Jamal’s initiative to help the victims of the raging floods in Voi is giving local politicians sleepless nights , the businessman is hosting at least 48 households for which he provides food and bedding. The charitable deeds of a well-wisher bailing Voi flood victims out of their predicament have not amused the local politicians. […]