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Marimba Sacco licence suspended over killing • NTSA tells the sacco to help locate the driver and conductor of its PSV
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NASA to unveil events meant to ‘push Uhuru out of power’
Man accused of killing his 2 kids remanded for 14 days • He showed no emotion as the prosecution sought more days to hold him
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Education: All that parents need to know ahead of the New Year • Free day secondary tuition to start in January as state rolls out new curriculum amid Knut protest
New curriculum is timely, comes after sufficient trials and consultations
Lawmakers to pocket millions in lavish January House retreats • ‘Members are expected to not only interact amongst themselves for the purpose of embracing team work, but will also be taken through the legislation processes’
593 Number of ECDE teachers employed in Kajiado county
Drug abuse at explosive levels in schools – Nacada
Court fails to suspend shisha ban • Applicants say businesses will suffer losses and even collapse, and users discriminated against
CBA apologises for M-Shwari outage, says services have been restored
We shall revisit: Jubilee public spats against court decisions • Feuds over rulings on tenders and interpretation of election laws. An angry Uhuru claimed some elements in the Judiciary were working with NASA to put off the August 8 vote
557 Number of head teachers transferred from their schools by TSC
Knut official wants transfer of school heads stopped
Sh27 billion disbursed as state expands loans to youth, women • Delays in disbursements, bureaucracy, high cost of loan administration, competition with commercial banks and poor communication dented effectiveness of funds
We were unfairly deregistered, school tells court
Bhang seller among 37 suspects netted in Mumias swoop
Handing over by transferred secondary schools’ principals smooth, says official
List of secondary schools set books for next 5 years released • They include Blossoms of the Savannah by Henry ole Kulet, A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, Chozi la Heri by Assumpta K Matei and Kigogo (Storymoja), a play by Kea Kyovi
Stop ignoring Bomet and reward us with senior posts in government, UhuRuto told
Teacher, son and relative die in electrocution
Colleagues robbed and tortured me, says Makueni cop
Stop blaming Matiang’i, reforms are helpful, Tolgos tells critics
SH6BN The amount spent in state maize importation subsidy programme
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Case seeking to block massive transfer of school heads moved to Labour Court
2017: Year of scarcity and economic struggle • Shortage of essential commodities such as maize flour and sugar was attributed to prolonged drought dated from 2016
Man in Suba North arrested for killing colleague who allegedly had affair with wife
How to finish strong
KRA new customer relationship management system activated
Manufacturers’ plea on non-tariff barriers law • If implemented, the regulations will remove the restrictions placed on making importation or exportation within and outside
103.30 The indicative value of the shilling to the dollar
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Millions in savings as key trade processes in the East African region automated
Safaricom, Airtel lose slight market share to Telkom Kenya • The Communications Authority attributed the rapid growth of Telkom subscribers to the customer acquisition campaign they carried out...
