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Jul 19, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Erick Abuga
President William Ruto's nominee for Education Julius Ogamba Migos could succeed his clan-mate Ezekiel Machogu. Migos becomes the fourth individual from the larger Gusii Region to be appointed to the Education docket, which is one of the most powerful dockets in government. Should Parliament approve his nomination, Migos will join Prof Sam Ongeri (2007-2012) and Dr Fred Matiangi (2015) as some of the leaders from the region to head the Education docket.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Erick Abuga
One person in Kisii County needs 1,000 cubic meters of water annually, a report by the Kisii County Government Department of Water and Environment shows. However, due to the failure to conserve water sources, only 500 cubic meters are available per person annually. This has pushed the demand for borehole water in the region, which calls for the protection of springs and streams that have been the only source of water reticulation for years.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Pkemoi Ng'enoh |Erick Abuga |Mbugua Ngunjiri |Ferdinand Mwongela
A family in Nairobi’s South B area has been thrown into mourning after their son aged 7 plunged into open sewer. It is reported that the boy was walking home in the evening hours of June 14, 2024 when he fell into the deep sewer around Mater hospital. His body was later recovered the following day in Ruai treatment area. The incident comes barely three months since a police officer on a rescue mission in Nairobi’s Kamukunji area fell into a manhole.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Pkemoi Ng'enoh |Erick Abuga |Mbugua Ngunjiri
A family in Nairobi’s South B area has been thrown into mourning after their son aged 7 plunged into open sewer. It is reported that the boy was walking home in the evening hours of June 14, 2024 when he fell into the deep sewer around Mater hospital. His body was later recovered the following day in Ruai treatment area. The incident comes barely three months since a police officer on a rescue mission in Nairobi’s Kamukunji area fell into a manhole.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Erick Abuga |Mbugua Ngunjiri |Nailantei Kenga
Nyamira Woman Rep Jerusha Momanyi, who has declared interest in the Nyamira governor seat, says elective seats are not a preserve of men in the community. Momanyi, who is serving her second term, says there is much women leaders can learn in Gusii politics. “Elective positions are not a preserve of men, let us embrace what other communities are doing. Women leaders must be ready for the duel ahead of us,” she says.
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Jun 16, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Erick Abuga
Kisii University has a new state-of-the-art tuition block complete with 45 lecture halls. The multi-million tower housing a tuition block and an ICT center is expected to serve thousands of learners at the institution. The university is set to receive at least 7,772 students during the September intake for 2024/25 Academic Year. It has declared 16,000 vacancies. At least three lecture halls that can accommodate 300 learners taking common units have been established.
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May 26, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Winfrey Owino |Kenyatta Otieno |Ciku Kimani |Erick Abuga
President William Ruto has responded to concerns raised by some Kenyans over his cost of travel to the United States last week. The president was on a four-day state visit to the United States of America, where he was given a state reception by President Joe Biden. In a post shared on his personal social media pages on Sunday noon, the president defended his choice of transport to the United States, claiming ‘it was cheaper than Kenya Airways’.
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May 26, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Kenyatta Otieno |Ciku Kimani |Erick Abuga |Jayne Rose Gacheri
My father’s late cousin Oloo is credited for crafting an idiom he loved to utter when a bit inebriated: They are all equal and they look alike. According to him, if it happens to someone else it will be easy for you to discuss it. Meanwhile, if you look clearly, you will find that you are not very different from the person you are talking about. This was my reference point the day I understood Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. Oloo may not have stepped into a physics or philosophy class.
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May 26, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Ciku Kimani |Erick Abuga |Jayne Rose Gacheri |Mbugua Ngunjiri
If you, like me, spend (too much) time on social media streets, there are a few patterns that become all too familiar. Like if a woman declares she is single by choice, and happy with her choice, there will be people giving her a thesis paper on why that is impossible. If she is young, she will be told to shut up until she matures. If she is old, she will be called angry and bitter. There is no winning.
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May 26, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Erick Abuga |Mbugua Ngunjiri |George Orido |Ferdinand Mwongela
The National Museums of Kenya has not prioritised the preservation and restoration of heritage sites, exposing deterioration of the sites. Heritage sites are unique landmarks that are geographically and historically identifiable and have special cultural or physical significance. They include ruins, historical structures, buildings, cities, monuments, places of natural beauty, or significant land formations.
