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Laikipia water companies owe workers KSh49.8m in unremitted pension deductions
Laikipia County is under pressure to remit 49.8 million shillings deducted from employees of two county owned water companies but not paid into their pension schemes, with the Senate demanding clear deadlines for settling the outstanding amounts. The Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds did raise the issue during a meeting with…
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Nairobi facilities record wide gap in live births as Mama Lucy leads August data
Health facilities across Nairobi recorded 2,214 live births in August 2026, with Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital in Embakasi recording the highest number, according to Ministry of Health data. Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital recorded 447 live births, followed by Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Kamukunji with 386, and Mama Margaret Uhuru Hospital in Embakasi North with 275.…
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Nairobi County workers still struggle with medical cover as insurance costs rise to Sh2.5 billion
Nairobi County workers are still facing challenges accessing medical services despite the county increasing its medical insurance expenditure to 2.5 billion shillings, raising questions about whether the higher cost has translated into better healthcare for employees. The concerns emerged after Nairobi City County Workers Union branch secretary Calvince Okello appeared before the County Assembly’s Labour…
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One registrar for 13 sub-counties: Inside Bungoma’s civil registration crisis
Bungoma County has expanded civil registration services to all 13 sub-counties, but a shortage of staff, vehicles and suitable office space is undermining efforts to help residents obtain birth certificates, death certificates and national identity cards. Officials from the Department of Civil Registration Services and the National Registration Bureau told a National Assembly committee that…
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Taqwa SACCO members fear losing Sh387.5m as Jeevanjee housing project stalls for seven years
Members of Taqwa SACCO are appealing for Nairobi county assembly intervention to save Sh387.5 million they have invested in a stalled housing project in Nairobi, seven years after they committed their savings to secure homes. The members invested in 200 affordable housing units at the Nairobi Bachelors Jeevanjee project, 100 two bedroom and 100 three-bedroom…
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Ebola in Nairobi: What residents need to know about symptoms, spread and prevention
Nairobi is stepping up measures to prevent the spread of Ebola after Kenya confirmed its first imported case of the disease, with health authorities intensifying surveillance and contact tracing across the capital. The confirmed case involved a 39-year-old Kenyan man who had lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for seven years before travelling…
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How Murang’a ECDE teachers are adapting to digital learning
For decades, teaching young children has largely depended on a teacher, a chalkboard, books, pencils and plenty of repetition. But now at Ng’araria Primary School in rural Murang’a County, some of that is changing, but not disappearing. In the Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) classroom, children use digital tablets to count, pronounce words, solve…
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Who is approving Nairobi’s buildings? Questions emerge over lapsed planning committee
Questions have been raised over how Nairobi County is approving buildings after it emerged that the Urban Planning Technical Committee, a key body involved in development approvals, has not been reconstituted since its term expired in October last year (2025). The committee is renewed every three years and brings together technical expertise from several institutions,…
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What is driving the cost of Turkana’s hides and skins trade?
For traders in Turkana, the hides and skins business is becoming harder to sustain as county charges, transport expenses and limited local markets eat into their earnings. Traders from Kakuma and Lodwar recently asked the County Assembly to review the fees imposed on the trade, saying the charges are making it difficult for them to…
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Busia turns to cassava and edible oil crops to feed Nasewa industrial park
Busia County is encouraging farmers to increase cassava and edible oil crop production as it prepares for the operationalisation of the County Aggregation and Industrial Park (CAIP) at Nasewa. The county government says the move will help create a reliable supply of raw materials for industries expected to operate at the park. Presenting the Department…
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