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04/12/2025

Speaking today in an event attended by the Attorney General Dorcas Oduor, National Treasury PS Dr. Chris Kiptoo, PS for Telecommunications and Broadcasting Mr. Stephen Isaboke, Vodacom Group CEO Mr. Shameel Joosub, Safaricom Board Chairman Mr. Adil Khawaja, and Safaricom CEO Dr. Peter Njoroge and the DG PIPM Mr.Lawrence Kibet, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, John Mbadi Ng’ongo, underscored that the Government will retain a significant, strategic shareholding in Safaricom.
The CS affirmed that the decision followed rigorous analysis, independent valuation, and full compliance with the Public Finance Management Act and all applicable regulatory frameworks.
“This is a partial divestment, and the Government remains a strategic shareholder,” the CS said. “Our intention is to mobilize resources responsibly, reinforce fiscal sustainability, and create fiscal headroom for long-term national priorities.”

04/12/2025

UPDATE
MAKUENI PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY PUSH FOR INCLUSION IN OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
BY ZIPPORAH NTHAKYO
As the world celebrates International Day for persons with disability in Makueni, they all gathered to air out their grievances.

In their adress to the press on Wednesday at police grounds, Wote,they urged the Government to ensure that they enact policies that relieve them of the heavy loads of tight budgets verses little or no income.

Moreover,they argued that most of the policies implemented by the government have been harsh on them claiming the tough economic times.

"The Social Health Authority (SHA) have been a challenge to many us since we cannot afford the monthly renewal .

On the part of scholarship,Angelina Muthama one of the people enabled differently called upon the County to fix good policies to support their children who are still in school.

"We are disabled but our children are abled,let the government find ways to assist us not treating us normally when it comes to bursary allocation,"noted Angeline.

One among the youth champions for development Eunice Nthanze applauded the government for planning a tournament for the them .

However,she confirmed to the government that they are capable of performing office duties since they are professionals and called upon the authorities to provide job opportunities so that they can fully depend on themselves.

Diana Mbugua,the County Director for National Council for Persons with disability present at the event insisted that the theme for this year is fighting the vice of gender based violence against the disabled.

"Digital bullying has been a serious threat to the welfare of disabled persons and we are here today to assure them of inclusivity in all development matters,no one will be left out,"noted Diana.

The Executive Committee Member for youth,gender and sports Sebastian Kyoni promised that the County has put in place policies that will ensure all disabled persons are well catered for.

The county has mapped numbers of the disabled people across 22 wards clearly indicating their form of disability and how to assist them .

On health matters ,the Officer mentioned that Makueni Care dubed Mutula Care has a slot that will ensure the disabled are treated nicely.

Sporting activity for disabled people across the Country is underway for this special group to enjoy and prove their ability from today Thursday to Saturday at the Makueni girls play ground.

04/12/2025

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04/12/2025

WORLD LARGEST FOREST:
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As measured by primary forest extent, the Amazon rainforest is more than three times larger than that of the Congo Basin, the world’s second largest rainforest.
The Amazon rainforest accounts for just over a third of tree cover across the tropics.

04/12/2025

THE LARGEST FRUIT IN THE WORLD:
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is a tropical tree originally native to India and now cultivated throughout the tropics in both hemispheres.
Jackfruit benefits include fighting constipation, aiding weight loss, managing blood pressure, and preventing premature aging. These effects are linked to its high fiber content and bioactive compounds

04/12/2025

EARLYBIRD SCHOOLS:
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04/12/2025

UPDATE:
PIC GOVERNANCE & EDUCATION FINES A PROCUREMENT OFFICER, AS MPs TIGHTEN OVERSIGHT ON PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
The National Assembly, Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education has issued a KSh 500,000 fine to a procurement officer and sharply questioning the competency of a long-serving Finance Officer at Ziwa Technical Training Institute.
The Hon. Wanami Wamboka-led committee is devoted to ensuring audit compliance within institutions of higher learning while safeguarding taxpayers’ money.
Legislators pressed Ziwa Technical Training Institute management over missing financial statements for the 2017/2018 audit cycle, dismissing explanations tied to the deaths of two former principals.
The sitting principal was reminded that institutional continuity demands proper record-keeping.
Members further flagged an Mpesa overdrawing of KSh 9 million and recurring failures to supply audit evidence.
The Finance Officer, in post for close to a decade, faced tough scrutiny over persistent gaps.
The procurement officer was fined for knowingly submitting misleading information in violation of the Conflict of Interest Act, 2025 with Members invoking Standing Order 191A to enforce personal liability.
Maasai Mara Technical & Vocational College was directed to reappear after turning up without key officers, including the former principal and heads of procurement and Human Resource, despite active audit questions tied to their tenures.
In review of Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology audit reports, the Committee noted student debtor balances exceeding KSh 800 million. Management proposed a KSh 23 million write-off, while an additional KSh 464 million relates to postgraduate students disconnected for more than seven years.
MPs urged swift rollout of the MMUST–HELB Revolving Fund by December 31, 2025, to enhance recoveries and recommended write-offs for deceased or unreachable students. Legislators also sought clarity on the delayed Olympic-size swimming pool, currently 77% complete.
Matili Technical Training Institute reported a KSh 46 million fee debt, prompting calls for strengthened debt collection. The Committee further questioned a past staffing imbalance where 120 of 130 employees belonged to one ethnic group. Management reported progress, citing 80% compliance under a new policy.
The School Equipment Production Unit was instructed to practice good record-keeping as MPs raised concerns over weak documentation. Legislators offered guidance on what they deemed slow action on recovery of a 12-acre land in Imara Daima.
The dispute involves 2,000 squatters with the matter currently in court. An uncollected staff debt exceeding KSh 800,000 was also scrutinized with management urged to enforce legal services and debt collection professionals to resolve the same.
The Committee also flagged improperly recorded iPads purchased for board members and called for a special audit on unsurrendered excess receipts.
The Committee has urged institution heads to embrace accountability, reinforce transparency and safeguard the prudent use of public resources as a non-negotiable standard of public service.
-PARLIAMENT

04/12/2025

"We are stronger than obstacles. Going forward, nothing will distract us from serving and delivering development to the people of Nyamira County" -Governor Amos Nyaribo.

03/12/2025

UPDATE
Deputy President and UDA Party Deputy Party Leader Kithure Kindiki met 60 Kenya Kwanza MPs from Embu, Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Murang'a, Nyeri, Nyandarua, Kiambu, Kirinyaga, Laikipia, Nakuru, Nairobi and Lamu Counties, and thanked them for their dedication, commitment and teamwork that resulted in the election of Leo Wamuthende of UDA as the Mbeere North Constituency Member of Parliament.

The meeting reviewed the progress of key development projects and programmes across their constituencies and agreed on clear mechanisms to fast-track the completion of ongoing initiatives for the benefit of the Kenyan people.

UDA Party National Chairperson and Embu County Governor Cecily Mbarire, together with National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, were present.

03/12/2025

BREAKING NEWS:
NYAMIRA GOVERNOR AMOS NYARIBO OFF THE HOOK
Senators have voted to uphold a preliminary objection raised by Nyamira Governor Amos Kimwomi Nyaribo, effectively halting the impeachment proceedings against him.

The decision means the case will not proceed to a full hearing.

A total of 38 Senators voted in favour of the Motion, while only four opposed it.

At the start of Wednesday morning’s sitting, during the hearing on the proposed removal of the Governor from office, Governor Nyaribo’s legal team raised two preliminary objections.

They argued that the impeachment Motion dated 11 November 2025 did not meet the constitutional and statutory thresholds required for such proceedings. Counsel submitted that the purported resolution to impeach the Governor was invalid and incompetent, having failed to satisfy the mandatory provisions of Article 181 of the Constitution and Section 33 of the County Governments Act.

In the second objection, the Governor’s legal team, led by Mr Elias Mutuma, argued that the concept of proxy voting was alien to the law, illegal and null and void. They contended that attempts to justify discrepancies in the vote count through claims of proxy voting were legally untenable and only compounded what they described as proceedings founded on fraud, forgery and misrepresentation.

The Governor’s team insisted that only 19 Members of the County Assembly were physically present in the chamber during the vote, yet the Assembly recorded 23 votes in favour of the impeachment Motion, an outcome they termed numerically impossible, improper and fraudulent.

They further argued that the County Assembly’s position that three existing vacancies reduced the Assembly’s membership from 35 to 32 was legally flawed and illogical.

Responding to the objections, Counsel for the County Assembly maintained that proxy voting had been done appropriately and that proxy letters were available as evidence of the delegation.

They argued that although proxy voting was not expressly provided for in the Assembly’s standing orders, the Speaker had exercised discretion under Standing Order No. 1 to allow it.

Before voting on the Motion, Senators delivered various submissions, with most emphasising the importance of ensuring justice for the Governor, the County Assembly and the people of Nyamira County
-SOURCE PARLIAMENT OF KENYA

03/12/2025

UPDATE
NYAMIRA GOVERNOR AMOS NYARIBO DENIES ALL CHARGES LEVELLED AGAINST HIM
Nyamira County Governor Amos Nyaribo has denied all charges brought against him by the Nyamira County Assembly.

Appearing before the Senate plenary on the first day of hearings into his proposed removal from office through impeachment, Governor Nyaribo denied all accusations as read to him by the Senate Deputy Clerk, Mr Mohamed Ali.

In the first charge, Governor Nyaribo is accused of engaging in, endorsing and supporting the unlawful and unconstitutional Bunge Mashinani initiative, giving illegal assent to the Nyamira County Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2024, and making an unlawful appointment of Dr Peris Nyaboke Oroko, also known as Peris Mongare, as a County Executive Committee Member.

It is further alleged that the Governor illegally appointed members of the Municipal Boards of Nyamira and Keroka, unlawfully constituted a Selection Panel for the County Public Service Board (CPSB) and failed to appoint the Chairperson, Secretary and Members of the CPSB.

The County Assembly also accuses Governor Nyaribo of failing to deliver the State of the County Address and Annual Reports and of failing to comply with court orders regarding the appointment of Mr Clive Ogwora to the County Executive Committee.

On the charge of abuse of office, the Assembly faults the Governor for conducting staff recruitment without budgetary provision, influencing irregular appointments of senior human resource officials and enriching himself through irregular salary arrears.

Members of the Assembly further cite a payroll fraud syndicate that allegedly resulted in the loss of public funds, the Governor’s involvement in dual appointments outside the lawful establishment, and the usurpation of the powers of the Auditor-General and the CPSB.

Governor Nyaribo is also accused of unlawfully suspending the Secretary of the CPSB.

The Senate is set to consider and determine a Preliminary Objection, a decision that will determine whether the proceedings continue or are halted. The Governor’s side has already raised an objection seeking to stop the process, arguing that the impeachment does not meet the required threshold.

Through his legal team, led by Advocate Elias Mutuma, the Governor has urged Senators not to allow the Motion to proceed.

“What you have is a lifeless Motion that cannot be entertained. Senators have many important matters to attend to rather than deal with this stillborn issue,” submitted Mr Mutuma.

However, the County Assembly’s legal team, led by Senior Counsel Katwa Kigen, dismissed the objection and appealed to Senators to allow the Motion to proceed.

“It is our argument that you allow the Motion to proceed, as the impeachment attained the required threshold,” submitted Mr Kigen.

Speaker Kingi will issue a ruling on the Preliminary Objection during Wednesday afternoon’s sitting.
-PARLIAMENT

03/12/2025

AUDIT REPORT UNCOVERS THE ROT AT MAMA NGINA GIRLS IN MOMBASA COUNTY
BY CHAMPION INVESTIGATIVE TEAM
Review of audit report at Mama Ngina Girls High school in Mombasa revealed a worrying trend of non-compliance, with the school submitting inaccurate student data to the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS).
ACCURACY OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT DATA
According to the latest audit report,the enrolment records revealed that the number of students as per NEMIS module and School register reflected an excess of 254 students in the NEMIS system.
The variance resulted from failure by the school to update the students who had been transferred to other schools in the NEMIS system.
As a result, the School received over disbursement from the Ministry of Education amounting to Kshs.564,837.
INACCURATE SCHOOL FUND INCOME - PARENTS CONTRIBUTION
The statement of receipts and payments and the financial statements reflects Kshs.78,649,614 being the School fund income contributed by the parents while the same item is reflected as Kshs.74,707,928 under the statement of cashflow.
The resulting variance of Kshs.3,941,686 was not reconciled.
In the circumstances, the accuracy of the School fund income amount of Kshs.78,649,614 could not be confirmed.
INACCURATE INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENSES
The statement of receipts and payments and Note 8 to the financial statements reflect payments for infrastructure amount of Kshs.102,488,033.
The infrastructure payments differ with amount reflected in the statement of Cashflows of Kshs.115,524,840 being acquisition of assets /infrastructure during the period under review. Significant accounting policies specifies the School recognizes all expenses when the event occurs and the related cash has been paid by the School.
The variance of Kshs.13,036,807 between the two financial statements balances was not explained or reconciled.
In the circumstances, the accuracy and completeness of infrastructure expenses of
Kshs.102,488,033 could not be confirmed.
BOARDING AND SCHOOL FUND PAYMENTS
The statement of receipts and payments and the financial statements reflects Kshs.90,419,146 being the boarding and school fund payments from parents'
contributions while the same item is shown as Kshs.83,772,224 under the statement of cashflow.
Significant accounting policies Note 10.2 specifies the school recognizes
BOARDING AND SCHOOL FUND PAYMENTS
The statement of receipts and payments and Note 9 to the financial statements reflects Kshs.90,419,146 being the boarding and school fund payments from parents' contributions while the same item is shown as Kshs.83,772,224 under the statement of cashflow.
Significant accounting policies Note 10.2 specifies the school recognizes expenditure arising from operations when the event occurs irrespective of receipt of cash.
The resulting variance of Kshs.6,646,922 between the two financial statements balances was not reconciled and the accrued expenditure details provided.
In the circumstances, the accuracy and validity of the boarding and School funds
payments of Kshs.90,419,146 could not be confirmed.
NON-DISCLOSURE OF STOCK/LNVENTORY OF TEXT BOOKS
The annual report and financial statements on other important disclosures - Note 19 reflects stock/inventory balance of Kshs.1,396,869.
However, text books were not included in this balance.
In the circumstances, the accuracy and completeness of inventory balance of
Kshs.1,396,869 could not be confirmed.
MISALLOCATION OF MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
The statement of receipts and payments and Note 5 to the financial statements reflects miscellaneous income of Kshs.10,331,273.
Review of the documents provided for audit revealed that interest income of Kshs.627,521 was generated from on call fixed deposits.
However, the interest income was classified as Government grant for infrastructure and not included in miscellaneous income.
In the circumstances, the accuracy and completeness of miscellaneous income of
Kshs.10,331,273 could not be confirmed.
In the circumstances, the School Management was in breach of the law.
LONG OUTSTANDING STUDENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES
The statement of assets and liabilities and Note 13 to the financial statements reflects accounts receivables amount of Kshs.11,842,757 (Kshs.9,415,908 - 2022-2023).
The amount is due from fees arrears of Kshs.'1 1,259,577, other non-fees receivables of Kshs.499,680 and RD cheques of Kshs.83,500.
Ageing analysis of the receivables indicates that an amount of Kshs.3,858,785 had been overdue for over 3 years.
Management has not shown measures put in place to ensure the unpaid amount is
collected and banked promptly.
In the circumstances, the recoverability of the students' receivables amounting to
Kshs.11,842,757 could not be confirmed.
DELAYED COMPLETION OF SCHOOL PERIMETER WALL
The statement of receipts and payments and Note B to the financial statements reflect
payments for infrastructure of Kshs.102,488,033.
Included in the amount is payments for construction of classrooms of Kshs.96,763,787. Records reviewed revealed that the payments included costs of construction of a School boundary wall which was awarded to a local contractor at a contract sum of Kshs.37,905,000.
The contractor took over the site on 21 November,2023 and works were expected to be completed within three (3) months.
However, physical verification in April 2025 revealed the works were not competed.
Management response on the delayed completion of the project indicated the construction works was at 1318 meters or 49o/o of the boundary wall complete while 327 meters not complete.
The contractor had been paid Kshs.11,100,00 or 29o/o of the contract sum.
Further, due to the security exposure resulting from non-completion of the boundary wall, the School had continued to incur Kshs.84,000 per month for security reinforcements by the Kenya Police.

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