Literacy News
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology has entered into a framework contract with the government to supply laptops to public primary schools under the Digital Literacy Programme (DLP) for a period of three years. This follows the University’s successful bid after an open tender for “Supply, Deliver, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Goods and Services for the Digital Literacy Programme in Public Primary Schools in Kenya” that was floated on November 26, 2019. Unlike…
Production News
NAIROBI, 5th July 2020 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended Africa’s concerted response to Covid-19 saying measures being implemented by African countries are helping slow down Coronavirus spread. The President said despite limited resources, the continent had rolled out proactive measures that were helping save lives. “Africa has responded to Covid-19 much better than most other parts of the world, particularly when you consider its relatively weaker resource base. “For a continent with 1.2…
General News
Israeli Leader’s Son Takes Center Stage in Corruption Sagas
JERUSALEM – As scandal-plagued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands trial for corruption, his 28-year-old son has emerged as a driving force in a counterattack against critics and the state institutions prosecuting the longtime Israeli leader. A favorite of the prime minister’s nationalistic base and far right leaders around the world, Yair Netanyahu has become a fixture in the news, clashing with journalists on social media, threatening lawsuits against his father’s adversaries and posting online content…
Murang’a Assembly Approves Sh8.7 Billion Budget
Murang’a County Assembly has approved Sh8.7 billion 2020/2021 budget with a big portion of the funds allocated for recurrent expenditure. In the budget tabled in the House last week Tuesday by the Budget and Appropriation Committee Chaired by Ithiru MCA Kibe Wasali, more resources were allocated to cater for salaries compared to the funds set aside for development. In the budget estimates, Sh5.6 billion was factored to cater for recurrent expenditure while Sh3 billion was…
Unicef Partners With County In Campaign To Curb Covid-19
Garissa county government has unveiled a partnership program with Unicef aimed at scaling up its preparedness and response capacity in the fight against Covid-19. The collaboration comes amid soaring confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country with Garissa County recording 31 such cases. The surge could further complicate matters for Kenyans who hoped President Uhuru Kenyatta could suspend cessation of movement in Nairobi and Mombasa counties in his forthcoming State address. Speaking during the launch of…
AK Donates Food To 50 Athletes In Garissa
Athletics Kenya (AK) today donated foodstuff to 50 athletes in Garissa town. The donation is courtesy of a partnership between Department of Sports and AK targeting athletes who were in 20 training camps in preparation for the postponed World Under 20 Athletics championships following the outbreak of Covid-19 that was to be held this month in Nairobi. The one month donation exercise has seen 19 camps benefit from the donation meant to cushion the upcoming…