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1 month ago | 
nation.africa | VICTOR RABALLA |Mercy Simiyu
President William Ruto has directed that all pension and gratuity payments in public and private sectors be exempted from tax, marking a major policy shift aimed at honouring the contributions of Kenya’s senior citizens and workers. He also announced the recruitment of another 20,000 intern teachers next year, Sh3 billion for teachers’ promotions and reforms in Pay As You Earn (Paye) relief to boost the take-home of employees.
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2 months ago | 
nation.africa | VICTOR RABALLA |Mwangi Muiruri
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2 months ago | 
nation.africa | VICTOR RABALLA |Mwangi Muiruri
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
nation.africa | Shaban Makokha |VICTOR RABALLA
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
nation.africa | VICTOR RABALLA
Two people have died from suspected food poisoning while over 50 others are hospitalised after consuming rice and beans at a church in Luanda, Vihiga County. Emuhaya Sub-County Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Martin Milimu said the two were rushed to the facility in critical condition but were pronounced dead on arrival. He said the patients, who were at a fundraiser held at Paradiso PAG Church, are suspected to have consumed toxic food on Sunday but only sought treatment on Monday.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
nation.africa | VICTOR RABALLA
An Indian consultancy firm is lobbying the government and sugar millers to embrace the generation of electricity from bagasse to diversify revenue streams and alleviate financial woes in the sugar industry. The firm said this will contribute to the country's growing power demands, noting that despite 18 registered sugar millers producing significant quantities of bagasse daily, most are reluctant to utilise this biomass for power export.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
nation.africa | Stacy Atieno |Angeline Ochieng |VICTOR RABALLA
Thousands of residents have been displaced after heavy rains upstream of River Nyando caused severe flooding in downstream areas. The rains caused an overflow at Ahero Bridge on the Kisumu-Nairobi highway, submerging homes, businesses, farmland and critical infrastructure. Many families were left stranded and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
nation.africa | VICTOR RABALLA |Kassim Adinasi
All students who graduated from the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology on October 18 will be re-examined before receiving their certificates, the university senate has announced. In a press release posted on its official X account, the University Senate acknowledged irregularities in the preliminary graduation list, which were identified and addressed before the event.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
nation.africa | Rushdie Oudia |VICTOR RABALLA
President William Ruto has vowed to send home any leader who will continue propagating hate, ethnicity and division among Kenyans. In a direct attack on his former deputy Rigathi Gachagua, Dr Ruto said he has already illustrated this resolve by sending home some people who were propagating divisions and ethnicity.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
nation.africa | VICTOR RABALLA |Kassim Adinasi
The anti-graft agency is investigating 18 public universities over various offences including theft of public funds, unethical conduct and academic fraud. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) spokesperson Erick Ngumbi said that investigations are at different stages although he did not give details of the public universities on the radar of the agency.
