Head of Cooperations at the Finland Embassy, Anu Ala-Rantala
Head of Cooperations at the Finland Embassy, Anu Ala-Rantala, has urged the government to intensify the fight against the rising cases of femicide and GBV.
Anu said both the national and county governments must pump in more resources for capacity building while calling on counsellors trained through the program in Bungoma, Kilifi, and Samburu counties to be ambassadors to other neighbouring counties so as to create awareness on the lessons learnt through the program.
David Omwoyo, the CEO of the Media Council of Kenya (MCK), has issued a warning to individuals seeking press cards through deceptive means.
“Several cases of fraudulent documentation have been identified, reported to the relevant authorities, and are currently under investigation,” said Omwoyo. The Council has detected instances of individuals submitting suspect academic certificates and recommendation letters during the accreditation process. Omwoyo warned that the submission of fake documentation is a violation of Section 48 1 (C) of the Media Council Act 2013, and those found guilty will face a fine of Kenya Shillings Two Hundred Thousand, imprisonment for six months, or both.
Concerns have been raised over cases of Kalaazar disease patients being recorded in pastoral communities, greatly affecting children under the age of 15 years. Speaking at Kacheliba Health Centre, which has a Kalaazar treatment Centre, Community Mobiliser Isaac Nyeris stated that the disease is quite elusive, and it takes about three weeks to manifest itself, thus interrupting children’s education. Stakeholders are now calling on parents and guardians to be more vigilant, especially during this period where learning activities have resumed. West Pokot County Coordinator for Neglected Diseases John Lotodo hinted that the county leads in cases of Kalaazar (Leshmaniasis) disease, and measures have to be put in place to avert the situation.
Persons enlisted under the Inua Jamii cash transfer Programme will not need to register afresh, a government official has clarified. Nyeri County Director of Children Services Joseph Mburu says those already benefiting from the cash transfer programme and who have registered M-Pesa lines have nothing to worry about but will now be receiving their money through their mobile phones. Currently the government, through the Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizens, operates three cash transfer programmes: Persons with Severe Disabilities (PWSDs), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), and Older Persons. A statement by the Principal Secretary in the State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs, Joseph Motari, dated January 23, 2025, announced the migration of all Inua Jamii beneficiaries to the E-citizen Mpesa payment platform. Motari further stated that beneficiaries would, from January this year, be accessing their funds via M-Pesa agents by dialling USSD code *222#.
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