Wakenya wanaoishi mijini wameshauriwa wasisafiri kuelekea mashinani wakati huu ambapo serikali inajitahidi iwezavyo kudhibiti ueneaji wa virusi vya corona. Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Magavana Wycliffe Oparanya, alisema kuhepa mijini itawaweka wakazi hao pamoja na jamaa zao katika hatari ya kuambukizwa virusi hivyo hatari.

Oparanya pia anahofia kwamba, kuna wazee wengi wanaoishi vijijini, na wazee wametambuliwa kuwa katika hatari zaidi ya kupata madhara makubwa endapo wataambukizwa. Kiongozi huyo ambaye pia ni Gavana wa Kakamega aliongezea kuwa njia bora ya kujikinga na virusi hivyo ni kuosha mikono kwa sabuni kila mara na kuepuka maeneo yaliyo na watu wengi.

Hii ni baada ya kuripotiwa kuwa wakazi wengi wa mijini hususan Nairobi wameanza kusafiri kwenda mashambani tangu kisa cha kwanza cha virusi vya corona kilipotangazwa nchini Ijumaa wiki iliyopita.

Mwandishi: Kevin Oduor

Wizara ya Afya imeripoti kisa cha kwanza cha virusi vya ugonjwa wa corana nchini. Kulingana na Waziri wa Afya Mutahi Kagwe, Mkenya huyo alithibitishwa kuwa na virusi hivyo usiku wa Alhamisi, Machi 12 baada ya kurejea nchini kutoka Marekani.

Mgonjwa huyo mwenye umri wa miaka 27, alithiitishwa kuwa na virusi hivyo, Alhamisi, Machi 5 na amelazwa katika Hospitali ya Kitaifa ya Kenyatta (KNH). Waziri ameripoti kuwa, mgonjwa huyo wa kike aliyejipeleka hospitali mwenyewe baada ya kuhisi maumivu anaendelea vizuri na matibabu, na kwamba joto lake la mwili limepungua.

Pia sekta ya Uchuuzi wa Umma imetakiwa kuchukua tahadhari ya mapema na kuhakikisha inawapa wateja wao sabuni za maji zenye kemikali ya kuua vidudu.

Kufikia sasa, nchi zaidi ya 100 zimeripoti visa vya virusi vya corona huku Kenya ikiwa nchi ya 13 Afrika kuripoti kisa. Duniani kote visa zaidi ya 134,930 vimeriptiwa huku idadi ya walioaga dunia kufuatia mchamko wa virusi hivyo ikifikia 4,990. Waliopona baada ya kunaswa na virusi hivyo ni watu 70,396.

Mwandishi : Kevin Oduor

Rais Uhuru Kenyatta amekutana na baadhi ya magavana kutoka mkoa wa Bonde la Ufa katika Ikulu ya Nairobi Mkutano huu umejiri huku kukiwepo na wasiwasi mkubwa wa viongozi kutoka eneo hilo kugawanyika kwa ajili ya mpango wa BBI. Mkutano wa BBI unatarajiwa kufanyika Jumamosi, Mach 21, mjini Nakuru baadhi ya ajenda waliojadili magavana hao ilikuwa ni kuhusu mchakato wa BBI.

Kufuatia taarifa kutoka Ikulu, magavana hao walimhakikishia Uhuru kuwa mkutano huo utakuwa wenye mafanikio makubwa na utaendeshwa kama ilivyoratibiwa. Mkutano huo wa BBI ulikuwa ufanyika Jumamosi, Machi 7, ila ukaharishwa baada ya ule wa Meru kukumbwa na vurugu.

By Tebby Otieno

In the interior part of Kangemi, at the shoreline of River Nairobi settles a home fenced using trees that has green well trimmed leaves. It is inside this compound that a lady, whose enthusiasm to environment stays. She was born and brought up here several years back.

Ruth Wangari Githaika says the idea of how wastes could be reused is something that kept on crossing her mind for several years. At some point she decided to research around waste management. In 2011, she learnt of how other countries had been taking care of environment. That gave her an idea of how to make briquettes. Briquettes are compressed blocks of coal dust or other combustible biomass material used for fuel. The term briquette derives from the French word brique, meaning brick.

`I just happened to be thinking so much about environment but my main concern was the issue of there is a lot of logging, there is a lot of deforestation and the cry was the logging is not about timber, it is about charcoal. And I was wondering, now if this is the case when I go through books, charcoal can be made from so many things, why don`t we start this.` Ms. Githaika recalls .

When she decided to put her research into practice, Ms. Githaika who is now a mother and a grandmother, thought of how her work could create employment not only for her but also to others in her community that is in the Kangemi informal settlement, without having to rub shoulders with the government.

`We are not fighting with the government and all that about deforestation because of charcoal, that one we`ll have eliminated. Unfortunately, it is not a two or three months fight. I have always said it takes all of us to move this world. As we are talking that we want to preserve our forest/trees then somebody else somewhere needs to be saying instead of this, this is what we are going to be doing. And of course in every place anywhere we live in our country or anywhere in the world there is waste that can be turned into use or waste that can create energy in my household/neighborhood, in the next hotel near me`  Ms. Githaika narrates

Briquettes making

Briquettes are made from various agricultural or biogas wastes. This includes cattle wastes, waste food from kitchen, and grass among others. This is contrary to the commonly known charcoal that is burnt from trees. They can either be made using hands or machines

`After we have collected cow dung, we have an open place to dry it. After which we smoke them without producing flames to remove dioxide in them. What you get is black and can burn. There are machines that we make and use to produce briquettes. However, it is not a must one gets machine to produce briquette. What you got after smoking the waste which is now black dust, is what you mix with water making it very light then place it in a machine that will produce for you a particular compressed shape, very solid which when you dry in the sun for two days will burn like charcoal or much better than charcoal burnt from fire wood` She explains

Economic

Unlike charcoal burnt from wood, briquettes burn very slowly to about three consecutive hours. This is because of how they  are compressed during production. They are also cheaper and less in the market. The value is best experienced by the person using them

` The briquette is more economical than ordinary charcoal because briquette will take much longer. It is going to save you a lot of time and a lot of money in terms of resources because briquettes do not burn very first. The combustion rate of briquette is controlled by the producer or whoever is making it. If you take briquettes to the current charcoal venders whom we have everywhere in the streets , they will never appreciate your product because ordinary charcoal, you might realize that I have bought a bag right now and within the next few minutes I need another one. Which is so different with the briquettes? Briquettes are there to serve you` She assures briquette consumers.

Apart from making briquettes, Ruth Wangari Githaika has also trained a number of women in different parts of Nairobi. She is the founder of Alfa Star Group, whose motto is Turning Waste to Fuel. Through this group that she registered in 2015, Ms. Githaika has been training organized women groups in Kangemi, Dagoretti, Kasarani, and Embakassi parts of Nairobi. These women have been trained on making of alternative Bio-fuels, Briquetting Machines, Training in skills development among others. She looks forward to a time that the whole country will be using briquettes that she will never satisfy the demand. Through that, she says she shall have created job opportunities to many. She wants to be link to people.

By Kamadi Amata

During a public participation in February 2018, it was raised that there was need to have that at least two secondary Schools within Dagoretti South especially around Riruta. Now arising from the pressure of the Ministry of Education 100 transition policy, the dream of having two secondary schools are becoming a reality.

The ministry ahead of the setting up of the proposed schools, scaling up of the infrastructure has already started. The new school has already enrolled 87 students who otherwise would have failed to pursue their goals.

On Friday a delegation from the Ministry led by Director of Secondary schools donated lockers and chairs to the students. They announced that building of classrooms and other amenities will commence within the donated space in the compound.

Wabunge wa Jubilee wakiongozwa na Seneta wa Elgeyo Marakwet Kipchumba Murkomen wametangaza amza hiyo. Kiongozi huyo aliyetoa hotuba kwa wanahabari pamoja na Alice Wahome, Moses Kuria, Aisha Jumwa na wengine wamesema kuwa wataalika viongozi wote nchini kutoa maoni yao kando la kupeleka nakala kwa wananchi.

Seneta Kipchumba Murkomen alizua hisia mseto Jumamosi, Januari 25, baada ya kugeuka ghafla na kuanza kumsifia kinara wa ODM Raila Odinga. Kando na kumsifu Raila kwenye jukwaa alipopewa kipaza sauti, picha zinaonyesha Murkomen akimsalimia kiongozi huyo wa ODM kwa heshima kubwa.

Murkomen anatoa kofia kama ishara ya heshima na kisha kupinda kiuno na kumpa Raila mkono wake tayari kwa salamu. Hiyo huyo ni ishara ya heshima kuu kwa kiongozi na huonyesha kuwa mtu anamtambua vilivyo. Hilo halikutarajiwa kwa mwandani huyo wa Naibu Rais ambaye awali amekuwa akitoa cheche za maneno dhidi ya Raila.

Babu alikana mashtaka dhidi yake na atazuiliwa kwa siku saba zaidi huku uchunguzi dhidi yake ukiendelea. Kama ilivyoripotiwa awali, Babu alikamatwa baada ya kumpiga risasi na kumjeruhi vibaya DJ huyo siku ya Ijumaa, Januari 17.

Wakili wa Owino Cliff Ombeta alitaka mteja wake aachiliwa huru kwa dhamana ila hakimu mkuu wa mahakama ya Milimani Francis Andayi alikataa ombi hilo kwa madai kuwa mshukiwa angeharibu ushahidi. Babu kwa sasa anazuiliwa katika kituo cha polisi cha Gigiri huku DJ Evolve akiendelea kupokea matibabu katika hospitali ya Nairobi. DJ Evolve anatarajiwa kufanyiwa upasuaji 3 kulingana na ripoti ya daktari.

Ripoti ya Kevin Oduor

Mwili wa msichana wa umri wa miaka kati ya kumi na minaNe na ishirini na sita ulipatikana kwenye mto karibu na eneo la Cabby Centre Kabiria.  Msichana huyo anaaminika kuwa alikuwa ameuwawa na kufungwa na kamba kisha kuwekwa kwenya gunia na mwili wake kutupwa kwenye mto. Baadhi ya wakaazi waliopata mwili huo wanahoji kuwa walipoenda kuteka maji katika Kisima kilichokaribu, waliskia harufu wa na kufika hapo walipopata mwili huo. Mwili ulipelekwa katika hifadhi ya Maiti ya City huku Polisi wakiendeleza uchunguzi.

Mwandishi : Delphine Maita

Kwenye kanda ya video iliyosambazwa katika mtandao wa kijamii, jamaa anayeaminika kuwa Babu na ambaye alikuwa amevalia shati lenye rangi ya machungwa alionekana akimfyatulia risasi kadhaa DJ huyo mwendo wa saa moja asubuhi Ijumaa.

Maafisa wa polisi waliweza kumkamata Babu saa chache baada ya kisa hicho na anazuiliwa katika kituo cha polisi cha Kilimani. Tayari uchunguzi umeanzishwa kuhusiana na kisa hicho huku Babu akida kutishiwa maisha na mahasidi wake wa kisiasa.

Mwandishi : Kevin Oduor

By Tebby Otieno

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At thirteen years old, he was so happy that his hard work had finally landed him opportunity, in a boarding boy’s national secondary school in Kitui County. This only lasted for a year due to what he describes as unfavorable climate.

Fidel Mutemi, now 17 year old travelled back to Nairobi`s Kawangware slum, where he had been brought up. His parents then transferred him to a day private secondary school.

The Kawangware I`m living in, Helped me acquire goals I was looking for

 Despite the daily challenges that he faced, being a day-scholar, Mutemi remained focused. His dedication rewarded him. When he was admitted at The Excellence Mixed Day School in 2017, he felt he was in a really good place. This is the institution that was to mould him how to relate with reality of life.

` For me I can say that the Kawangware I`m living in, It is a really good place. In this place you know the reality of life, how life goes on outside here. So even if you are a form one, do not look for a school outside. I have studied here and at the end I have managed to acquire goals I was looking towards to. Teachers here make sure students have put into consideration what the syllabus is all about` he says

Top 2019 KCSE Candidate

When Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha announced the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results, Mutemi was in the list of top students. He scored a mean grade B+ of 68 points and became the top candidate at The Excellence School in Kawangware slum.

`My school has been great. I joined this school in form two because the school I was at initially, the climate in that area was affecting me so I had to move to The Excellence School. They warmly welcomed me into this school. Teachers have greatly supported me in education journey, I can say that my class teacher has been a good example; the principal has been a good role model. My family encouraged me to come to The Excellence School; they have really supported me in every step I take. They knew when I come here; I would be able to achieve my goals in life. Greatly, I would like to thank God` Says Mutemi.

        What next after KCSE results

Fidel Mutemi is optimistic that the body charged with admitting students to public universities, Kenya Universities and College Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) will recognize his excellence and place him either at Maseno University or University of Nairobi to study either of his coveted course which is medicine and engineering.

`For now I want to take a degree course in nursing at Maseno University. For second option I would like to do electronic engineering in University of Nairobi ` He concludes

I plan to have a bright future, just here at The Excellence

Even as Fidel Mutemi leaves The Excellence School to join university, he is a pacesetter to those behind him in the school. Vivian Muyuka, a 16 year old first born girl in their family also stays with her family in Kawangware. She has been studying at the same school since form one. Now in her fourth year, Ms. Muyuka does not want any grade below B+.

Every morning she walks to her dream school, she believes in success of hard work. She is looking forward to being a lecturer so that she can change people`s lives  

`I plan to have a bright future, just here at The Excellence. I plan to have a good grade, an A minus at the end of this year and I hope I`ll make it because everything is possible with God`

Brain behind The Excellence School

The last born in a family of fourteen who became an orphan in his teens, stayed in Kawangware for long time from time he checked in for his hustles. After sometimes, he felt the need to give back to community. His interest was in gathering needy children together in the slum setting.

In 2005, Moses Wokono became the founder of The Excellence School in Kabiro, Kawangware in Dagoretti Sub County. The school is a registered Community Based Organization (CBO) that began as a temporary feeding centre with eight children.

Now 2020, Moses Wokono has every reason to wake up early because the school now has more demand from the community. The Excellence School integrate primary and secondary , both performing excellently.

`We received our Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE examination results and for sure the results were very impressive that our 2019 candidates, did us proud by posting a very impressive mean score of above 5.5 and we are really happy. So as I talk to you today, we are a happy lot with the teachers who are with us here today because of the good job they did. ` Mr. Wokono expressed his excitement to students and teachers during their morning assembly at the school compound.

He encouraged his team, that even in 2020 they want to set the record. He says, this will require more efforts from candidates

` 2020 is another year….but still we are up to the task, what is important on your side is to make sure that you become consistent and persistent in what you do. We shall encourage you and we shall walk with you through this journey of 2020 and make sure that we maintain the fire of the excellence school. This is where the heroes are made and born and surely, we want to bear more heroes out of this family of the excellence school. ` Mr. Wokono concluded

 The Excellence School emerged the top five overall and number one in private schools in Dagoretti Sub-County with a mean score of 5.51 in the 2019 KCSE results, an increase from the previous 3.14 2018 mean score.

Rais Uhuru Kenyatta alisitisha utekelezwaji wa masharti mapya ya Hazina ya Kitaifa ya Bima ya Afya (NHIF) ili kuruhusu mazungumzo zaidi kati ya washika dau . Amri ya rais aliyoitoa Jumanne, Januari 14, katika Ikulu ya Mombasa iliwadia baada ya Wakenya kulalamika, wakiwemo Muungano wa vyama vya wafanyakazi (COTU) na viongozi kadha kutoka pembe mbalimbali za nchi.

Hazina hiyo ya matibabu ilikuwa imetangaza masharti mapya magumu na miongoni mwayo kupunguza idadi ya wanufaishwa kuwa mke mmoja na watoto watano. Mabadiliko mengine yaliyokuwa yamependekezwa ni wateja wapya kusubiri siku 90 kuanza kupata huduma na pia mteja anahitajika kulipia huduma mwaka mmoja mbele katika kipindi cha kusubiri.

Mwandishi Kevin Oduor

Mbunge wa Gatundu Kusini Moses Kuria alipongeza Rais Uhuru Kenyatta kwa kufanya mabadiliko kwenye serikali yake. Kuria alikutana na aliyekuwa waziri wa Kilimo Mwangi Kiunjuri na kuashiria huenda wakaanza ushirikiano wa kisiasa.

Kwenye taarifa kwa vyombo vya habari kabla ya kukutana na Kuria, Kiunjuri alikuwa amewaambia wanahabari kuwa haendi popote alipoulizwa iwapo atakuwa anajiunga na siasa za kitaifa. “Siendi popote … nitakuwa na nyinyi tu huku … Nashukuru Mungu kwani nimekuwa nikipitia hali ngumu. Nilidhalilishwa na ni Mungu pekee na familia yangu ambao wanajua niliyopitia,” alisema Kiunjuri.

Kiunjuri alipigwa kalamu baada ya Rais kufanya mabadiliko katika baraza lake la mawaziri.Monica Juma aliyekuwa katika wizara ya masuala ya nje amepelekwa kwa ulinzi, huku Rachael Omamo aliyekuwa ulinzi akichukua nafasi ya Monica Juma. Seneta wa Nyeri Mutahi Kagwe ametwaliwa Afya huku Peter Munya akipewa nafasi ya ukulima alipotemwa Kiunjuri.

Mwandishi Kevin Oduor

Jaji John Mativo alitoa amri hii Ijumaa akiskiza kesi iliyokuwa unaangazia uwezekano wa wakili Miguna Miguna kurejea nchini. Mativo anasikitika na mienendo ya serikali kukaidi amri za mahakama zilizotolewa mwaka wa 2018 Miguna alipofurushwa kuelekea Canada kwa lazima.

Wakili Christopher Marwa aliyewasilisha serikali kwa mara ya kwanza kuhusu kesi hiyo anasema kuwa Paspoti ya kusafiri yenye Miguna anayo ni ya zamani na kumkubalia kutua kinyume bila stakabadhi tajika ni kukiuka sheria za kimataifa ya kusafiri.

Juma tatu wiki Jaji Weldom Korir aliamrisha Serikali kurejesha Miguna nchini bila shinikizo yoyote. Mativo ametoa amri kwa Mwanasheria wa serikali Kihara Kariuki kufika mahakamani Juma tatu wiki ijayo kuelezea msimamo wa serikali kuhusu masaibu ya Miguna.

Mwandisi: Michael Barnabe

Mwakilishi wa wadi ya Ngando Peter Waihinya amekiri kuwa yuko katika harakati za kufanikisha miradi ya mwaka 2020. Mwakilishi huyo alitoa kauli hii katika mahojiano ya kipekee na mwandishi wetu juma tano hii. Miradi hii ni pamoja na ukarabati wa barabara kadhaa eneo hilo kando na usambazaji wa maji kwa wakaazi wa eneo hilo. Kumbuka eneo hilo la Ngando linachangamoto si haba. Wazazi wanalazimika kupeleka wanao kwa shule za kibinafsi kwani wadi hiyo haina shule na hospitali ya umma.

STL Yamumo

Gavana wa Nairobi Mike Sonko alikamatwa na makachero wa tume ya kupambana na ufisadi nchini EACC eneo la Voi. Haya yalijiri saa chache baada ya kiongozi wa mashtaka ya umma Noordin Haji kuamrisha kukamatwa kwa Gavana huyo akisema kuwa uchunguzi waliofanya unamhusisha na ubadhirifu wa shilingi milioni 357.

Mzozo uliibuka kati ya Gavana huyo na maafisa wa polisi barabarani baada ya kudaiwa Gavana huyo alidinda kupanda helikopta ya polisi. Hatimaye alilazimishwa na kupelekwa katika afisi za EACC jijini Nairobi kuandikisha taarifa akingoja kushtakiwa mahakamani.

Noordin Haji pia akihutubia wanahabari, alitoa wito kwa idara ya mahakama kuhakikisha mkondo wa sheria umefuatwa kwa kesi zinazohusu ufisadi. Iwapo Gavana atashtakiwa mahakamani, atalazimika kun’gatuka mamlakani kwa muda huku uchunguzi ukiendelea na kupisha spika wa kaunti Beatrice Elachi kushikilia nafasi hiyo kwani hakuwa ameteua Naibu Gavana.

Wajumbe watano wamerizai wakati wakiwa kwenye foleni wakisubiri kuruhusiwa kuhudhuria Kongamano kuhusu idadi ya watu. Kongamano hili linaendelea katika jumba la mikutano la kimataifa la KICC.

Maelfu ya wajumbe pia wamekosa nafasi kuhudhuria ufunguzi wa kongamano hilo na matukio ya siku ya Jumanne. Wajumbe hao walisalia kwa muda wa masaa manne kabla ya kukubaliwa kuingia.

Zoezi la uithinishaji iliendeshwa na UNFPA na kampuni mbili za kutoa huduma za uhusiano mwema (PR) nje ya majengo ya bunge la kaunti ya Nairobi. Wajumbe hao watano waliozirahi walipokea huduma ya kwanza nje ya jumba la KICC sehemu ambapo kongamano hilo linaendelea.
Kongamano hilo limefunguliwa rasmi na rais Uhuru Kenyatta

Katibu mkuu wa chama cha Jubilee Raphael Tuju amethibitisha kuondolewa kwa Abdi Guyo kama kiongozi wa wengi katika bunge la kaunti ya Nairobi. Nafasi yake sasa inachukuliwa na Charles Thuo.

Haya yanajiri siku moja baada ya kushuhudiwa kwa ghasia katika majengo la bunge hilo, baada ya Spika Beatrice Elachi Kutangaza mabadiliko haya. Abdi Guyo aliongoza baadhi ya wawakilishi wadi wanaoegemea upande wa Jubilee kumn’gatua spika wa bunge mwaka moja baada ya kurejeshwa kazini na mahakama ya wafanyikazi nchini Labour Courts.

Peter Karanja mmoja wa mshukiwa katika mauaji ya bwenyenye Tob Cohen amekamatwa mapema hivi leo nje ya mahakama za Milimani. Mshukiwa huyo amekamatwa kufuatia ilani ya mahakama moja mjini Naivasha.

Mahakama hiyo ilikwa inamsaka Karanja, kwa tuhuma za wizi wa kimabavu. Karanja na Sara Wairimu Kamotho wameshtakiwa na mauaji ya mwanabiashara Mholanzi Tob Cohen. Kukamatwa kwa Karanja kunajiri saa chache baada ya mahakama kuu kuziunganisha kesi ya washukiwa hao wawili, ambapo watalazimika kushtakiwa upya.

Kampuni ya ndege ya Silverstone imesitisha kwa muda safari zake baada ya liseni yake kuondolewa. Wakati huu kampuni hiyo itawasiliana na wateja wake kuzuia mahangaiko zaidi.

Mapema ndege nane za kampuni hiyo zilipigwa marufuku ili kutoa nafasi kwa uchunguzi wa kina wa kile kilichopelekea kusababishwa kwa ajali hivi majuzi.KCAA pia imepiga marufuku huduma za ndege ya SAC inayoendesha biashara ya kubeba mzigo na Alof ambayo husafirisha gesi.

Hatimaye mama na bintiye waliokuwa wamezama baharini eneo la kivuko cha Likoni, Kaunti ya Mombasa wameopolewa kutoka majini karibia siku kumi na tatu baada ya mkasa. Shughuli ya kuiopoa miili ya Mariam Kigenda na mwanawe Amanda Mutheu imekuwa ikiendelea kwa muda huo wote, huku wapiga-mbizi wa mashirika mbalimbali wakitumia kila mbinu kuiopoa. Kuchelewa kwa miili hiyo kuopolewa kumechangiwa na kinachotajwa kuwa changamoto za baharini ikiwamo mawimbi makali chini ya bahari, wanyama, mvua na giza kali.

Shughuli ya kuiopoa miili ya Mariam Kigenda na mwanawe Amanda Mutheu imekuwa ikiendelea tangu Jumapili, Septemba 29, gari lao lilipozama. Source: Original Vitengo mbalimbali vya Polisi, ikiwamo afisi ya Mkurugenzi wa Uchunguzi wa Jinai (DCI), Shirika la Msalaba Mwekundu. Kuchelewa kwa miili hiyo kuopolewa kumechangiwa na kinachotajwa kuwa changamoto za baharini ikiwamo mawimbi makali chini ya bahari, wanyama, mvua na giza kali.

Mwandishi : Kevin Oduor

Mawingu ya simanzi itagubisha uwanja wa Posta eneo la Ngando huku wazazi na wanafunzi wakitarajiwa kuhudhuria ibada ya watoto 8 waliofariki katika mkasa wa kuporomoka kwa madarasa shuleni humo. Viongozi humu nchini wameendelea kukashifu kifo cha wanafunzi hao huku Serikali ya kaunti ya Nairobi ikiendelea kupokea lalama zaidi. Hatua kadha zimechukuliwa huku Gavana wa kaunti akiwapiga kalamu maafisa 16 wa kaunti kwa kile alichokitaja kama utepetevu kutekeleza majukumu yao.

Soma taarifa hii pia https://mtaaniradio.or.ke/2019/09/23/mashirika-yasiyo-ya-kiserikali-wadi-ya-gatina-kwa-ushirikiano-na-wakaazi-washerehekea-siku-ya-amani-duniani/

Waziri wa elimu George Magoha kwa upande wake alikita kambi katika mtaa wa Kibra. Waziri huyo alifunga shule ya msingi ya St Catherine Bombolulu akihoji kuwa majengo hayo yalikwa na dosari na kutahadharisha maisha ya wanafunzi .Shule zingine 200 zimepewa ilani ya kufunga virago. “Usingoje nikuje ndio mahali , kama uko na majumba kama haya” Mogoha alisema.

Taarifa sawia na hii https://mtaaniradio.or.ke/2019/09/23/dagoretti-wanafunzi-7-waaga-dunia-baada-ya-madarasa-kuporomoka-mtaani-ngando/

Mmilikiwa shule hiyo na wazazi ambao wanao walipoteza maisha wameandikisha taarifa katika kituo cha polisi cha Kabete huku uchunguzi ukiendelea. Naibu wa Rais William Ruto ametoa hakikisho kuwa chini ya miezi mitatu serikali itajenga shule ya msingi katika wadi hiyo.

Mwandishi: Kevin Oduor

Mwandishi : Fridah Okachi

Mtu mmoja kati ya kumi hupoteza maisha huku watu wawili kati ya kumi wakilazwa kwenye hospitali kutokana na maradhi ya mshtuko wa moyo ulimwenguni. Ripoti hii ikiashiria kuwa idadi ya wanaopoteza maisha kutokana na maradhi ya moyo ni kadri milioni sita kila mwaka kote ulimweguni.
Radhika Choksey msimamizi wa Mawasiliano Dijitali na mauzo katika kampuni ya Philip ,amesema kuwa kuna dakika kumi za kumwokoa yule ambaye anapatwa na mshtuko wa moyo.

Kampuni ya Philip barani Afrika linapania kufahamisha wakenya dhidi ya kukabiliana na mshtuko wa moyo kwa kutoa zaidI ya vifaa ishirini na tano vitakavyozuia vifo hivi kwa shirika la msalaba mwekundu( Red Cross) katika mashindano ya mbio zinazoendelea kwanzia tarehe 21 hadi 29 mwezi September.
Kwa upande wake daktari Muthoni Ntojira kutoka shirika la msalaba mwekundu amesema kuwa tangu kuanzishwa ushirikiano na kampuni ya philip barani afrika ,idadi ya kuokoa maisha kupitia njia ya simu ambayo haitozwi imeongezeka.
Ulimwegu unatarajia kuadhimisha siku ya maradhi ya moyo tarehe ishirini na tisa mwezi Septemba. Maradhi ya moyo, yanasababishwa na hali ya maisha ya watu ,utumiaji kupita kipimo wa sukari,mafuta na chumvi.

Wanafunzi 7 wamedhibitishwa kufariki kwenye mkasa wa ukuta kuporomoka na hatimaye madarasa kuanguka katika Shule ya Precious Talent, eneo la Ng’ando, mtaani Dagoretti, jijini Nairobi.

Shule hiyo ipo katika mkabala na Barabara ya Ngong’; shughuli za uokozi zilikamilika huku ikiarifwa tayari wanafunzi zaidi ya 50 wametolewa kwenye vifusi na kupelekwa Hospitali Kuu ya Kitaifa ya Kenyatta (KNH) wanapoendelea kupokea matibabu.

Rais Uhuru Kenyatta, naibu wake William Ruto na kinara wa ODM wameongoza wakenya kuomboleza watoto walioangamia wakisistiza kuwa uchunguzi utafanywa kwa kina kun’gamua chanzo cha mkasa huo.

Aidha waziri wa usalama wa ndani George Magoha aliyefika hapo muda mfupi baada ya mkasa ametangaza wanafunzi waliobaki watasalia nyumbani kwa siku nne ambapo serikali itatoa mwelekeo. Shule hiyo ilikwa na wanafunzunzi 870 huku pia ikidhihirika kuwa hakuna shule ya msingi umma katika wadi hiyo.

Mwandishi: Kevin Oduor

Afisa huyo wa polisi anayetambulika kama Benson Indeche alikwa akihudumu katika kituo cha polisi cha Riruta na alikwa katika ngazi ya Inspekta. Mwendazake anadaiwa kupigwa risasi mara tano mwilini majira ya saa tisa usiku kabla ya kusafirishwa katika hospitali ya Nairobi Women ambapo madaktari walidhibitisha kifo chake.

Inadaiwa kuwa wahudumu wa bodaboda waliripoti kuhangaishwa na polisi huyo ambaye alikwa mlevi. Polisi wenzake walifika pale kun’gamua yaliyojiri. Hata hivyo inadaiwa kuwa mwenda zake alitoa bastola yake na kufyatua risasi. Polisi wamedhibitisha kuwa walimpata na risasi saba mfukoni. Mwili wake ulipelekwa katika hifadhi ya maiti ya Chiromo.

Mwandishi: Kevin Oduor

Tens of children are seated under mabati-walled structures staring at new faces in their compound. We visited the Tollen Centre in Dagoretti, here we observed a certain ambivalence when it comes to children satisfaction with the environment. Due to inadequate financing in these centers, this cohort can sometimes lack food and clothes. Education remains the only hope for a better future.
In response, Oya Oya Family, a group of our drive show fans led by Mc Barr Prince which was founded in 2016 started projects to support the centers. During its inception Dagoretti youth were deeply immersed in drug abuse, crime, unemployment which translated to high poverty levels. In the long run, children born from these families were absorbed in children rescue centers for alternative parenthood.

OyaOya undertook resource mobilization from local leaders and the community to support the children Homes donating foodstuffs, constructing settlement structures. Tollen centre is hosting over 120 kids, the structures erected in a hectare land doubles as a home and school to them. Students study under mabati shanties and lacking sleeping mattresses. They are at risk of contacting weather-borne diseases such as Pneumonia.

This monthly initiative provides balanced nutrition to children from poor backgrounds to give them the necessary energy to better prepare their future.Through support from our external partners were are spearheading construction of toilets at the facility as well as donating Ungas and other commodities in the Centre. Through such programs we engage the community to realize fundamental primary human rights of children, women and youth in Dagoretti.

By Kevin Oduor

Chama cha chungwa kilikwa kimeorodhesha wagombeaji kumi na mmoja kumenyana katika uteuzi wa mwaniaji atakayepeperusha bendera ya chama. Hata hivyo, siku tatu kabla ya wakaazi wa Kibra kuelekea debeni, ODM sasa imetangaza kuwa shughuli hiyo itasitishwa kwa muda. Kwa mujibu wa taarifa iliyotumwa kwa vyombo vya habari na Katibu mkuu Edwin Sifuna, wamelazimika kufanya uamuzi huo baada ya serikali kuu kutoa madai ya upungufu wa maafisa wa usalama kulinda shughuli hiyo kwani, wengi wanasaidia katika zoezi la sensa linaloendelea. Zoezi hilo sasa litafanyika tarehe saba mwezi Septemba.

Hayo yakijiri, mgombeaji wa ANC ambaye alikwa mwanamikakati wa Raila Odinga Eliud Owalo ameweza kutwaliwa tiketi na sasa anaendelea kufanya kampeni ya kuridhi kiti hicho.

Chama cha Jubilee kimetangaza kuwa, wale wote wanaopania kuwania kiti cha ubunge Kibra kupitia chama hicho kuwasilisha majina yao kwa zoezi la uteuzi. Kiti hicho kiliwachwa wazi baada ya Mbunge Ken Okoth kuaga dunia baada ya kuugua Saratani ya Utumbo mwezi Julai.