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Ruto defends Sh5 trillion plan, vows to lift millions out of poverty
News

Ruto defends Sh5 trillion plan, vows to lift millions out of poverty

Ruto said the funds would lay a strong base for infrastructure and resource development, with Turkana expected to play a central role. He announced that the government had approved the field development plan for oil discovered in the county and committed to starting extraction within the next year as part of resource mobilisation for the Sovereign Wealth Fund.

Treasury drops public service layoffs, focuses on payroll reform
Business

Treasury drops public service layoffs, focuses on payroll reform

During last year’s national wage bill conference, officials had warned of mass layoffs targeting support staff, casual workers, and employees with fake academic certificates. At the time, it was noted that support staff made up about two-thirds of public service employees, despite a recommended ratio of 70 percent technical staff and 30 percent support staff. This meant that roughly 702,950 of the 1.05 million public servants were support staff, more than double the ideal number.

Insurers struggle to meet IFRS 17 deadlines amid system and data gaps
Business

Insurers struggle to meet IFRS 17 deadlines amid system and data gaps

The Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) says the standard requires insurers to provide highly detailed reporting, which many companies are ill-equipped to handle. According to the latest AKI report, historical records were inconsistent, missing, or dispersed across legacy IT systems incapable of supporting the new accounting requirements.

Nearly a third of secondary schools in Kenya face enrolment shortfalls
Education and Career

Nearly a third of secondary schools in Kenya face enrolment shortfalls

Experts say the surge in small, often unplanned schools has worsened the teacher shortage, particularly in remote areas. Emmanuel Manyasa, Executive Director of Usawa Agenda, noted that having multiple small schools in one locality creates staffing pressures, as each requires the same number of teachers regardless of student numbers.

HIV/AIDS and anaemia top causes of death in Homa Bay County
Health and Wellness

HIV/AIDS and anaemia top causes of death in Homa Bay County

The persistence of HIV/AIDS in the region is linked to long-standing social and economic challenges. High levels of poverty, entrenched gender inequality, and the ongoing sex-for-fish trade along Lake Victoria place many women and girls at risk of infection. Limited healthcare access and unequal household and community power structures further drive the spread of the disease, keeping infection rates high across multiple sub-counties.

Gunmen kidnap worshippers in Kogi amid rising bandit attacks
Global Affairs

Gunmen kidnap worshippers in Kogi amid rising bandit attacks

These events reflect growing insecurity in Nigeria’s central and north-western regions, where armed gangs frequently carry out kidnappings, raids on villages, and attacks on religious sites. At the end of November, over 250 children and 12 staff members were abducted from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger state, in one of the largest recent incidents.

Government falls short of buyer targets for affordable housing programme
News

Government falls short of buyer targets for affordable housing programme

Data from the State Department for Housing and Urban Development shows that only 292,326 Kenyans had signed up on Boma Yangu by the end of June, far below the government’s target of 565,800. This reflects a lukewarm response to President William Ruto’s flagship housing project, intended to provide affordable homes across the country.

ICC upholds Gaza war crimes probe, rejects Israel’s appeal
Global Affairs

ICC upholds Gaza war crimes probe, rejects Israel’s appeal

The court found that the latest clashes involve the same areas, actors, and types of violence already under investigation. Israel had argued that the scale of fighting following October 7, 2023 triggered new legal duties under Article 18 of the Rome Statute, which requires states to be notified when a fresh investigation is opened.