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Aug 26, 2024 | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Hanifa Adan |Waweru Wairimu |Farhiya Hussein |Charity Phoebe Kilei
Following concerns raised over the safety of children on social media platforms in the country, TikTok, a popular video-uploading and live-streaming platform has come up with a safety training programme for children.
The new initiative targeting children who are leveraging technology for learning purposes aims at empowering them to reap the benefits of tech responsibly.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Michael Kirwa |Hanifa Adan |Waweru Wairimu |Farhiya Hussein
Kenya Police Bullets defeated Simba Women 3-2 on Monday morning at the Abebe Bikila Stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during their semifinal encounter in the 2024-25 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA region qualifying tournament. The Beldine Odemba-coached side got off to a good start with Lucy Kwekwe scoring in the 31st minute to put the Kenyans 1-0 up.
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mishi Gongo |Waweru Wairimu |Amina Wako |Mwangi Maina
Africa By | Kenya’s maize production between 2020 and 2022 averaged almost 3.4 million tonnes per year. To meet its 4 million tonne annual consumption, it has been a net importer of maize. For more than a year maize prices in Kenya and Malawi have been much higher compared with other countries in the East and Southern Africa (ESA) region.
Several factors explain this.
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mishi Gongo |Waweru Wairimu |Amina Wako |Mwangi Maina
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states have been urged to place children at the forefront of policy implementation.
During a recent consultation on the Draft Child Policy Framework, 35 children from Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda came together to share their valuable insights and contribute to shaping the proposed framework, making this call to action.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Lucy Mumbi |Maureen Kinyanjui |Rama Mohammed |Waweru Wairimu
President William Ruto has committed to involving women from marginalised communities in managing the country's affairs. The announcement followed a meeting with grassroots women leaders from Wajir, Mandera, and Garissa counties.
The President hosted these women leaders at the State House shortly after holding discussions with male leaders from the same North Eastern counties.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Lucy Mumbi |Maureen Kinyanjui |Rama Mohammed |Waweru Wairimu
The Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning held a public participation session on Thursday to discuss the Equalisation Fund (Administration Bill), 2023.
Sponsored by Senator Ali Roba of Mandera, who is the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, the Bill seeks to create a framework for the management of the Equalisation Fund as required by Article 204 of the Constitution.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Abdirahman Khalif |Charity Phoebe Kilei |Waweru Wairimu |Vincent Ombati
In the football community of Eastleigh, two local teams are charting unique courses in their pursuit of football glory.
One team, Volcano Team Academy, is making its mark in the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Elite Youth League. The other, Marlin Youth Academy, although not yet registered in any league, is fervently chasing its dream of climbing the ranks to eventually join the Kenyan Premier League.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mwangi Maina |Farhiya Hussein |Waweru Wairimu |Joseph Ndunda
Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi declined to disclose the amount Kenya will spend on supporting Raila Odinga’s bid for the African Union Commission Chair during a joint press conference in Nairobi with Odinga.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Joseph Ndunda |Mwangi Maina |Issa Hussein |Waweru Wairimu
The Inspector General of Police and the Attorney General have 11 days to respond to a petition requesting court orders to designate specific gates and zones within the State House and state lodges nationwide where protesters can deliver their petitions to the President.
Justice Chacha Mwita has directed that, following the response from the IG and AG, the petitioner, Prof. Fredrick Ogola of the Linda Jamii Initiative, may file supplementary affidavits and written submissions if necessary.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
eastleighvoice.co.ke | Mary Wambui |Waweru Wairimu
The abduction and subsequent release of veteran journalist Macharia Gaitho by officers in plain clothes at Karen Police Station in Nairobi on Wednesday morning triggered anger across the media community. At the same time, it triggered the police to confess to having deployed extra-judicial means to silence government critics in the ongoing wave of protests in the country.
