Sang praises PSC HR audit report after team’s setbacks

Nandi Governor Stephen Sang has revealed that he invited the Public Service Commission to audit his human resource staff after his internal team failed him twice. In a Public Service Commission human resource audit recommendations report released in mid-August, close to 1,800 Nandi workers have lost their jobs for failing to meet legalised appointment procedures. … Read more

Endarasha dormitory fire victims to be laid to rest Wednesday

The special committee that was formed to coordinate the management of the Hillside Endarasha Academy tragedy has set September 25 (Wednesday next week) as the burial date for the 21 victims who died in the dormitory fire. Speaking on Friday evening after meeting with the representatives of the parents of the victims and members of … Read more

KTDA Chair assures tea farmers of transparency in bonus announcements

Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), National Chairman, Enos Njeru, has re-assured smallholder tea farmers that the bonus figures announced by factory directors adhered to the laid-down accounting standards. In a statement to newsrooms on Friday evening, Njeru noted that the factories were bound to comply with a set of international standards before announcing the rates … Read more

PS Rono directs Tea Board to audit KTDA finances, assets

The Principal Secretary, State Department of Agriculture, Dr. Paul Rono, has directed the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) to carry out auditing of all Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) financial commitments and operations and all its assets. Dr. Rono, who was speaking at Toror Factory in Kericho, said that auditing of the Kenya Tea Development … Read more

Sports CS inspects Kirigiti stadium

Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has expressed optimism that the state-of-the-art Kirigiti stadium in Kiambu County would soon be ready to host sporting activities. The CS, who toured the stadium yesterday afternoon to check on its progress, noted that once completed, the stadium will ease pressure on the Kasarani and Nyayo stadiums. ‘The stadium is … Read more

Coastal Schools urged to adopt K-PLAY to enhance learning

Learning institutions at the primary level within the coastal region have been urged to embrace the Kenya Play Project (KPLAY) learning system as stakeholders in the education sector highlight that the system has seen a great shift in academic performance. Led by IREX, the project is a holistic, systemic, gender-responsive approach geared towards introducing and … Read more