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Why Counties Need Dedicated Peace Departments
County governments have been urged to establish fully fledged peace building and conflict management departments to help prevent violence, resolve local disputes and strengthen early warning systems in communities. Happy Alphonse from the Mathare Peace Initiative organization says counties need dedicated departments with their own budgets and designated officers to be able to coordinate peace…
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Lindi Ward Has No Public ECDE Centre as Kibra Families Struggle to Access Early Learning
Families in Lindi Ward, Kibra Nairobi, are facing challenges accessing affordable early childhood education, with parents forced to take their children to facilities in neighbouring wards or enrol them in informal learning centres they may struggle to afford. The absence of a public Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) centre in the ward has raised concerns…
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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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16 years after Katiba, MCA calls for revenue to be devolved to wards
Sixteen years after Kenya promulgated the 2010 Constitution and entrenched devolution, Mihango MCA and Nairobi County Assembly Deputy Speaker Paul Kados says more power and resources need to move from county headquarters to the wards. Kados wants Counties to establish revenue offices in every ward to make it easier for residents and elected leaders to…
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Nairobi races against the rains with Ksh.2 billion flood preparedness plan
As heavy rains loom, Nairobi is putting billions into drainage and flood-control measures. But with flooding a recurring problem across the city, the real test will be whether the preparations are completed before the downpours begin. Heavy rains expected from October Nairobi City County has stepped up preparations for the expected heavy rains, rolling out…
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Why Nairobi Is Considering a Public Green Crematorium and What It Could Mean for Residents
As Nairobi continues to expand, county leaders are beginning to confront a question few cities like to discuss: how should the capital provide dignified funeral services for a growing urban population while protecting the environment and respecting cultural diversity? That debate has now reached the floor of the Nairobi County Assembly, where Karura MCA Kamau…
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