A family from Mbuvori Location in Manyatta Constituency, Embu, is appealing for financial support from well-wishers to enable their mother get discharged from hospital after undergoing successful cancer treatment. Cecily Njoka, 65, who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer two years ago underwent a successful surgery in July this year at Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital and was discharged on Sunday, August 10. However, her family has been unable to clear the balance of Sh314, 000 left from her total treatment cost of Sh764, 000 after NHIF paid Sh450, 000 leading to her detainment. The family is now worried that the burden of hospital bill accumulating at the rate of Sh4, 000 daily may become too much for them to handle as she continues being detained in hospital.
Financial support can be sent via Mpesa to mobile phone number 0725150462 (John Njeru) or through Paybill, Business Number 874950 Account 060511.
Makueni County Commissioner Henry Wafula has announced plans to increase security in Emali Municipality to prevent future property destruction and the busy Nairobi-Mombasa highway.
The measures were taken following recent demonstrations by youth over the 2024–2025 Finance Bill. Wafula emphasised the importance of improving security on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway, which is a lifeline for Kenya, East Africa, and Central African countries in the region. He held a meeting with Emali Municipal Board officials, agreeing to beef up security to prevent future destruction of business people’s property. The County Commissioner also agreed to collaborate with the security team and governor of Kajiado to improve security along the common border, especially in Emali Municipality.
Vihiga county government has concluded a two-day consultative workshop on the preparation of the County Annual Development Plan for the Financial Year 2025-2026.
Speaking while closing the forum, Governor Dr. Wilber Ottichilo said the document has prioritized projects and programmes that would have a great impact to the masses. The Governor explained that the ADP has highlighted among others the realization of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), promoting of agricultural activities, providing credit to small entrepreneurs and improvement of the transport network in the county. He also noted that ADP is a blueprint that is actualizing the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2023-2027 on a yearly basis in line with the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act 2012. Stating that the document has outlined the resources required to implement the prioritized projects and how the implementation would be monitored to ensure optimal delivery of goods and services to the citizens.
PCEA Kiamwathi Church Service was yesterday disrupted by youth who were protesting over a move by local elders to their priest. The young faithful occupied and locked the church gate in the early morning. The protest began early in the morning by chanting slogans while carrying placards criticizing the elders. Hundreds of worshippers from several congregations within the Nyeri Parish, who had gone for a parish event marking the retirement of one of their elders, were left stranded outside for over five hours. They waited for more than five hours before normalcy was restored
The protesting youth with one of the youths,Peter Kinyua saying the disruption was necessary to make their concerns heard. After deliberation with Nyeri Presbytery Moderator Patrick Kimathi and Nyeri Joy Parish Reverend Lucy Kiriungi, an agreement was reached to allow the parish event to proceed and to address the issues raised by the youth.
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