Lucas Barasa

2 weeks ago | peopledaily.digital | Lucas Barasa

| AHundreds of Kenyans who were trafficked to scam compounds in Myanmar for forced criminal activities have been repatriated. Since the beginning of 2025, the government, through its Embassy in Bangkok, has brought back 153 Kenyans. The number includes 26 victims rescued and repatriated on February 22, 49 on March 22, and 78 on April 5.

1 month ago | peopledaily.digital | Lucas Barasa

| President William Ruto yesterday met leaders from the Mt Kenya as he sought to pacify the restive region ahead of his visit later this week. With Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, the President met Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and Governors from the region at State House in Nairobi. Ruto said on X.

1 month ago | peopledaily.digital | Lucas Barasa

| Eighteen people were arrested in Eastleigh, Nairobi County in a major crackdown by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) sleuths over dumping of goods in the country. The suspects are linked to a ‘well-deliberated’ complex tax evasion scheme of ‘cargo dumping’ aimed at evading taxes. KRA investigators, assisted by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI), arrested the suspects following a three-day operation.

1 month ago | peopledaily.digital | Lucas Barasa

| An environmentally friendly and safe-to-use parasitoid wasp has been approved for release across Kenya to help smallholder farmers fight the devastating papaya mealybug, which threatens growers’ livelihoods and food security.

1 month ago | peopledaily.digital | Lucas Barasa

| The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has opened applications to public teacher training colleges (TTCs) as it continues to implement the phased placement process it adopted for various training institutions this year. A total of 13,823 slots are available in the 36 public Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs) for the September 2025 intake into the Diploma in Primary and Secondary Teacher Education programmes.