Mining cabinet secretary Salim Mvurya announced the upcoming Blue Invest Africa Conference 2024, aiming to provide a sustainable and enabling environment for investors in Kenya.
The conference, to be held on July 3 and 4, 2024, will take place at Diani Diamonds Leisure Lodge and has received 500 registrations from Africa, Europe, and local investors.
The conference will focus on the Indian Ocean, involving fisheries, biotechnology, biodiversity, and small port development.
The conference will also host the Blue Invest Africa Forum, bringing investors, innovators, and professionals together to explore opportunities in the blue space.
The event will offer learning and networking opportunities, exposure to ground-breaking developments, and a spotlight on transformative products for a sustainable future.
The EU Ambassador to Kenya, Henriette Geiger, emphasised the event’s potential to leave tangible results in Kenya and Africa, highlighting the hospitality and tourism industry as the biggest job creators in the country.
Lawyers call for enhanced security for judicial officers
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) South West Branch lawyers have called for increased security for judicial officers who are handling sensitive matters at law courts.
Following the tragic death of Makadara Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti, the Branch’s Chairman, Benard Gichana, condemned the incident and called for additional security at judicial officers’ residential homes.
The Chairman noted they had met the area County Commissioner assured them that security would be enhanced at the Kisii Law Courts.
Gichana encouraged judicial officers to remain brave and act firmly to make just decisions, ensuring the criminal justice system is safeguarded.
The lawyers and other judicial workers walked along the Kisii-Migori Highway in Kisii town, conveying their condolences to the family of the departed magistrate.
Nandi County and the Green Belt Movement have launched a campaign to conserve Kiptangus forest in Nandi County by planting 92,000 indigenous tree seedlings.
Nandi Forest Conservator Denis Kerengo said the Kenya Forest Service is working with the Community Forest Association to ensure co-existence between community and government forests.
The county aims to plant 171 million trees in five years to achieve 40% tree cover.
KFS has groups producing seedlings to meet demand, and Green Belt Movement officials have asked locals not to graze in areas planted with tree seedlings.
Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir has launched the first edition of the Dola Super Cup tournament to foster unity and sportsmanship among the youth in the coastal region.
The tournament, which will involve teams from all constituencies, will feature fifty-six football teams from six coastal counties, each producing eight teams.
The top prize of Sh1 million will be awarded to the champion, with the first and second runners-up receiving Sh500,000 and Sh250,000, respectively.
The fourth-placed team will be awarded Sh100,000. The county-level winners will share a total of Sh600,000, while the runners-up will be rewarded with Sh480,000.
The tournament will progress from sub-county to county level, with the winning teams from each county competing for the regional stage.
The Dola Group organised the tournament as a way of giving back to the community and nurturing local talents.
If successful, the tournament will be expanded to other regions in Kenya.
Bomet County Governor Prof. Hillary Barchok has announced that 106 individuals recovering from alcohol and drug addiction will undergo vocational training at the Nyandarua Training Centre in Olkalau, Nyandarua County.
The programme, sponsored by the County Government of Bomet and the office of the spouse of Deputy President Pastor Dorcas Rigathi, aims to provide professional treatment to those addicted to alcohol and drugs.
The recoveries will undertake technical skill-based courses in masonry, shoemaking, plumbing, fashion design, and welding.
The Governor is also negotiating with employees like the Teachers Service Commission and the National Police Service to reinstate those interdicted due to alcoholism and drug addiction.
A man uses a makeshift boat to manoeuvre flooded homes that hit the Kihoto informal settlement near Lake Naivasha as a result of rising water levels. The current incident has been occasioned by rising threats of climate change and increased encroachment of riparian land.
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