Sam Gituku
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SAM'S SENSE: Tax for service - the gap in between
Analysis by SRC shows that out of the total wage bill, 48 per cent comprises allowances; be they remunerative or facilitative. Remunerative allowances are such as housing allowance, commuter allowance and leave allowance.Facilitative allowances include the daily subsistence allowances or per diems.
SAMS SENSE: Freedom of Corruption
In the 2022 survey which was finalized in September 2023, EACC Chair Dr. Bishop David Oginde noted that, “the findings contained in the report would serve as valuable guide and would provide strategies for combating and preventing corruption in public service delivery within our nation,” end of quot...
Cutting down costs: State corporations ordered to remit 80% of net profit to Treasury
CS Ndung’u wants the agencies to resubmit recurrent expenditure budgets for the next financial year, reflecting not more than 70 per cent of the current budgets on operations.The parastatals will not be allowed to embark on new projects without written approval from the National Treasury....
SAM’S SENSE: Meet Dr. Volunteer
For far too long, however, the Kenyan government both at the national and county level has displayed ways condescending and insensitive to this crucial segment of our society.Presently, doctors are on strike complaining about among other things the delayed posting of medical interns, a crucial one-y...
Is the Church dying in Europe?
As one of Europe's best-preserved medieval cities, Barcelona's skyline is adorned with the timeless beauty of ancient churches, each a testament to the creativity and devotion of past generations .
SAM'S SENSE: Barcelona and Baba Dogo - Mind the gap!
I did not at any moment witness overlapping by matatu drivers or jaywalking by pedestrians rushing to beat the lights. I did not see matatu drivers revving their vehicles in annoyance to scare pedestrians or drivers of smaller vehicles.
Gov’t orders fresh vetting for pharmacies, agrovets in a month
Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki says the decision has been taken following continued abuse of prescription drugs which NACADA says is one of the biggest emerging threats.
Sports PS Tum grilled by MPs over status of Talanta Stadium ahead of AFCON 2027
Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Sports questioned the PS on what exactly will be the role of the military in the rollout plan; the PS even failed to disclose just how much the project would cost and what will be the source of the money.
Kenya’s big dream on Artificial Intelligence
Since 2006, the mobile industry in the world has been converging in Barcelona annually to share the latest innovation and to showcase what in the minds of major technology firms is the future of computing. At the Barcelona Arena, over 90,000 attendees were listed, from exhibitors to industry special...
SAM’S SENSE: Hello Parliamentarians
Earlier in the week, MPs allied to the Kenya Kwanza alliance converged in Naivasha for, “consultations with the national executive”. And at that event, they were challenged for being clueless; they were asked if they knew where the National Employment authority is, they were asked if they knew of th...