Nyeri County leads in SHA registration

The government affirms its commitment to delivering quality healthcare services across all facilities Nyeri is leading in the ongoing Social Health Authority (SHA) registration exercise. Although the county is yet to achieve its target, since the rollout of the mass registration, a total of 111,826 people have signed up against a population of 759,164, representing…

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IMF approves $415m for Morocco

Morocco is set to receive an immediate disbursement to the tune of $415 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) This follows the completion of the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) by the IMF Executive Board bringing total disbursement under the programme to $747 million. The funding is expected to enhance…

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Gachagua’s Church Visit Controversy: DCI Responds to “Misleading” Claims

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has denied claims that its detectives attempted to prevent former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from attending a church service at Priesthood Fellowship Church in Kahawa West, Nairobi, on Sunday. Reports from a local daily suggested that the church’s founder told congregants that government officials had tried to block Gachagua’s…

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Govt Seeking 5,690 Teachers for Principal, Deputy Principal, and Headteacher Positions

On Tuesday, November 12, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) announced plans to hire 5,690 teachers for senior positions in primary and secondary schools, with a one-week application period. The TSC revealed that it would recruit 755 teachers for post-primary school principal roles, including positions in secondary schools. To qualify for the principal role, candidates must…

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Trump rewards Elon Musk with leading role in government efficiency

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency, rewarding two of Trump’s well-known supporters from the private sector. Musk and Ramaswamy “will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures,…

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Moroccan Intelligence Assists Canary Islands in Seizing over 4.7t of Hashish

Spanish Civil Guard, in collaboration with Morocco’s Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), seized over 4.7 metric tons of hashish aboard two rubber boats between the islands of Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura. The operation, made possible thanks to “close police cooperation” with Morocco, involved use of a maritime surveillance system which located the boats loaded with…

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SHA Acting CEO Elijah Wachira suspended pending probe

The Acting CEO of the Social Health Authority (SHA), Elijah Wachira, has been placed on 90-day compulsory leave, effective immediately, to allow for an investigation into his professional conduct and performance. A letter from SHA Chairperson Dr. Abdi Mohamed, dated Tuesday, informed Wachira of the Board’s decision to place him on leave to facilitate a…

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SHA CEO Elijah Wachira suspended for 90 days over conduct

When Social Health Authority CEO Elijah Wachira appeared before the National Assembly’s Health Committee to deliberate on the transition of the NHIF to SHIF on July 30, 2024. [Elvis Ogina ,Standard] Social Health Authority CEO Elijah Wachira has been suspended for 90 days to allow investigations into his conduct and performance. In his place, Robert Ingasira will take over as the Acting…

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No pay for striking doctors, says Governor Ndeti

The County Government of Machakos has maintained that it will not pay striking doctors unless they return to work. Speaking on her development tour in Mwala Sub-county, Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti emphasized that the courts had declared the strike illegal and that the government would not compensate doctors for breaking the law. Governor Ndeti noted…

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