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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Mercy Mwai
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The recent promotions of 151,611 teachers yesterday became a hot potato in the National Assembly, with lawmakers terming the process a scam. Members of the Education Committee said the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) not only favoured tutors hired recently but also awarded some counties more positions at the expense of others.
Teachers who scored 80 percent in interviews, lawmakers claimed, were promoted at the expense of those who scored 100 percent.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Mercy Mwai
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National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula’s Ford Kenya party has rejected calls to dissolve and join President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA). Instead, the party has declared that it will field candidates in the upcoming by-elections, which UDA, as well as parties aligned to ousted Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, will be fielding ahead of the 2027 elections.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Mercy Mwai
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Public Service Cabinet Secretary nominee Geoffrey Ruku yesterday found himself in an awkward position after MPs accused him of supporting corruption following his move to formulate two laws curtailing Kenyans freedom.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Mercy Mwai
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The Council of Governors (COG) has agreed to withdraw a case on the Sh10.5 billion Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) on the day they denied claims that they were behind the cases pushing for the scrapping of the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NGCDF). The governors said they have no issue with NG-CDF as they are aware it is assisting counties carry out development.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Mercy Mwai
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Agriculture Principal Secretary Kiprono Rono and Pest Control Products Board Chief Executive Fredrick Muchiri faced the wrath of MPs for failing to implement a House directive to withdraw harmful pesticides. The MPs, who are members of the committee on implementation chaired by Budalang’i lawmaker Raphael Wanjala, accused Ministry of Agriculture officials of advancing the interests of agrochemical industry at the expense of Kenyans.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Mercy Mwai
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Lawmakers have opened a probe into the State Officers and Public Officers Motor Car Loan Scheme Fund after it emerged that over Ksh3 billion is lying idle in the fund. The MPs who are members of the Special Funds Accounts Committee chaired by Migori Woman Representative Fatuma Zainab questioned the relevance and viability of the scheme following the low uptake of loans by state officers and public officers.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Mercy Mwai
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Questions have emerged over the ownership of 74 acres of land where the SGR terminus in Nairobi sits after lawmakers were informed that the land could have been irregularly acquired. The claims came after MPs were informed that the right documentation such as titles or allotment letters cannot be traced.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Mercy Mwai
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Kenya’s ambitious Sh44.7 billion sports infrastructure upgrade is gathering pace, with Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya confirming that major projects, including the Talanta Sports Complex and renovations of key stadiums, are on course for completion ahead of the prestigious Afcon and Chan tournaments.
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2 weeks ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Mercy Mwai
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Lawmakers have directed the Attorney General to provide guidelines for the appointment of law firms after it emerged that the electoral body does not involve the office during negotiations of legal fees and their rationale. The MPs who sit in the Public Accounts Committee regretted that there has neither been clarity on the criteria used for picking the law firms nor negotiations thus leading to huge disparities between fees paid to the various law firms.
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2 weeks ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Mercy Mwai
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Women senators expressed outrage yesterday over escalating femicide cases, demanding swift action from investigative agencies. During a press conference led by Kenya Women Senators Association chairperson and nominated MP Veronica Maina, the lawmakers condemned the recent string of brutal incidents that endanger women’s lives and dignity.
They emphasised that femicide has become entrenched in society, normalising violence against women as a method of control and discipline.
