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Women Lawmakers Push for Gender-Responsive Climate Policies

Nairobi: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), through its Land Governance Unit, recently convened a Regional Dialogue with Women Parliamentarians focusing on Gender, Land, and Climate Resilience. The dialogue aimed at fostering inclusive policy discussions and regional collaboration to expedite secure land rights and gender-responsive climate actions. It brought together

Five Minors Among 68 Saba Saba Suspects Detained

Machakos: A Machakos court on Tuesday arraigned 68 Saba Saba protest suspects, among them five minors who were accused of participating in unlawful assembly and malicious damage to property in Machakos County. They appeared before Principal Magistrate Betty Koech who ordered them to be detained for 10 days to allow

LSK Tightens Grip, Arrests Fake Machakos Lawyer

machakos: The Law Society of Kenya (LSK), with the Machakos Police, have nabbed a lady who has been masquerading as an advocate in Machakos town in a bid to eliminate quacks in their profession. According to Kenya News Agency, the lady has been working at the C.M. Maweu law firm

Kenya Government Launches Strategic Plan for Equality and Inclusion

Nairobi: Cabinet Secretary for Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage Hanna Cheptumo has reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to promoting equality and inclusion in all spheres of society. She spoke as the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) officially launched its Strategic Plan 2025-2029 and unveiled a new Award Scheme

NDMA and NGO Provide Essential Food Aid to Elderly in Modogashe

Modogashe: The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), in collaboration with International Relief for Africa, an NGO, today donated a variety of foodstuffs to more than 500 elderly families in Modogashe town, Garissa County. According to Kenya News Agency, the food items, which included fortified rice, nutritive porridge, and sugar, were

Nakuru Acquires Additional Equipment to Ease Cancer Treatment

Nakuru: Nakuru County has acquired its second Linear Accelerator (LINAC) machine that is expected to be installed and commissioned in the next few weeks. Once operational, the machine will significantly boost the Nakuru County and Referral Hospital’s capacity to handle cancer cases at the facility. According to Kenya News Agency,

Kenyan Teens Win Global Food Security Contest

Nairobi: Eighteen-year-old Jael Aching from Loresho Secondary School and 15-year-old Blessed Kyalo from AIC Tangu Schools have been selected to participate in the World Food Prize (WFP) Global Youth Institute (GYI) conference in Iowa, USA, this October. The recognition comes as a significant achievement after their papers were chosen from

Murang’a Businesswoman Suffers Sh200M Loss in Protests

Murang’a: A businesswoman from Kenol town in Murang’a County is among those counting significant losses following the July 7 protests when her supermarket and several other businesses were vandalised. The brazen attack, which took place in broad daylight, left several business owners facing heavy losses and hundreds of employees facing