Last week, residents of Narok experienced double suicide by two brothers who agreed to commit the act after their father reconciled with their step mother whom he had been estranged with for the last 44 years. The brothers died by suicide in the same tree branch by river a few meters from their home, theContinue reading “Youths and heirs must work for wealth and not rely on what their parents have”
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UNEA Meeting in Nairobi key in addressing the triple crisis
Nairobi hosted the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the top most global organ of the United Nations on the Environment issues and made up of 193 member states, from 26th February to 1st March 2024. The UNEA was launched in 2014 and in the meeting, some nineteen resolutions critical to theContinue reading “UNEA Meeting in Nairobi key in addressing the triple crisis”
Let universities make money
A communique by the Vice Chancellors at the end of the 2024 leadership Training Workshop have agreed to supplement state funding through enhanced resource mobilization strategies. The global financial recession, inflation, wars, conflicts, debts burdens, increased state obligations have made it impossible for the public sector to continue pumping more funds to the universities. TheyContinue reading “Let universities make money”
Way forward for broke universities
The Daily Nation of 17th January 2024 has reported that the Kenya public universities are struggling to remain afloat after the salaries, wages, retirement benefits and medial cover premiums jumped by a fifth to hit Ksh. 45.33 billion in last year. The total pending bills in the 42 public universities and university colleges swelled byContinue reading “Way forward for broke universities”
Harmonize the support to the needy
The Sunday Nation of 7th January carried a list of bright and needy KCPE graduates who needs to join secondary school but are plagued by lack of fees either as a result of abject poverty or through death of their parents and sponsors. According to the profile, the lowest of the pupils had 304 marksContinue reading “Harmonize the support to the needy”
Kenya stands to gain from the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) programme
Kenya stands to gain more commercial interest and research capabilities in the clean energy sector with the news that it has been selected alongside nine other African countries to lead the world in developing battery storage solutions which will enable the world to tap more effectively the renewable energy mixes. Under the Battery Energy StorageContinue reading “Kenya stands to gain from the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) programme”
Properly remunerate university lecturers/researchers to achieve positive socio-economic development in Kenya
News that lecturers at my alma mater, Egerton university will be commencing their strike on 1st January 2024 over failure to honour the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is worrying because other lecturers and researchers at the public universities have such challenges, an issue which needs to be addressed once and for all. Universities are facedContinue reading “Properly remunerate university lecturers/researchers to achieve positive socio-economic development in Kenya”
Good move to form special team to probe road accidents
The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport Hon Kipchumba Murkomen has announced plans to form a new indipendent unit to probe the rising cases of roads accidents in the country. This will come with the necessary oversight and will also be in charge of accidents investigations for air, road and railway. The entity will beContinue reading “Good move to form special team to probe road accidents”
Implement findings of FKE survey on skills gaps and situation in Kenya
The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) partnered with the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) and Nexford University to undertake the Skills Needs Survey Report for Kenya which uncovered many things about the training and the industry needs in Kenya. It noted first that 49.1 percent of the job seekers lacked effective communication skills which meansContinue reading “Implement findings of FKE survey on skills gaps and situation in Kenya”
Three things to show appreciation of our Diasporians as we hold the Diaspora Investment Conference
The Diaspora Investment Conference is going on at KICC from 13th to 15th December 2023 under the theme “Tujenge Kenya: Bridging borders, building futures”. The importance to the Kenyan economy of the diasporians has been demonstrated by the fact that it has overtaken the traditional sources of foreign exchange earner for Kenya as per theContinue reading “Three things to show appreciation of our Diasporians as we hold the Diaspora Investment Conference”
Dr. Daniel Mutegi Giti 