The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has donated four wheelchairs to persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Turkana County.
The donation is part of the IRC’s ongoing efforts to support and protect vulnerable groups.
The IRC’s Chief Officer for Education, Social Protection, and Administration, Etelej Korea Moses, expressed gratitude for the IRC’s contribution and emphasised the importance of strategic partnerships and collaboration to enhance social services.
The Kapsowar Cultural Festival, held at Moi Kapsowar Girls in Marakwet West Sub County, brought together the community to celebrate and reflect on their rich cultural heritage.
The festival featured performances from various cultural dancers, highlighting the unity and diversity of the region.
The festival emphasises the importance of upholding cultural practices that promote peace and discourage conflict.
Joshua Kipruto, MCA Kapsowar ward, assured that this is just the beginning of many cultural festivals in Kapsowar and promised to secure more funding for the festival to benefit more groups.
Purity Koima, County Executive for Sports, Gender, Culture, Youth Affairs, and Children, acknowledged the financial support from various wards for the festival and urged all 20 wards to set aside funds for the festival.
Plans are also underway to establish a county cultural festival platform where people can showcase their talents and sell their cultural items as a source of revenue.
The festival is also a tourist attraction, highlighting the potential for cultural tourism in the region.
Makongo Farmers Network Chairperson, Francis Ngiri, displays a glass bottle full of yellow beans. The group, domiciled in Elementaita Ward, Gilgil Subcounty, practices seed storage as a way of supporting the community in combating the effects of climate change.
Starting today, the group will showcase at the Nakuru ASK show, to educate more farmers about the preservation of indigenous crop variety seeds in order to build resilient food systems in the country.
The County Department of Health and Sanitation in Lodwar has conducted screenings for diabetes and hypertension, revealing a low uptake of knowledge about these conditions.
The screenings, conducted in partnership with the Kenya Red Cross Society, were held in the town centre, where the urban population has a sedentary lifestyle, predisposing them to these two non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Out of the 727 people screened, 59 were diagnosed with hypertension, and 15 had type 2 diabetes.
The Turkana Central Sub-County Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Mercy Kawira, emphasised the need for intensifying health education on NCDs in the community to enhance diagnosis, treatment, referral, and timely tracing of patients.
The screenings also provided data needed for client treatment and management, as well as capacity building for healthcare workers on NCD management.
Executive Committee Member (ECM) for Finance and Planning in Makueni County Government, Damaris Kavoi, has refuted claims that the 2024–2025 finance bill has been withdrawn from the Makueni County Assembly.
Kavoi stated that the bill was submitted to the assembly once and has not been withdrawn, as indicated in the local media.
She also stated that the bill went through public participation, and all views were included before being submitted for approval by June 30, 2024, as required by law.
Kavoi also revealed that the new taxation system will not change, with hawkers paying sh 40 daily and boda boda paying sh 500 annually.
She also stated that permit payments will be made in installments by business people in the county due to hard economic times.
The Kiambu County Assembly is working on a framework to discard the county’s 2016 valuation roll, which is a record of all properties in an area, including their value, for tax purposes.
The assembly’s Lands and Planning Committee is evaluating submissions from residents and stakeholders on the Kiambu County Valuation and Rating Act 2016, which dictates land rates.
Governor Kimani Wamatangi aims to amend the law to eliminate contentious charges and lower existing rates.
The County Government has proposed to reduce land rates from 0.25 per cent to 0.15 per cent and exempting non-commercial freehold properties under five acres used for domestic purposes from taxation.
The National Valuation for Rating Act 2015 mandates land rates for freehold title deed owners.
The current valuation was enacted in 2016 during former Governor William Kabogo’s tenure and adopted in 2018 under former Governor Ferdinand Waititu to address inconsistent rating systems inherited from eight defunct local authorities.
Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok and his team are being taken through some of the state-of-the-art imaging equipment at the CTC Tenkwek Hospital.
The facility, which will employ 1,000 staff and attract patients from Africa, will address a backlog of over 800 patients awaiting life-saving procedures.
“With the completion of our Dr. Laboso Mother and Child Hospital, the upcoming Oncology Centre, and now the Tenwek Cardiothoracic Centre, Bomet County is set to emerge as a major medical tourist destination,” he affirmed.
Othaya constituency Member of Parliament Wambugu Wainaina through his foundation, known by his name yesterday donated dozens of iron sheets to 93 families from Kianjogu, Thuruthuru, Iria and Karembu villages within Chinga ward. In a heartwarming gesture of goodwill, the foundation assisted the families that were victims of recent heavy rains whose effects included blowing of their houses’ roofs. The victims thanked their MP for the kind gesture.
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