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
State Extends Coffee Trading License
The government has extended coffee trading licenses for another one year. This comes barely two days after the Nairobi coffee exchange failed to hoard coffee trading as the row between marketing agents and Capital Markets Authrotity (CMA) deepened. The extension of the licenses comes after the 2019/2020 coffee year expired on June 30, 2020 compelling the Coffee marketing agents to reapply afresh for the document amid claims the exercise lacked crucial structures. Agriculture and fisheries…
Initiative To Curb Increase In Gender Based Violence Rolled Out In Nakuru
As cases of gender-based violence, early marriages and teenage pregnancies rise under the current grip of the Covid-19 pandemic, a Non-governmental organization has launched a programme in Nakuru, to help victims overcome trauma associated with the vices. Through funding from the Aga Khan Foundation and United States International Aid Agency (USAID), Youth African Women Initiative (YAWI) is also working with creative artists and content developers to produce material on detection, prevention and legal remedies of…
Bamburi Ward Beach Management Unit Feted
The Kisauni Member of National Assembly, Ali Mbogo on Tuesday donated 40 fish storage boxes to women fish traders in Kidongo Village in Kisauni Mombasa. Through the Kisauni National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), Mbogo also empowered the women with 400 litres of cooking oil to be used in preservation efforts in their delicate fish mongering business. Speaking during the empowerment drive at the Kidongo Beach Management Unit in Bamburi ward, Mbogo said the Kidongo…
NMK Set To Construct Beachfront Recreational Park At Fort Jesus
The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) is set to construct a Sh.300million waterfront recreational park in Mombasa adjacent to the historic Fort Jesus, a popular destination for foreign and local tourists. The NMK says the two-acre beachfront park along the edge of the Indian Ocean will revitalize the centuries-old Fort Jesus museum that fuses unique African, Arabic, Persian and European styles. The proposed seafront ‘Fort Jesus Park’ will be an integrated urban picturesque destination for…