School heads aren’t exam managers, says Sossion
School head teachers will not be directly in charge of national exams unless the Ministry of Education amends the Kenya National Examinations Council Act, which places the supervisory role of the...
View ArticleConferences the next frontier for tourism
Conference tourism has massive potential to boost Kenya’s industry as the government plans to pump more resources on infrastructure to strengthen the sub-sector. Speaking during the Tourism Summit at...
View ArticleState trains lower primary teachers on new maths instruction methods 07
The Education ministry has embarked on training of 60,000 lower primary school teachers and their respective headteachers on the new methodologies of early grade mathematics instruction. Kenya Primary...
View ArticleStargazers treated to eclipse spectacle
Nasibo Kabale and agencies @PeopleDailyKe Stargazers were treated to an amazing show as the moon glided between the Earth and the sun yesterday creating a “ring of fire” that was visible in Nakuru,...
View ArticleRaila plans week of rallies in ‘rebellious’ Western
Cord leader Raila Odinga heads back to Western Kenya next week for a second leg tour of the region as he seeks to cement his support base ahead of the August 2017 General Election. Raila will from...
View ArticleGachagua playing ‘dirty tricks to block ouster’
Nyeri MCAs have accused Governor Nderitu Gachagua of plotting to sabotage his impeachment debate after 15 of them received summons from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. The MCAs, led by...
View ArticleMombasa port identified as entry point for counterfeit medicines
Sophie Njoka @PeopleDailyKe The port of Mombasa has been identified as a transit point for counterfeit medicines in Africa and other affluent territories. World Customs Organisation (WCO) said...
View ArticleMPs unanimously vote to end party-hopping culture
Move follows advice by Jubilee, Cord leadership that electoral reform proposals by a select committee goes unchanged Members of Parliament heeded calls by their party heads and passed the Election...
View ArticlePost-mortem shows Meru nurse was strangled
Mutuku Mwangangi @PeopleDailyKe A Meru-based nurse whose body was found dumped in a thicket at Salama off Mombasa-Nairobi highway in Makueni county was strangled, an autopsy report has showed. Shock...
View ArticleSenate could blacklist city county for flouting law
Nairobi City County Government risks being blacklisted by the Senate for contravening the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. It emerged during the County Public Account Committee (PAC) session that...
View ArticleHandle traffic offenders with dignity, cops told
Kennedy Kariuki @PeopleDailyKe National Police Service Commission chairman Johnstone Kavuludi has urged traffic officers to respect and handle traffic offenders with dignity. During the vetting of a...
View ArticleSh500m Jersey graft proceeds to build rehabs
Harrison Kivisu and PSCU @PeopleDailyKe More than Sh500 million recovered from the Jersey Island graft case will be used to construct drug rehabilitation centres and safe houses for women experiencing...
View ArticleNomination losers will get jobs, pledges Uhuru
Murimi Mutinga @murimimutiga Politicians who will lose in the nominations and remain loyal to the Jubilee Party will get another chance after President Uhuru Kenyatta promised that they will be...
View ArticleI will end uncertainty on death sentence, says Nambuye
Death row inmates could be executed if Court of Appeal judge Roselyne Nambuye becomes the next Chief Justice. She argues failure to enforce capital punishment on condemned inmates is tantamount to...
View ArticleJubilee plots to snatch Joho seat
The race for the Mombasa governor seat is gathering momentum with the number of aspirants seeking to unseat Governor Hassan Joho increasing by the day. The latest entrant into the race is former...
View ArticleFate of Itierio students ‘lies with CS’
The management of Itierio Boys Extra County Boarding Secondary School in Kisii county has said the fate of five students accused of torching seven dormitories lies with Education Cabinet secretary Dr...
View ArticlePanic as Kaimenyi begins transfer of Lands officials
Panic has gripped Lands ministry officials across the country, following the start of a mass transfer exercise of employees aimed at dismantling corruption cartels. The ministry, which has over the...
View ArticleLeaders mourn Maasai land rights crusader
Wangui Githugo @PeopleDailyKe Leaders yesterday put their differences aside to condole with the family and friends of veteran politician William ole Ntimama who passed away yesterday morning in his...
View ArticleCounties protest exclusion in drafting Polytechnics bill
Sophie Njoka @PeopleDailyKe County governments have protested lack of inclusion in the drafting of the County Village Polytechnics and Training Bill 2016. Speaking during a consultative meeting with...
View ArticleNyeri MCAs impeach governor Gachagua
Seth Mwaniki @MwanikiM Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua was yesterday impeached by Nyeri Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) on claims of gross violation of the Constitution and misuse of public...
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