Emily Chebet

Gov't defends new Ksh.100B higher education funding plan

The Ministry of Education is projecting that the number of students in higher education will double from 1.2 million this financial year to 2.4 million by the 2030/2031 financial year.To meet the growing demand, the government has proposed a new higher education funding model that ring-fences a Ksh....

Gov't proposes scrapping of university scholarships, replace them with loans

Students placed in public universities will be given 100 percent funding, with the entire amount set to be a loan repayable once employment is secured.

Family demands justice after kin stabbed to death in road-rage confrontation

The victim, Kennedy Ngeno, is said to have been attacked by an online taxi driver following a heated altercation after a minor accident.

Delayed justice: Five years later, Kianjokoma trial drags on

The six police officers charged over the deaths were arrested and arraigned in court. Still, the family says only nine of the expected 25 witnesses have testified, raising fears that the case could take years to conclude.

Children betrayed twice: Justice that remains out of reach

Family seeks justice after kin was killed during Ol Kalou by-election

Public universities face Ksh.29B funding deficit - CS Ogamba tells MPs

Education Cabinet Secretary Migos Ogamba told lawmakers that the Ministry of Education is not withholding funds but is instead grappling with a widening funding deficit as budget allocations continue to fall below the sector's actual financial needs.

Maralal Catholic Diocese suspends seven priests over misconduct allegations

In a major shake-up, the first of its kind in the diocese, the priests have been relieved of their priestly and pastoral duties pending investigations into allegations of abuse of ecclesiastical power, negligence in administration and financial mismanagement....

'They saved me from hell': 422 Kenyans repatriated from South Africa as returnees recount ordeal

On Wednesday night, a batch of 80 returnees touched down in the country, the largest single group to arrive since the operation began.The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs stated that it is continuously monitoring the situation to determine when the evacuation effort can be brought to a close...

More Kenyans evacuated from South Africa as anti-migrant protests escalate

South African police say more than 900 people were arrested during Tuesday's demonstrations, which saw a number of protests turn violent.