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6 days ago | 
allafrica.com | Jeremiah Wakaya
Nairobi — The University of Nairobi (UoN) Council has appointed Prof. Francis Mulaa, the newly named Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC) in charge of Academic Affairs, as the Acting Vice Chancellor, effective May 5, 2025. This comes ahead of the formal assumption of office by the substantive Vice Chancellor, Prof. Bitange Ndemo, who is currently concluding his diplomatic tenure as Kenya's Ambassador to Belgium. According to an official memo signed by Prof.
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1 week ago | 
capitalfm.co.ke | Jeremiah Wakaya
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2 months ago | 
allafrica.com | Jeremiah Wakaya
Nairobi — President William Ruto has announced that the government will release Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) funds by the end of the week, providing relief to thousands of students awaiting financial support. Speaking at the inauguration of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Laboratory at Kinyanjui Technical Training Institute in Nairobi's Dagoretti area, Ruto acknowledged the challenges faced by students due to delayed HELB disbursements.
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2 months ago | 
capitalfm.co.ke | Jeremiah Wakaya
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 12 – President William Ruto has announced that the government will release Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) funds by the end of the week, providing relief to thousands of students awaiting financial support. Speaking at the inauguration of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Laboratory at Kinyanjui Technical Training Institute in Nairobi’s Dagoretti area, Ruto acknowledged the challenges faced by students due to delayed HELB disbursements.
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2 months ago | 
capitalfm.co.ke | Jeremiah Wakaya
James Parkin, University of Southampton and Matt Loxham, University of SouthamptonExposure to air pollution is associated with around seven million premature deaths per year across the world. When we think of urban air pollution, diesel exhaust emissions are often portrayed as a key culprit – rightly so, given previous research findings. However, our latest research shows that dust from brake pads could be more harmful to our lungs.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
allafrica.com | Jeremiah Wakaya
The United States has exempted the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti from a funding freeze impacting US-funded international aid initiatives. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the position on Thursday in a telephone call with President William Ruto, State House reported. Ruto and Rubio reaffirmed "our mutual commitment to strengthening our existing cooperation," a dispatch reporting the conversation stated.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
capitalfm.co.ke | Jeremiah Wakaya
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 7 – The United States has exempted the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti from a funding freeze impacting US-funded international aid initiatives. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the position on Thursday in a telephone call with President William Ruto, State House reported. Ruto and Rubio reaffirmed “our mutual commitment to strengthening our existing cooperation,” a dispatch reporting the conversation stated.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
allafrica.com | Jeremiah Wakaya
The United States has issued a stop order on funding for the Kenya-led Haiti Multinational Security Support Mission, plunging the UN-backed campaign into a funding crisis. The United Nations (UN) confirmed the funding freeze, with AFP quoting Stéphane Dujarric, the UN Secretary-General's spokesperson, as saying the move would impact USD 13.3 million in pending aid. "We received an official notification from the US asking for an immediate stop work order on their contribution," Dujarric told AFP.
