Emily Chebet
138 Articles
Nairobi health workers stage protests over delayed salaries, threaten to paralyse services
The county government said it had paid two months’ salary today and pledged to clear the pending arrears within one week.The workers, under seven health unions, marched from Jeevanjee Gardens to the Nairobi county offices. They said the delay in salaries has disrupted their lives and those of their...
CS Wahome reveals contentious 4,700-acre land in Maasai Mara irregularly acquired
Speaking when she appeared before the National Assembly Lands Committee, CS Wahome said the land records were questionable.The CS revealed that the land was not surveyed before a certificate of ownership was issued to Narok Governor Patrick Ole Ntutu’s brother, Living...
Siaya County Gov't fires 382 health workers over forged documents
According to the chief executive officer of the county public service board, Wilfred Nyagudi, the revelation follows an audit conducted in collaboration with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations after more than 500 people complained of unpaid salaries.
First-Year students stranded amid uncertainty over tuition reductions
Although the Ministry of Education assured that the adjustments had been finalized, most universities are still unable to provide clear details on the revised fees, leaving many students uncertain about how much they are required to pay as admissions for new learners begin this week....
PS Bitok says Gov't ready for 100% transition of Grade 9 learners
PS Bitok assured parents that all 1.2 million Grade 9 learners who will sit for their final examinations in October will be placed in senior schools.He said all necessary measures are in place to facilitate the first transition to senior school under the competency-ba...
Angry teachers confront Prime CS Mudavadi over Ksh.29 salary increment
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi was on Thursday confronted head-on by a teacher during a function in Malava, Kakamega County, who demanded straight answers from the government.The teacher not only challenged the CS over salary and medical cover but also questioned the place and value of tea...
Born into grief: The silent crisis of babies orphaned by postpartum haemorrhage in Kenya
The consequences go far beyond the mother’s final breath: they echo in the cries of children left behind, in households thrown into chaos and in communities fractured by loss.According to the World Health Organisation, postpartum haemorrhage is diagnosed when a woman loses more than 500 millilitres...
Church Leaders back State's move to raise legal drinking age
Speaking during a press briefing in Nairobi, the church umbrella body called for the full implementation of a raft of new proposals by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), which include banning the sale of alcohol in supermarkets, restaurants, and public t...
Crisis looms in public schools as capitation shortfall nears breaking point
At the heart of the crisis is a widening capitation shortfall that has left schools across the country reeling. Education stakeholders are now urging Parliament to intervene urgently, amid revelations that the government owes institutions billions of shillings in unpaid funds — a burden that has ste...
Fresh fears of cult activity emerge in Kilifi, nearly two years after Shakahola Massacre
Authorities have recovered one body and rescued four severely emaciated individuals just kilometres from the original Shakahola site—raising alarming questions about the possible resurgence of cult-like activity in the region.