Edwin Obuya
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Gov't urged to offer incentives to boost local motorcycle manufacturing
According to Honda Kenya chairman and ecopreneur Dr. Isaac Kalua Green, one of the key areas that the government would look into in the motorcycle manufacturing industry, is the potential of employing over 5 million Kenyans.
State House now warns slashing its budget could halt operations, calls for reconsideration
According to State House Comptroller Katoo Ole Metito, the State House budget has been reduced by 54%, from Ksh.9.496 billion to Ksh.4.382 billion, which will have a huge impact on the running of State House.
'We have no money': Teachers strike looms as TSC says budget cuts to affect CBA implementation
TSC Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia on Wednesday told MPs that their overall budget has been slashed by Ksh.10 billion, which will affect the implementation of the second phase of the CBA agreement.
Counties risk losing Ksh. 20 billion after Ruto's memoranda to Senate
Nairobi County will lose up to Ksh1.1 billion if the lawmakers concur with the President. Instead of the Ksh20.9 billion that it was set to receive, Nairobi will now receive Ksh19.8 billion.
Kenyans to pay Ksh.2.7B annually for village elders' salaries, says PS Omollo
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo stated that Kenyans would have to pay Sh. 2.7 billion a year to support the village chiefs.
Drama as Ole Kina, Governor Abdi Guyo trade barbs during Senate hearing
Trouble started when Governor Guyo tried to defend himself as he dismissed claims that he was incompetent and unable to run the country.The sentiments appeared to irk Senator Ole Kina who claimed that the Governor was digressing and trying to intimidate them.
Nairobi gets lion’s share of Ksh.400B revenue allocation to counties
Counties received improved allocation after the Senate and the National Assembly negotiated and agreed to increase the allocation from Ksh.391 billion to Ksh.400 billion.Nakuru will get the second highest allocation of Ksh.14.1 billion.
MPs question how 16,000 students were placed at Kisii University
A CUE representative on Tuesday had a difficult time defending the decision, as she insisted that the university had the capacity to cater for the large number of students allocated to them.The committee demanded that the representative reappears at a later date with comprehensive answers.
DP Gachagua’s Mt. Kenya woes deepen as Meru leaders distance themselves from him
The legislators differed with DP Gachagua’s call for MPs to be domiciled in their constituencies.Even as they distanced themselves from Gachagua’s sentiments, the MPs denied knowledge of any existence of a rift between President William Ruto and his deputy.
MPs express concerns over new university funding model
According to the members of the Education Committee in the National Assembly, the variables being used to determine which category a student falls in to get funding cannot be validated.The government uses the MTI model which incorporates the Kenya poverty report, family background, Gender and the pr...