Judiciary has taken a critical step forward to fulfill its mandate of ensuring that there is a court in every sub-county by the establishment of Kabiyet law courts funded by the Mosop Constituency, National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF). According to Chief Registrar of the Judiciary (CRJ) Anne Amadi, Kabiyet is the sixth to be unveiled under the funding of the NG-CDF and the second in Nandi County after Tinderet Law Courts bringing the total number of courts in the county to three. “The Judiciary will endeavor to match the beauty of the building with excellence in service delivery,” Ms…
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In a bid to provide youths with tech skills, a Pan African organization, Power Learn Project, has chosen 1000 learners to join its first cohort of 1 million developers for Africa program. In the new global economy, where technology is front and center, obtaining a future-ready skillset is a necessity for both personal and professional growth and opportunities. Dubbed “One Million Developers for Africa”, the scholarship program will run for a period of 16 weeks. Besides blockchain, web and database technologies, the learners, will also learn about python and dart. “When you educate one person you can change a life,…
Often, elections pose the risk of destabilising the economy, thanks to a perennially chaotic and unstable political environment. Peace and stability are crucial. A crisis like the 2007/2008 post-election violence, in which nearly 1,500 Kenyans were killed, several hundreds of thousands displaced, with huge economic losses, must not happen again. prevented. It’s not hard to see why there is a lot at stake in this election. President Uhuru Kenyatta’s second term is ending and Kenyans wish for a smooth transition. Already, the two major coalitions — DP Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza and Raila Odinga’s Azimio la Umoja — are embroiled in…
By William Mwangi Over 800,000 candidates who sat for this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination walked out of the exam rooms heads held high, beaming with excitement and ambition as they step into what they believe will be a bright future. Now, the prospects of that future will be determined, largely, by one question: What is the best career path to take? While some may have already had the advantage of receiving career guidance, a majority will face that question much later. Ideally, that process should begin in the early years of post-primary education, but it is never too…
By Imane Charioui, If you speak to most migrant workers, you will hear of the extended financial support they provide to their families back home, as well as the large development projects they are funding. This they achieve by hiving off a portion of their income and sending it to their respective countries using different remittance services. Currently, about one billion people in the world are involved with remittances, either by sending or receiving them – one in nine people are recipients of these flows of money sent by their family members who have migrated for work1. Indeed, every year,…
BY JACOB OKETCH Dawn of Fortune by Wanjiru Thuku seems to be the book that will keep you in the grove. The way the author weaves her plot is admirable. There are no winding episodes that often confuse a reader. The story is told in a linear way where one thing leads to another, leaving the reader with anticipation for the next course of action. Even though the author, who is born and bred in Kenya, tells a story of Ghana and Rwanda, the book sets the pace for creative efforts in Africa. This is perhaps a testament that Africa…
By Raphael Kioko A gender-sensitive eye is necessary for all impact organizations. Organizations that lack gender sensitivity in their operations, programs, or projects perpetuate existing gender inequalities. Studies have shown that, women continue to suffer discrimination and unequal rights and opportunities worldwide. In Kenya, the problem of gender inequality still sprevails in most spheres of life despite the many efforts by interest bodies and the government to drive gender parity. That is why a gender-sensitive eye is necessary for all impact organizations. Organizations that lack gender sensitivity in their operations, programs, or projects perpetuate existing gender inequalities. These organizations may…
By Anthony Mutunga In December 2017, cryptocurrencies were on the rise as bitcoin had hit its highest value at the time recording a high of Sh2.35 million ($20,000). Scores of people, mostly those with high risk appetite, invested on cryptos with an aim of making quick cash. The fear of missing out is what pushed up the demand. What followed was a crash that many did not anticipate – the price of bitcoin dropped by 65% and other cryptos soon followed. The prices dipped to below Sh1.17 million ($10,000) till October 2020 when they started to rise again. Cryptos reached…
By Alex Owiti Africa has the greatest opportunity to set its own virtual world, popular as metaverse, based on the web 3.0 advent. Just like cloud technology that has now become available everywhere, Africa can turn metaverse into a blessing – the continent is lucky because of the over 30 submarine cables currently offering high speed broadband. In Kenya a lone, there are 6 submarine cables, including SEACOM, TEAMS, EASSy, LION2, DARE1 and PEACE, as per Submarine Cable NetworkS website. Telkom Kenya owns a 23% stake in TEAMS, a 10% stake in LION2 and 2.6% stake in EASSy. Content and cloud…
BY ANTONY MUTUNGA With the ever-increasing population, opportunities have become scarce. However, new opportunities are set to come up thanks to digital transformation. To ensure that young people are not left in the cold, the government, through the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology and Innovation (ICT) recently launched a training program that is set to equip 20 million Kenyans with digital skills. If anything, the pandemic was a wake up call on the need for digital transformation. Businesses and individuals are now aligned to the “new normal”. Business operations, for example, are no-longer disrupted much because of digitalization of…
