Public holiday won’t disrupt KCSE exams, Education Ministry confirms

The Ministry of Education has assured that the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams scheduled for Friday will proceed without interruption, despite the day being declared a public holiday for the swearing-in of Deputy President-designate Kithure Kindiki. In a statement, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos directed all members of the Multi-Agency Examinations Administration Team…

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Friday declared public holiday for Kindiki’s swearing in as Deputy President

Deputy President Designate Prof. Kithure Kindiki. The government has declared Friday, November 1, a public holiday for the swearing-in of Deputy President-designate Prof. Kithure Kindiki. In a gazette notice dated Thursday, October 31, Acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said the swearing-in ceremony will be held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) at 10:00…

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‘I hate it, I can’t stand it’- Gabby Thomas clears the air over alleged ‘beef’ with Sha’Carri Richardson

Gabby Thomas refuted rumors of a feud with Sha’Carri Richardson, stating they are on good terms despite internet claims of tension and even a physical altercation. Gabby Thomas has refuted claims that she is beefing with reigning Olympic 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson as she addressed claims that they had a physical fight at the relay…

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Russia fines Google more money than there is in entire world

PHOTO | Courtesy A Russian court has fined Google two undecillion roubles – a two followed by 36 zeroes – for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube. In dollar terms that means the tech giant has been told to pay $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. Despite being one of the world’s wealthiest companies, that is considerably more than…

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‘He called me fat!’ – Wallace Spearmon gives hilarious account of Justin Gatlin during USA’s 4 x 100 m relay practice at Beijing 2015 World Championship

Spearmon has given a hilarious account of Team USA’s prepartions for the 4 by 100 meter relay at the World Championships in Beijing, including a memorable comment by Justin Gatlin he has ‘never forgotten’. Former U.S. sprinter Wallace Spearmon recently provided a comedic glimpse into Team USA’s 4×100 meter relay practice at the 2015 World…

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AFIDEP unveils key findings on maternal, newborn, and child health in Kenya

Dr Estelle Waiguru The African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) has Thursday unveiled critical findings from its three-year initiative, the “Putting Countries Back on the Path to Sustainable Development Goals” (Back-on-Track) project. This landmark project, supported by the UK-based Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), aims to realign Kenya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria with Sustainable Development Goal…

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