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General News

Salaries of all government officers, teachers police

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STATE OFFICES REMUNERATION LEVELS (KSHS)

1 President of the Republic of Kenya 1,750,000
2 Deputy President 1,487,500
3 Speaker of the National Assembly 1,400,000
4 Chief Justice 1,380,351
5 Speaker of the Senate 1,375,439
6 Cabinet Secretary 1,120,000
7 Chief of Defence Forces 1,120,000
8 County Governor 1,111,673
9 Deputy Speaker of the Senate 1,107,509
10 Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 1,107,509
11 Deputy Chief Justice 1,099,182
12 Attorney General 1,095,019
13 Auditor General 1,082,528
14 Judge of the Supreme Court 1,082,528
15 Chairman, IEBC 1,082,528
16 Chairman,CIC 1,082,528
17 Secretary to the Cabinet 927,500
18Vice Chief of the Defence Forces 927,500
19 Commander, Kenya Army 923,919
20Inspector General National Police Service920,338
21Judge of the Court of Appeal 920,338
22 Director General (NIS) 916,757
23 Principal Secretary 909,595
24 Commander, Kenya Airforce 906,014
25 Commander, Kenya Navy 902,432
26 Director of Public Prosecution 902,432
27 Controller of Budget 895,270
28 Vice Chair, IEBC 895,270
29 Vice Chair, CIC ‘ 8 95,270
30 Chair of the Public Service Commission 750,000
31Chair, Teachers Service Commission 750,000
32Chair, Transition Authority 750,000
33Chair, Ethics & Anti Corruption Commission750,000
34Chair, Kenya National Human Rights Commission 750,000
35Chair, Commission on Revenue Allocation750,000
36Deputy Inspector General Kenya Police Service750,000
37. Deputy Inspector General Admin Police Servi750,000
38. Chair, Commission on Administrative Justice750,000
39. Chair, Salaries and Remuneration Commission 740,927
40. Chair, National Land Commission740,927
41 Chair, National Police Service 740,927
42. Chair, Commission on Gender and Equality740,927
43. Member of the National Assembly740,927
44 Member of the Senate 740,927
45 Deputy Governor 728,831
46 Judge of the High Court 728,831
47 Commissioner, IEBC 725,806
48. Commissioner, Commission on the Implementation of the Constitution 725,806
49. Registrar of Political Parties700,000
50. Vice Chair, Judicial Service Commission 700,000
51. Vice Chairperson, Public Service Commission700,000
52. Vice Chair, Teachers Service Commission 694,093
53. Vice Chair, Transition Authority694,093
54. Vice Chair, Ethics & Anti Corruption Commission694,093
55. Vice Chair, Kenya National Human Rights Commission694,093
56. Vice Chair, Commission on Revenue Allocation694,093
57. Vice Chair, Commission on Administrative Justice694,093
58. Vice Chair, Salaries & Remuneration Commission688,186
59. Vice Chair, National Land Commission 688,186
60. Vice Chair National Police Service 688,186
61. Vice Chair, Commission on Gender and Equality 688,186
62. Commissioner, Parliamentary Service Commission685,232
6363. Commissioner, Judicial Service Commission685,232
64. Commissioner, Public Service Commission 685,232
65. Commissioner, Teachers Service Commission 685,232
66. Commissioner, Ethics & Anti Corruption Commission685,232
67 Commissioner, KNHRC 685,232
68. Commissioner, Commission on Revenue Allocation685,232
69. Commissioner, Commission on Administrative Justice685,232
70. Commissioner, Salaries & Remuneration Commission 679,325
71. Commissioner, National Land Commission 679,325
72. Commissioner, National Police Service Commission 679,325
73. Commissioner, Commission on Gender & Equality 679,325
74. Secretary, Public Service Commission 652,743
75. Secretary, Ethics & Anti Corruption Commission652,743
76 Chief Magistrate 437,500
77. Senior Principal Magistrate315,000
78 Chief Kadhi 313,514
79. Speaker County Assembly 283,500
80 Principal Magistrate 272,596
81. Member of County Executive Committee 182,000
82. Senior Resident Magistrate 181,062
83 Resident Magistrate 161,000
84. Member of County Assembly 157,574
85 Senior Kadhi 110,000
86. Kadhi 84,000
87. Police Constable 25,000
88. P1 teacher 30,000
89. Graduate Teacher 45,000
90. Nurse 90,000
91. Clinical officer 90,000

General News

Quack doctor ‘Mugo Wa Wairimu’ arrested

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Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, DCI, have arrested Mr. James Mugo Ndichu alias Dr. Mugo wa Wairimu; a quack doctor. The fake doctor was arrested on Tuesday, 13th November 2018,  evening in Gachie, Kiambu after being on the run for almost two weeks.

The quack doctor was being sought for running an illegal clinic among other offences; including rape claims. He was arrested and locked up at Pangani Police Station.

Quack doctor, Mugo Wa Wairimu

General News

Here is the refurbished, iconic Mama Ngina Waterfront Park in Mombasa; Photos

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President Uhuru Kenyatta officially opened the Mama Ngina Waterfront Park; on Sunday October 20, 2019 that was redeveloped at a cost of Shs 460 million.

The iconic seaside public park reopened its doors to the public earlier in the day when it hosted this year’s Mashujaa Day celebrations that was led by President Kenyatta.

The park, sitting on 26 acres overlooking the Kilindini Channel in Mombasa, has now been transformed into an integrated urban tourist attraction site.
The refurbishment included landscaping and paving the waterfront with concrete blocks, construction of a state-of-the-art amphitheater, the Kilindini Cultural Centre, ablution blocks and two main gates leading to the park among other developments.

Tourists visiting the park will have a choice to treat themselves to cultural exhibitions, shopping, dining at open air fresco restaurants and cafes or to relax at the breathtaking expansive site.

The project is designed to support a 24-hour economy and its layout includes a new jetty for water taxis.
The Ministry of Tourism is already optimistic that the park will attract more local and foreign tourists to Mombasa, Kenya’s oldest town and the country’s second city.

Photo grid; The iconic Mama Ngina Waterfront park in Mombasa.

President Kenyatta commissioned the construction of the park in January this year during which he expressed his expectation that the facility will help restore the glory of Mombasa as a top tourist destination in the region.

The redevelopment that was undertaken by a local company, Suhufi Agencies, was completed in time to host the Mashujaa Day fete, which was held in Mombasa County as part of a rotational hosting of certain national celebrations by counties.
The official opening of the park was marked with a retinue of entertainment activities that included fireworks, traditional dances and acrobatic shows among others.

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto, Former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka and other senior Government dignitaries including Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala and Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho accompanied the President during the official opening ceremony

International news

Here is President Kenyatta’s message to Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, following his reelection

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Kenyan head of state President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has secured another five-year term after winning a landslide general election victory.

Here is President Uhuru’s congratulatory message;

“CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO H.E NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA FROM H. E PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA

Excellency and Dear Friend, I write, on behalf of the People and the Government of the Republic of Kenya, to congratulate you on your resounding re-election for a second term as the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, the world’s largest democracy.

Your victory, Your Excellency, is a testament of the deep trust and confidence the people of India have in your leadership and ability to continue steering the country into a future of great progress and prosperity.

Kenya and India enjoy a strong bond of brotherhood anchored on shared interests, heritage and common desire for progress. The robust bilateral ties between our two Republics, Your Excellency, were strengthened even further in your first term in office, especially after your historic visit to Kenya in July 2016, the first by an Indian Prime Minister since 1981.

Excellency, as you settle into office to discharge your fresh mandate, I wish you success and good health, and look forward to continue working closely with your Administration to further enhance commercial and people-to-people relations between Nairobi and New Delhi.”

Mr. Modi, 68, has dominated India since he won a first term in 2014. He is credited for his efforts to wipe out corruption and bring development to poor regions.

Crimes and Courts

Video- Tuk Tuk driver engages traffic policemen in stone throwing fight

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An unidentified Tuk Tuk driver has been recorded engaging two traffic policemen in a stone throwing fight. The overwhelmed policemen are seen retreating to avoid the wrath of the driver. The altercation brings traffic at the road to a standstill. Watch the video below:

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Crimes and Courts

Woman arrested for producing and selling fake Birth and Death Certificates

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Detectives based at the Immigration Department have today arraigned Ms. Jackline Kwamboka Abuga in Court for the offence of forgery. Several fake birth and death Certificates, a computer, printer, seal for civil registrations and other assorted documents were recovered from her house at Kawangare, Nairobi.

The suspect, Ms Kwamboka, has been printing the birth and death certificates at her house in Kawangare and selling them to unsuspecting Kenyans. She was arrested a few days ago after Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, DCI, laid a trap for her. Investigations are at an advanced stage to have all those involved nabbed.

Above: Images of items recovered from the suspect at her house.

Birth Certificates are an important document in Kenya and its holder can be duly registered as a Kenyan Citizen.

General News

Employees to get increased salaries as President Kenyatta Assents To The Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020

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President Uhuru Kenyatta today at State House, Nairobi signed into law the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

The new tax law amends several statutes to cushion the economy and Kenyans against the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic as announced by the Head of State.

The Amendment Bill, which was published on 30th March 2020, has amended tax-related laws in Kenya including the Income Tax Act (CAP 470), the Value Added Tax Act of 2013, the Excise Duty Act (2015), the Tax Procedures Act (2015), Miscellaneous Levies and Fees Act (2016) and the Retirement Benefits Act(1997).

The amendments include the raise in the threshold for turnover tax to between one million and fifty million shillings so as to exclude small-scale traders from the presumptive tax. The new law further lowers turnover tax rate from 3 to 1 percent.

The amended law, which mainly targets low-income earners, includes a 100 percent Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax relief for employees earning less than Shs 28,000 per month. Those earning above the new threshold will benefit from a PAYE tax reduction of between 30 and 25 percent.

Similarly, the new Act has revised Corporation Tax to 25 percent while Non-Resident Tax on Dividends has been adjusted from 10 to 15 percent.

The amended law lowers the Value Added Tax rate from 16 to 14 percent, a move that is expected to lower the shelf prices of basic commodities.

The new Act, has amended Section 38 of the Retirement Benefits Act (1997) to allow access of retirement benefits for purposes of purchase of a residential house. This is aimed at increasing home ownership in the country as envisaged in the housing pillar under Big 4 Agenda.

The Bill, which was presented to the President for signature by National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi was passed by Parliament on Wednesday this week.

Present during the brief signing ceremony were National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale, National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani, Solicitor General Ken Ogeto, State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita, National Assembly Clerk Michael Sialai and State House Deputy Chief of Staff Njee Muturi.

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Crimes and Courts

Poaching suspect arrested

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Mr.James Muriuki aged 43 years was arrested yesterday (Wednesday 7th November 2018) in Isiolo Town by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, DCI, Kenya Detectives and Kenya World Life, KWS, officers for being in possession of Elephant Tusks weighing 12 Kilograms.

The suspect is currently in lawful custody awaiting arraignment in court.

Part of the nabbed tusks.

General News

Recovered! Detectives find stolen SGR materials at an MCA’s home

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Directorate of Criminal Investigations, DCI, detectives have recovered the Standard Gauge Railway material (several rolls of Geogrid) worth over one million shillings.

The materials were recovered at the home of Mr. Martin Matu, the Member of County Assembly, MCA, for Naromoru ward. The items had been stolen from the Nairobi, Standard Gauge Railway, SGR Yard.

The MCA has been instructed to report to DCI on Monday, 5 Novembet 2018.

Editorial

Cabinet Reshuffle- Why Education CS, Dr Amina, may be shown the door; if the reshuffle is done.

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For the past few weeks, there have been unconfirmed rumours that the head of State, HE Uhuru Kenyatta, may reshuffle his Cabinet Secretaries. If the rumours come to pass, then one Dr Amina Mohammed (the Education Ministry’s Cabinet Secretary) may not be spared; going by the words on the tongues of most Kenyans. Dr Amina’s critics blame her for incompetence occasioned by the myriad of hasty decisions that she has been making of late.

First it was the confusion caused by the way she has handled the implementation of the New Competency Based Curriculum. Maybe, Dr Amina was right when she first insinuated that the country was not ready for the roll out of the new Curriculum. According to Dr Amina, then, the teachers had not been adequately prepared for the implementation of the new Curriculum. Of course, this is a fact but this pronouncement caused unprecedented ripples and anger from a section of Kenyans; more so parents with kids in lower primary.

Few days later, the Cabinet Secretary would emerge and announce that implementation of the new Curriculum would go ahead as scheduled. And, indeed, the Curriculum was rolled out in Lower primary classes, last week. What informed her turnaround is a mystery, for now.

Another decision by the Education Ministry, which has caused discomfort among parents, is that of forcing form ones to join secondary schools as placed by the Ministry via the National Education Management Information System, NEMIS. For months, now, the Ministry had rigidly clung to this stance till last night; when the Principal Secretary emerged with a softer stand; regarding the admissions. Parents whose kids had been selected to join far flung schools have had sleepless nights. One parent wondered why his daughter from Nairobi had been placed at a county school in Nyamira. “The irony of the story is you in central Kenya and your kid get a letter of admission from Lamu how on earth can you take your kid that far!,” wonders Macharia Njenga (A parent).

According to Godfrey Kimega, a parent, schools should be left to do own admissions as has been the norm. “Centralization of high schools’ admissions is a really bad idea. Better to let schools handle admissions. The ministry should handle only national schools admissions,” says Mr. Kimega.

” The second question that has so far not been addressed is what happens to the hundreds of students who’s details cannot be found on the Ministry of Educations form one selection portal. Tell me Ambassador Amina where are they supposed to go,” quips @ovendi101 on Twitter. Students most affected are those who were manually selected to join private and Sub- county schools. The truth is, some students are yet to receive their calling letters; leave alone knowing the schools in which they were placed. But, it is a relieve for them after the Ministry allowed manual selection of form ones by Principals at school level; provided such data is uploaded to the NEMIS system for ratification.

On the flip side, boys were selected to join form one in girls’ schools and vice versa; during the electronic placement via the NEMIS system.

Consequently, Kenyans have been ‘angered’ by the Cabinet Secretary’s shaky decisions. Some want President Uhuru Kenyatta to take Dr Amina to be taken back to the Foreign Affairs docket; where she ostensibly ‘did best’. Here is a collation of some Kenyans, online:

  • @ovendi101: “This flip flopping on policy in the Ministry of Education doesn’t help. It is now quite apparent that a steady had is needed at the Ministry of Education because this is a very sensitive docket.”
  • @ToneyAusteen: “Education ,the most important of all the sectors is being toyed with. The future of this nation is in deep https://mess.So  sad.”
  • @meshwendo: ” She (Dr Amina) is consistently inconsistent. From the implementation of the new curriculum to the form one selection by head teachers.”
  • @Jken_O: “Many have bought uniforms + other school specific items incurred costs, only those who can afford will now make the change of schools if possible.”
  • @Peter80329373: “She is not the right person for this ministry. This requires a decisive and firm person. We miss (Dr) Matiangi.”
  • @c-abong: “So many U-turns! The worst education minister ever, gambling with the future of this country’s kids. How are decisions made in the education ministry? Very worrying indeed”

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Bondo and Marakwet Teachers SACCOs among institutions contracted by the Women Enterprise Fund to offer loans

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Siaya’s Bondo Teachers Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation, SACCO, is among the Financial institutions selected by the Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) to offer loans to various groups. This revelation was made in a presser by WEF detailing the list of successful SACCOs that will partner with the government run fund to deserving groups. Also selected is SMARTLIFE SACCO (formerly Marakwet Teachers Sacco) from Elgeyo-Marakwet County.

This is the presser from the  Women Enterprise Fund (WEF);

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“Following advertisement for Expression of Interest by SACCOs, Co-operative Unions and Women Owned Institutions to partner with WEF for on-lending to Women Entrepreneurs, we wish to inform you that the following SACCOs were successful: NAKURU NORTH DISTRICT WOMEN SACCO LTD-NAKURU COUNTY, TAI SACCO-KIAMBU COUNTY, 
BONDO TEACHERS SACCO SOCIETY LTD-SIAYA COUNTY, KENYATTA MATIBABU SACCO-NAIROBI COUNTY, FRIENDS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION (formerly Friends of Ravine Women Empowerment Organization)-BARINGO COUNTY, KAPACWA SACCO SOCIETY LTD-NYERI COUNTY, COMOCO SACCO LIMITED-NAIROBI COUNTY and SMARTLIFE SACCO (formerly Marakwet Teachers Sacco)-ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY. 
Please note that the process of security perfection for a few others not appearing on this list is still on-going. We shall keep you updated.”

The Women Enterprise Fund is a Semi-Autonomous Government Agency in the Ministry of Public Service, Youth & Gender Affairs established in August 2007, to provide accessible and affordable credit to support women start and/or expand business for wealth and employment creation.

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The Kenya Government’s commitment to the realization of sustainable development goals on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (SDG 5).

Within a span of four (4) years this commitment has been actualized in 2011 when the Fund emerged the winner of the Sustainable Development Goals Award for outstanding achievement on promoting Gender Equality and Women Empowerment.

Visit https://www.wef.co.ke/ for more information on the Women Enterprise Fund (WEF)