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5 days ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Rawlings Otieno
A new law is in the offing to mandate the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to conduct nominations for the political parties in a bid to end malpractices and violence usually witnessed during party primaries. Since the introduction of multiparty democracy in 1991, Kenya has persistently witnessed intra-party violence during the primaries for selecting parliamentary and civic seats candidates.
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6 days ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Rawlings Otieno
The United States has been waving the ‘tariff cane’ to the world, with President Donald Trump wielding it and swirling it like a pendulum against any country that he feels must be taught a lesson. In Trump’s latest stings, China has been on the receiving end. Will hiking tariffs work for China or against China? Could the bilateral relations and cooperation between the two largest economies in the world crumble?
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6 days ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Rawlings Otieno
A community in Nairobi has petitioned the Senate over what they term inhumane evictions, carried out without adequate compensation and public participation, in an ongoing eviction along the Nairobi River. In a petition tabled before the Senate, the Korogocho Community Forum wants the House to investigate the matter and make recommendations on compensation for those evicted and others awaiting same fate.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Rawlings Otieno
The government will incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into learning in schools, Information Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo has said. This is even as he acknowledged that ChatGPT is becoming part of daily engagement and that his ministry is working with the Communications Authority to ensure it is incorporated into the school curriculum.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Rawlings Otieno
Siaya Governor James Orengo is under fire from some members of the Orange party following his remarks on the broad-based government formed by President William Ruto and his party leader Raila Odinga. Orengo, who has been Raila’s ally for decades, seems to be breaking away from supporting what his party boss is spearheading.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Rawlings Otieno
Tana River County requires Sh55 million to fund educational programmes for its Technical and Vocational Educational Training Institutions (TVETS). Governor Dhadho Godhana told senators that his administration was finding it difficult to provide quality classrooms due to the effects of flooding and drought.
Appearing before the Senate Education Committee, chaired by Betty Montet (nominated), Godhana said that its Early Childhood Education Centres (ECED) have a gap of 461 teachers.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | George Kebaso |Rawlings Otieno
There is light at the end of the tunnel for more than 8,000 healthcare workers contracted under the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) at the height of Covid-19 pandemic. National and county governments struck a deal yesterday that will see 8,500 healthcare workers – most of them discharging services in county health facilities – absorbed on permanent and pensionable terms.
They were employed on contract under the UHC programme by county governments in 2020.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Rawlings Otieno
A Senate Committee has put the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) on the spot for blatant disregard of the law and failure to remit more than Sh800million in contribution from the Technical University Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme. The Senate Labour and Social Welfare Committee, chaired by West Pokot lawmaker Julius Murgor, heard that the institution has not been remitting statutory deductions and other third-party deductions since 2013, running into hundreds of millions of shillings.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Rawlings Otieno
Senators have passed the Energy Act Amendment Bill 2023 to provide for transparency in energy purchase agreements. Should the National Assembly pass the proposed legislation as it is, then Independent Power Producers (IPPs) will not be granted generation licences if they do not disclose their beneficial owners. In addition, the dispatcher will be mandated to prioritise power from cheaper green generators over thermal sources.
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1 week ago | 
peopledaily.digital | Rawlings Otieno
On Wednesday, the White House clarified that the tariffs imposed on Chinese goods coming into the United States are 145 percent. The total now includes the recent hike to 125 percent from 84 percent that US President Donald Trump announced, as well as a 20 percent fentanyl-related duty that the president had previously imposed. The US leader further charged that he had temporarily reduced the tariff rates on imports from most countries, except China, to 10 percent for 90 days.
