From NHIF to SHA (Social Health Authority) Four Bills accented by President Ruto last year under the Social Health Authority Bill have presented to us SHA. They are; 1.Social Health Insurance Bill 2.Digital Health Bill 3.Facility Improvement Financing Bill 4.Primary Health Care Bill Another Bill in the various stages of Parliament is the Quality Authority […]
In a determined effort to rid the market of counterfeit goods, a joint task force comprised of officers from DCI Headquarters, the Nakuru Regional County Investigations Office, and the Kenya Revenue Authority Enforcement has apprehended three individuals in Nakuru for their involvement in fabricating counterfeit alcoholic spirit brands. Mary Mugure, Peter Macharia, and Vincent Kibagendi […]
Charity organizations advocating for the rights of girl child have appealed to Government to zero tax on sanitary towels. They argue that such would ensure every girl can access the sanitary towels. Speaking at Soar Kenya Academy in Barut, Nakuru West Sub county of Nakuru County on Friday October 11, 2024 during this year’s International […]
Nakuru-based activist Laban Omusundi wants Governors and Members of County Assemblies barred from branding their images, names on public funded projects. Already his petition on the same has been tabled in Senate by Speaker Amason Kinguli. The Petitioner seeks to bar Governors and MCAs from branding public funded projects with their respective portraits, names, images […]
Nakuru based politician and opinion leader Asumpta Wangui Muiruri and 6 others have filed a petition at a Nakuru High Court under certificate of urgency seeking to nullify the public participation conducted on the motion to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Other petitioners in the case include Edward Kings Onyancha, Yusuf Ngunyi, Simon Sangale Nasieku, […]
Former Kenya Civil Servants Union Secretary General Dr Isaac Newton Kinity has faulted a section of clergy from Mount Kenya region for misleading the region on matters political decision making. In a statement, Dr. Kinity says that during the 2022 presidential campaigns, he warned the Mt Kenya region against rushing into making political decisions among […]
A section of clergy have called for political tolerance in the country even as Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment debate rages in the. They noted that the country is going through a new dispensation where impeachment that only used to happen to governors is now taking another angle towards the Deputy President. Led by Rev. […]
Health Cabinet Secretary Dr. Deborah Barasa has commended Nakuru County for its proactive role in onboarding dialysis patients previously denied services by private healthcare facilities during the transition from NHIF to SHIF financing model. Speaking during a courtesy call to Deputy Governor David Kones at the County Headquarters, Dr. Barasa reiterated the government’s commitment to […]
Health Cabinet Secretary Dr. Deborah Mlongo Barasa has reassured Kenyans of the government’s commitment to providing accessible healthcare following last week’s Social Health Authority (SHA) rollout. Speaking on Monday October 7, 2024 during her visit to Nakuru County to assess SHA implementation, she acknowledged initial challenges affecting chronic care patients but confirmed that most issues […]
Bahati Member of Parliament Irene Njoki is mourning her brother Henry Gachie Mirithu. In her official statement, the first term serving MP in Parliament announced the passing of her brother. According to MP Njoki, the brother lost his life in a tragic accident on Saturday October 5, 2024. “It is with deep sorrow that I […]