Egerton University Campuses: BY THE STAR: Funding challenges alongside dwindling student numbers are the reasons cited for the planned closure of Egerton University’s Nairobi City campus this December.
The closure came in the wake of the government’s austerity measures which...
Richest countries in Africa: Agriculture, human resources, and industry are the major components of the African economy. As of 2012, Africa housed 1.07 billion people in the 54 countries of the continent. Though the country is rich in resources,...
The multi-billion class one laptop project that was a flagship campaign promise by President Uhuru Kenyatta has collapsed.
This has been confirmed by the Ministry of Education which has termed the project as unworkable. Instead, the government had announced that...
Naushad Merali Net Worth: A renowned Nairobi billionaire lost Sh. 10 million in a strange and daring case of fraud.
The billionaire known as Naushad Merali lost the money to conmen who successfully mimicked President Uhuru Kenyatta.
William Simiyu, David Luganya,...
iTax Filing Requirements: Filing your tax returns will now be easier than before. This is because the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced new rules that will see Kenyans filing their returns do it in a two-step process only.
When...
Teachers Salary in Kenya: At least 20,000 teachers are set to be promoted to managerial grades. Also, some 54,000 teachers have attained promotion qualifications after going back to school to get higher academic qualifications.
At the same time teachers holding...
SGR Ticket Booking: You will no longer be able to reschedule your travel time when traveling between Nairobi and Mombasa on the SGR.
This is because ticket rescheduling on the SGR has been banned by the Kenya Railways Corporation in...
Kenya is set to import diesel trains from Spain that are reportedly 25-years old. The diesel trains will cost a whopping Sh. 10 billion.
According to a report that appeared in the Sunday Nation, the trains dubbed Diesel Multiple Units...
Uhuru's Rejected House: A house that had allegedly been built by president Uhuru Kenyatta as a gift to a poor Nakuru single mother has now been given to another supposedly needy family. This action follows the single-mother's rejection of...
Promotion of teachers in Kenya: Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has maintained that higher academic qualification will not guarantee teachers promotion.
TSC Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia said teachers will only be promoted on the work they do and not extra...
