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Ruto said the annual festivals were more than school competitions, describing them as important platforms for identifying and nurturing talent that could contribute to Kenya’s growing creative economy.
Ruto said the initiative would provide a structured platform for discovering talented Kenyans throughout the year and across all parts of the country, arguing that Kenya’s challenge is not a lack of talent but inadequate systems to identify and develop it.
Apart from the eight counties expected to receive rain, several parts of the country are likely to experience intermittent cool and cloudy conditions. The areas include parts of Embu, Kiambu, Kirinyaga, Laikipia, Meru, Murang'a, Nairobi, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Tharaka-Nithi, Nakuru, Machakos, Kajiado, Taita Taveta, Marsabit and Wajir counties.
As part of the Kakuzi Ag-Tech adoption strategy, the firm has established a fully-fledged Digital Agricultural Transformation Department to spearhead technology adoption and application across its operating fronts.
The agency said employers must first inform HELB when they hire a loan beneficiary. They are then required to deduct the amount prescribed for repayment from the employee’s salary and forward the money to HELB by the 15th through the HELB Employer Portal.
This means in Nairobi, Super Petrol will retail at Sh214.03, Diesel at Sh217.86 and Kerosene at Sh191.38 per litre, effective midnight.
Fourteen candidates were contesting the presidency, but the race was largely viewed as a battle between Hichilema and Brian Mundubile, who campaigned on the platform of the National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP).
Kindiki made the remarks as the government continues to implement the CBC, which places emphasis on developing learners’ competencies, talents and practical skills alongside academic knowledge.
Nandi was the best performer, using 55.3 per cent of its development allocation, followed by Meru at 54.5 per cent and Wajir at 53.5 per cent. Marsabit also recorded more than half of its development budget in spending, with an absorption rate of 51 per cent.
The CS said poor-quality leaf lowers the value of the tea produced after processing and can have a direct effect on what farmers eventually earn.
Gachagua also dismissed the focus on Uhuru, saying the former President is retired and should not be treated as Ruto’s direct opponent in the next election.
The latest approvals include five generic semaglutide products, one of which is Truglyx. The medicine was launched in Nairobi last month during the Reset Diabesity conference.