Author: Abednego Mwikya

Young legislators decry sidelining of youth in presidential appointments

Abednego Mwikya

A section of young parliamentarians has decried failure by President Uhuru Kenyatta to consider young people in his recent appointments. Speaking to the media, the lawmakers said such exclusion was unconstitutional and wanted the president to rope in the youth in his next round of appointments. We are surprised that young people were excluded from appointments to top government jobs. We expect that in his next round of appointments, the president considers the young population since it makes the greater percentage of the country’s population,” said Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja.…

Elani and Greenpeace Africa join hands to encourage ecologically friendly agriculture

Abednego Mwikya

Entertainment brand Elani has thrown its weight behind Greenpeace Africa’s campaign for practice of environmentally safe agriculture. The fact that food security is one of the items of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four agenda means that we must all contribute towards successful agriculture. We should get to that point where Kenya does not have to import foodstuff. After all, most of these imports are coming into the country already contaminated and therefore dangerous for human consumption,” said Elani.   The band said their presence in Greenpeace campaigns will serve to…

Give agriculture a tenth of budget, farmers demand

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Smallholder farmers from the East African Community bloc now want the governments of the respective countries to allocate the agricultural sector at least 10% of national budgets. Addressing journalists, the Kenya chapter of a smallholder farmers lobby group -Kenya Small Scale Farmers (KESSF)-said the sector supports a huge population across the region and therefore should be allocated commensurate funds. And, in a bid to make the portion a guarantee every financial year, the farmers further want the percentage to be made a legal requirement. Also Read: https://www.ceoafrica.co.ke/farmers-urged-to-innovative-to-meet-international-market-demand/ READ ALSO: Greenpeace calls on…

Suspended VCs must proceed on leave, union demands

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Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU) now demands that Vice Chancellors ordered to go on suspension in disciplinary action do so immediately. Addressing journalists in Nairobi, KUSU officials said continued stay of the managers in office was impunity and called upon the Ministry of Education to take stern measures upon such leaders. It is worrying that university VC’s are running these institutions with untold impunity. Why would a VC be adamant that they will not proceed on suspension even when they have been ordered to do so?” wondered KUSU Secretary General…

Repair damaged dams in Kilome, Makueni government told

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Community leaders have called upon the government of Makueni County to repair damaged earth dams in Mukaa Sub-county. Led by Dominic Mutunga, a local politician, the leaders now want their government to move with speed to mend the dams whose damage, they say, has created an acute water shortage in the area that relies heavily on irrigation agriculture to eke a living. We are experiencing a biting shortage of water in this area since these dams had their embankments washed away by last season’s rain waters. We wonder why our…

Learning paralyzed as violence rocks Baringo South

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Mukutani MCA Renson Parkei in a past meeting with Wananchi. He has condemned a Tuesday attack at Ramacha, Baringo South which left one man critically injured. Six primary schools and a secondary school have closed down following ethnic clashes in Baringo South Constituency stalling educational activities less than two months to the onset of national exams. According to political leaders from the area, the violence has rocked three locations in Baringo South Constituency, forcing residents to flee to IDP camps tens of kilometers away from the affected areas. WHY POWER-SHARING…

Samburu leaders: Arrest Aukot over incitement

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Samburu political leaders have called for the investigation of Thirdway Alliance leader Ekuru Aukot over utterances he made in Baragoi over the weekend. Addressing journalists in Nairobi, the lawmakers said Dr Aukot’s statements amounted to ‘incitement to violence of two ethnic communities who have been coexisting peacefully for a long time’. “After the visit, he went into social media and made allegations that are geared towards inciting the Turkana community against the Samburu community living in Baragoi and its environs in Samburu North,” said Samburu North MP Musa Lentoimaga. Identifying If…