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Agony for borrowers as the High Court declares Interest rate capping illegal.
A 3-Judge High Court Bench has ruled that capping of interest rates under the Banking Act Section 32B is unconstitutional. However, implementation is suspended for 12 months to allow regulator to put in place appropriate mechanisms.
The amended law capping interest rates in
Kenya {the Banking (Amendment) Act, 2016} came into force on September 14, 2016 setting bounds on lending and deposit rates. It sets the maximum lending rate at no more than four per cent above the Central Bank base rate. In line with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Act (Section 36(4), the CBK set the Central Bank Rate (CBR) as the base rate.
The law was implemented following concerns raised by the public regarding the high cost of credit in Kenya. Implementation of the law was expected to lower the cost of credit and increase access, however, emerging evidence point to adverse effects of the law on the Kenya economy.
According to a study by the CBK, conducted last year, Interest rate capping undermines the independence of the Central Bank. Article 231 of the Constitution stipulates that the Bank shall not be under the direction, or control of any person or authority in the exercise of its powers, or in the performance of its
functions. The constitutional functions of CBK under Article 231 (3) is to formulate monetary policy, promote price stability, issue currency and perform other functions conferred upon it by an Act of Parliament.
The three High Court Judges; Francis Tuiyot , Jackline Kamau and Rachael Ngetich ruled that a section of the Banking Amendment Act 2016 that gives the Central Bank of Kenya authority to set interest rates greatly interferes with the existing relationship between the lenders and their customers. Suspension of the interest capping will favour landing institutions as they will now be at liberty to increase the rates; thus passing heavy interests payment to borrowers.
The CBK has reported that following the interest rate capping a number of borrowers have been shunned by banks. For instance, the number of loan accounts declined significantly between October 2016 and June 2017.
A survey conducted by the Kenya Bankers Association, KBA, in late 2016, shows that the average SMEs loans had declined to 17 percent, with the small banks providing 39 percent of the lending to the MSMEs. Meaning access to credit declined significantly.
The scrapping of the maximum lendind rates means the cost of borrowing will increase drastically.
Kenya’s SGR ranked seventh in the list of the most remarkable world rail tours for 2019
Kenya’s new railway, the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), has been ranked seventh in the list of the most remarkable world rail tours for 2019.
Kenya’s new 472km (293 mile) railway is the country’s biggest infrastructure investment since its independence in 1963. Built to a modern “standard gauge”, it runs parallel to the now-dilapidated metre gauge railway line from the colonial era. The SGR connects Nairobi to Mombasa and provides the link between the coast and Amboseli and Tsavo West national parks.
On Wednesday, May 31, President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the Standard Gauge Railway commuter train, which has been christened Madaraka Express. So far, the SGR has transported over 2 million passengers. The railway was constructed at a cost of Kshs 327 billion (converting to KSh560 million per kilometre). The costs were footed by a Chinese loan.
According to the Telegraph, Sweden’s Inlandsbanan ranks first, worldwide.
The railway that covers a distance of 1,067 kilometres from Mora to Gallivare links isolated Lapland settlements.
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- Inlandsbanan, Sweden
- Flying Scotsman, Britain
- Bordeaux, Cognac and the Loire
- Habsburg Trail, Central Europe
- Flavours of Tuscany, Italy
- Colombo to Jaffna, Sri Lanka
- Madaraka Express, Kenya
- Grand Tour, Scotland
- Highlights of Poland
- Tangier to Marrakech
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How To Repay Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) Loans
Student loan repayment
HELB – Higher Education Loans Board is a state owned corporation established in 1995 and have grown to become the leading financiers of higher education in Kenya. Our mandate is to source funds and lend them as affordable loans, bursaries and scholarship to students pursuing higher education in recognized institution; which we have successfully done for the past 2 and a half decades.
When to start paying back the loan
TVET and Undergraduate Loans are due for repayment upon completion of studies. The Board may offer one financial year moratorium or recall the loan whichever is earlier. However, one can make voluntary payments which will reduce his/her balance in good time. Postgraduate loans and Undergraduate loans for salaried students are required to be serviced immediately upon disbursement of the loans. It is important to read the loan agreement form as certain loan schemes have specific terms and conditions.
Interest and other charges
The Government of Kenya subsidises the actual cost of interest on student loans, the rate of interest charged is relatively lower as compared to commercial loans. This interest is indicated on the loan agreement form. Other charges include:
- Ledger (Administrative) Fee
- Penalties charged for non-repayment of student loan
- Insurance for specific loan products
How do I repay my loan?
Upon maturity of a loan, the loanee shall be required to begin repayment of his/her loan together with any interest accrued thereon. HELB offers various loan payment options [see page 7]. For loanees who are formally employed, the employer is expected to deduct the loan instalments from the wages or remuneration as shall be directed by the Board.
Monthly Deductions
In deducting a loanee, the monthly instalments should not exceed 25% of a loanees’ basic pay. Loans to salaried students are expected to be repaid within 48 months upon disbursement. One may wish to pay at higher monthly instalments which will then reduce the repayment period and the loanee will clear much earlier than the anticipated period. If one has benefited from more than one loan product and the loans are still in existence, he/she is required to repay all the loans concurrently.
Keeping track of your payments
Upon completion of loan repayment, a clearance certificate is issued. One is also encouraged to notify HELB once the loan payment is completed so as to fast track the clearance process. Please contact contactcentre@helb.co.ke in the event of further queries.
Completion of Repayment
Upon completion of loan repayment, a clearance certificate is issued. One is also encouraged to notify HELB once the loan payment is completed so as to fast track the clearance process. Please contact contactcentre@helb.co.ke in the event of further queries.
Impact of lack of payment
Legally, you are obligated to repay your loan in line with the contract and regulations. Any loanee who fails or neglects his/her obligations may be charged a penalty which will be added to your loan account. and where necessary, ask you to repay the full amount of loan, plus interest and penalties in a lump sum as well as negatively list you on CRB. HELB may also outsource collection of your loan to professional debt collectors at your own cost.
Employers have a responsibility, by law:
- Upon the employment of any loanee to inform the Board in writing within a period of three months of such employment;
- Upon confirmation by the Board that such a person so employed is a loanee, to deduct from the wages or remuneration of the loanee, the amount of any loan as instructed by the Board.
The employer shall remit every deduction from the loanee’s wages or remuneration in the prescribed manner to HELB within 15 days after the end of each month. The employer may be penalised if they do not comply.
Payment options
Loan repayment can be made directly by the loanee or through check-off (employer). The available options for repayment are illustrated below:
Note: The Loanees National ID must be clearly indicated for all payments to facilitate smooth update of loan statement.
1. Bank Deposit (by Employer or Self)
All payments should be made by direct transfer (EFT), standing order or cash deposit to the HELB collection bank accounts in any of the following banks:
| Bank | Account Number | Branch | Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) |
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| Citibank | 300 040 012 | Nairobi | Nairobi |
| Co-operative Bank | 011290 612 228 00 | University-way | University-way |
| Barclays bank | 077 501 8216 | Barclays Plaza | Barclays Plaza |
| Kenya Commercial Bank | 1103 266 314 | University-way | University-way |
| Standard chartered Bank | 010 801 826 4700 | Koinange street | Koinange street |
| Equity bank | 055 029 357 3408 | Equity Center | Equity Center |
| National Bank of Kenya | 01001060391100 | Harambee Avenue | Harambee Avenue |
| Family Bank | 035 000 024 971 | Family Bank Towers | Family Bank Towers |
| Chase Bank | 0332084215001 | Family Bank Towers | Family Bank Towers |
| NIC Bank | 1002247638 | Delta | Delta |
| Jamii Bora Bank | 0011748527001 | Koinange street | Koinange street |
2. Mobile Payment Services: M-PESA
Using M-PESA (Safaricom) Money Transfer:
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- Select pay bill option
- Enter HELB business number as 200800
- Enter your National ID number as your account number
- Enter amount you want to pay
- Enter your secret PIN number
- Confirm transaction and send
- Note: The transaction may take up to 2 business days to reflect in your statement
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3. Credit Card or Debit (ATM) Card
Give authority to HELB to make monthly debits or lump-sum payments directly from your bank account or credit card. This is done by signing the Credit Card Authorization Form (download from HELB website) and forwarding the same to HELB. VISA branded credit cards or debit (ATM) cards can also be swiped at HELB offices.
4. Diaspora Loan Repayment Options:
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- Using “Wave” online
You can make payments instantly from the US and Canada through Wave via KCB account number 1103266314. Go to www.sendwave.com to update/download the app and then make transfers immediately. Once you complete the transaction, you will get a wave message like this; Your money transfer has arrived in HELB Revolving Account’s KCB account! It may take up to 48 hours to appear in your statement. Here’s a receipt of the transaction for your records:
Sender: A.N. Other, 1111 Mallison, Mc Leansville, NC 27301
Recipient Name: HELB Revolving Account
Recipient Number: •••4523
Amount Sent: 400.00 USD
Amount Received: 39732 Ksh
Exchange Rate: 99.33 Ksh/1 USD
Transaction Time: 12:25 PM ET on July 16, 2016. Funds are immediately available. It may take up to 48 hours to appear in your statement.
Confirmation Number: BAN-1170352-L54367
Email us at help@sendwave.com if you have any questions about this transaction! - Equity Direct
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Equity Direct is a pan-European regulated online money transfer service operated exclusively by VFX Financial PLC in the UK in partnership with the Equity Bank Group in Kenya.
How to sign up: You can register at www.equitydirectafrica.com which is a quick and simple process. There is a dedicated customer service team on hand to help. To use PayLoan simply select HELB from the drop down PayLoan list in “ADD BENEFICIARY”. Then add your Student name, and your National ID in the Reference field and “CONFIRM”. You can then make a payment to your new Beneficiary and your payment to HELB is processed instantly and you will receive confirmation email and SMS too.
Support Contacts: +44 (0) 207 959 6995 |support@equitydirectafrica.com | www.equitydirectafrica.com
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- Chase Bank – Simba Pay
How to Login/ Register:
Login or register on the Simbapay website https://www.simbapay.com/ , using your email and a password, your
account will be set up; choose a mode of payment (Debit or Credit)
Payment:
Navigate to the payment menu, input the Paybill number, Input the amount and reference (ID or name). The funds will
be sent to a Chase Bank (IR) account then settled with HELB. *The payment will be picked in Sterling Pounds – GBP. -
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Be advised: KPLC to shutdown token generation system for 14 hours to effect new tariffs
The Kenya Power and Lighting Company, KPLC, is set to shut down its pre-paid system in order to affect the new electricity tariffs announced by the Energy regulatory Commission, ERC, today. Read more details, here: ERC Releases new, reduced, electricity tariffs
In a press statement released today, 31.10.2018, the KPLC says: “The prepaid system will be shutdown from tonight (midnight) to facilitate implementation of of the newly adjusted electricity tariffs that was announced by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) today.”
The prepaid system is used by electricity consumers to purchase tokens. Read more details here: How to purchase and load KPLC tokens, easily
“Our customers on prepaid system will not be able to vend for electricity tokens during the shutdown which is expected to last for 14 hours until tomorrow afternoon(1st November 2018, 2pm),” further reads the presser from KPLC.
The utility power company now advises customers who are currently low on their electricity units to purchase tokens before the shutdown. The prepaid system has been experiencing delays, lately, with customers having to wait for up to 2 days to receive their purchased tokens.
Those with difficulties and for more details contact the KPLC’s Customer care desk: Phone: 0711031975 or Email: corporatecomms@kplc.co.ke
The Beauties (Photos): Meet and vote for your favourite contestant in this Year’s Miss Tourism Kenya crown- 2018
Miss Tourism Kenya is an annual National event that seeks to personify Kenya’s Tourism strengths through pageantry.
National finals are held annually in a one week extravaganza that gives Kenyans and visitors the opportunity to experience Kenya’s diversity through competitions in Traditional dances, Traditional Food displays, Exhibitions and Talents Competitions.This extravaganza is open to the members of the public with selected guests officiating and awarding winners in various categories. Winners are selected for the following titles: nine regional winners and one popular winner by public voting. These winners go to the final stage where they are put through their paces in a question and answer session. Ultimately six winners are picked as follows:
- Miss Tourism – Peace and Unity
- Miss Tourism – Hospitality
- Miss Tourism – Investment
- Miss Tourism – Environment
- Miss Tourism – Culture
- Miss Tourism Kenya
The overall winner is awarded with 1.2M shillings worth of a contract with Miss Tourism Kenya Organization and a chance to represent Kenya on a global stage.
Areas of preparation for Miss Tourism include: personal etiquette and grooming, knowledge on all the six pillars of MTK in relation to the County. (Courtesy, Eve Magazine).
This year’s gala is going down at the Safari Park hotel, in Nairobi, today:
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Photos: Magnificent building that NEMA is planning to pull down
The National Environment Management Authority, NEMA, has given the owner of a bulding on riparian land to pull it down in the next 14 days. According to NEMA, the building has ‘encroached into Nairobi Dam embarkment.’
The memo from NEMA, dated 12/10/2018, directs the owner, Edermann Property, to remove the building within the next two weeks. “Within 14 days (from the date of this order) demolish the permanent structure. Failure to which, the demolition will be done without further reference to you.” Reads the memo.
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2019 KDF Recruitment- Circulating advert is fake
The Kenya Defence Forces, KDF, has said an advert being circulated on the 2019 recruitment is fake. The ‘well drafted’ fictitious advert calls on Kenyans to tender in applications for various vacancies in the KDF.
Below is the fake advert;
Here is the warning from KDF;
‘FAKE KDF RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENT
It has come to our attention that fake messages on Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment exercise are being circulated on social media platforms.
We wish to state that Kenya Defence Forces is not currently engaged in any recruitment exercise. Kindly be advised that KDF recruitment exercise is advertised through mainstream media (Television, Newspapers & Radio), through Ministry of Defence website (www.mod.go.ke) and official KDF social media platforms (Twitter:@kdfinfo & Facebook: @OfficialKDF)
We therefore wish to urge members of the public to disregard the fake alerts.’
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Full list of the 2019 South Africa Government- President Ramaphosa unveils his cabinet
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a new cabinet in which. The Cabinet has been praised as being gender balanced since half of all ministers are women.
The new cabinet will now be made up of 64 members – including Ramaphosa, Mabuza, 28 ministers and 34 deputies. Here is the named Cabinet by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa:
1). Deputy President: David Mabuza
2). Minister in the Presidency: Jackson Mthembu. Deputy Minister: Thembi Siweya
3). Minister in the Presidency: Women and Youth; Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and Deputy: Hlengiwe Mkhize
4). Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform: Thoko Didiza and Deputies: Sdumo Dlamini & Mcebisi Skwatsha
5). Basic Education: Angie Motshekga and Deputy Regina Mhaule
6). Communication and Telecommunications: Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams and Deputy: Pinky Kekan
7). Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Deputies: Parks Tau & Obed Bapela
8). Defence and Military Veterans: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Deputy: Thabang Makwetla
9). Employment and Labour: Thulas Nxesi. Deputy: Boitumelo Moloi
10). Finance: Tito Mboweni. Deputy: David Masondo
11). Forestry and Fisheries and Environmental Affairs: Barbara Creecy. Deputy: Maggie Sotyu
12). Health: Zwelini Mkhize. Deputy: Joe Phaahla
13). Higher Education, Science and Technology: Blade Nzimande. Deputy: Buti Manamela
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Kenyans to get first Covid 19 vaccine jabs on Friday
The Kenyan Ministry of Health in conjunction with relevant stakeholders will from Friday administer the first ever COVID 19 vaccine at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), in an exercise targeting health workers due to their exposure to the pandemic.
This development comes barely hours after the Country received the first batch of the much-awaited COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday night with the plane carrying the one million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) shortly before midnight.
Officials at the Ministry of Health said an elaborate plan is in place for the first inoculation which will mark a major milestone in the fight against the disease that has so far infected 106,470 and killed 1,863 people.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe while receiving the vaccines at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Tuesday night, said this is the first consignment of 1.02 million doses is part of an initial allocation to Kenya of 3.56 million doses.
He noted that this was a major milestone in the fight of COVID 19, adding that the vaccine will be moved to stores in Athi River for onward distribution to counties and public hospitals ahead of the actual vaccination.
“This is historic in our fight against COVID-19. We have been fighting the pandemic with rubber bullets. We have acquired today is equivalent, metaphorically speaking, to bazookas and machine guns in the fight against the pandemic,” noted the Health CS.
The CS thanked UNICEF, WHO and GAVI for their support in procuring and transporting these life-saving vaccines and the Kenyan people for their cooperation over the past 11.5 months.
“Priority will be given to the 400,000 health workers before others in the frontline like teachers, police and others are considered ahead of the rollout for people with underlying conditions before the rest of the people are vaccinated,” said the CS.
UNICEF Representative to Kenya Maniza Zaman said that with the arrival of these vaccines, UNICEF and partners are honouring the promise of the COVAX facility to ensure people from less wealthy countries are not left behind in the global roll out of life-saving vaccines.
World Health Organisation Representative to Kenya Dr. Rudi Eggers said WHO was honoured to be part of this unprecedented global vaccination campaign – the largest such response in human history.
“While these vaccines are being rolled out, please let us continue the public health measures in place, such as the masks, the social distancing and avoiding congested gatherings and settings,” urged Dr. Rudi.
Kenya hopes to vaccinate about 16 million people by end of the year to suppress the virus with vaccines from Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Johnson and Johnson.
The Vaccine Alliance and SII, were procured and transported by UNICEF’s Supply Division in Copenhagen.
The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, which was manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and made available to the COVAX facility thanks to an advance purchase agreement between Gavi.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Health reported 345 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours recorded from a sample size of 5,550 pushing total caseload to 106, 470 on a day that vaccines are expected to arrive in the country.
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You have failed us and the new Curriculum must be implemented as planned- Private schools tell Amina
Private schools have asked the Education Ministry’s Cabinet Secretary, Dr Amina Mohammed, not to suspend the implementation of the new Competency Based Curriculum (CBC). Via a press statement released today, the Kenya Private Schools Association (KPSA) National Chairman, Mutheu Kasanga, wants CS Amina to rescind her decision to suspend the full implementation of the new curriculum. Appearing before the Senate Committee on Education, early this week, the CS said her Ministry had put on hold the rolling out of the new curriculum citing unpreparedness. Read full details, here: Roll out of the new curriculum put on hold-cs Amina announces
Teachers had welcomed the move by CS Amina to suspend implementation of the new Curriculum, sentiments that have been echoed by the Kenya National Union of Teachers, KNUT, Secretary General, Hon Wilson Sossion.
KPSA now wants the President, H.E Uhuru Kenyatta, to intervene and solve the impasse.
Here is the full press statement from KPSA;
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RE: PRESS STATEMENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW
CURRICULUM.
In the decision of the National Steering Committee on Curriculum reforms on 3rd January, 2018 Chaired by the then Cabinet Secretary for Education Dr. Fred Matiangi at KICD. Two things were agreed;
1. National Pilot be rolled out in all schools both Public and Private targeting PP1 to Grade 2 in 2018.
This was to allow the stakeholders involved to work on improving the system and prepare for anchoring of the new curriculum in appropriate statutory requirements and develop policy document to guide National roll-out in 2019.
The curriculum designs for these levels were released and subsequently curriculum support materials from the publishers were made available to school up-to grade 3.
2. Full National rollout of the new curriculum would be done in 2019 where it will cover PP1 to Grade 4. This pronouncement was intended to make all the parties involved to prepare and do all that may be required to support full implementation.
This CBC fiasco is a wake-up call for all educationists to come together and demand an education system which is credible, fair and which is delivered equally to all.
We strongly condemn in the strongest words possible the decision of Cabinet Secretary Dr. Amina Mohamed to ignore the call by the Critical Stakeholders in curriculum review process for a meeting to review and advice on way forward on the New Curriculum implementation from as early as February 2018. Severally meetings have been requested but no response has been forth coming. This made some us believe that all was well and that she meant well for Education of our country.
The decision to pronounce the suspension of new curriculum without the benefit of stakeholder’s consultation to assess its implications smacks of incompetence and is highly irresponsible, a situation that is extremely demoralizing and frustrating to the Parents and Children who cannot now
plan for their future with certainty.
Kenyan children and their parents deserve an explanation and unreserved apology from the leadership of the Ministry of Education for this unfortunate confusion. Nobody can close
their eyes and under rate the intelligence of parents in this critical matter. The collapse of implementation of the CBC seems to be a massive failure at the top line of the Ministry of Education. Firstly, the CBC has not been anchored in law and thus it can only be run as a pilot. Secondly, it has been apparent for the better part of the year that the donor funded TUSOME project was winding down and that there would be no grade 4 books from
that end.
KPSA as key stakeholders in Education will not accept anything short of full implementation on the new curriculum upto grade 3. We have been preparing our parents, Children and teachers for the new curriculum. We appreciate the fact that challenges will always be there but they should not stand in the way of implementation they can be sorted out as we move along.
KPSA is therefore calling for the following;
1. The intervention of his Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Excellency the Deputy President William Ruto to save our basic Education Sector.
2. That the government immediately convenes an urgent meeting with Key Education stakeholders to fully address the looming disaster induced by the Ministry of Education .
3. Parliament through Education, Science and Technology committee, be immediately engaged for appropriate support on legal framework for the new curriculum.
4. Education Standards and Quality Assurance Council must be set up and operationalized urgently. It must be an independent body which can crack the whip on the MoE and TSC to deliver a uniform education standard to all Kenyan children.
5. That CBC was more than anything a change in teaching methodology not content. This for grade four can be done within 8-4-4 without necessarily having a system change and without losing the substance and depth so as to save the children who have been in the new curriculum in grade 3 and stand to significantly lose out if nothing is
done. Best interest of the child should be paramount in all decisions. The dance around the grade four curriculum designs and unpreparedness for the new curriculum is disingenuous. Government teachers in Public Schools have been trained. In fact it is the teachers in
the private sector who have had at times no access to training and are reliant on private arrangements for training.
The Kenya Private Schools Association has a duty to protect Education for all in this country and will not sit back and watch Kenyan children suffer from irresponsible decisions from officers whose duty is to facilitate and provide for their Education. The ministry should be advised to refocus on its internal Leadership and management weaknesses for the good of Education in our country.
Thank you
Mutheu Kasanga.
National Chairman
Kenya Private Schools Association
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Rolling out of the new Curriculum was initially slated for January next year, 2019.
Land sale agreement form
Land ownership is an emotive topic in Kenya. When buying land in Kenya, one needs to be keen so as not to be conned. A land sale agreement can be binding if it is done in front of an advocate or witnesses. The form below can be used to sign a land sale/ purchase agreement, in Kenya.
Download the PDF Document of the land sale agreement form below, free:
LAND SALE AGREEMENT FORM IN KENYA FREE DOWNLOAD
Immigration Kenya Services- Frequently asked Questions.
Here are the Frequently asked questions concerning the Services rendered by the Immigration department of Kenya:
- What are the Passport Replacement Requirements (
Replacements/Renewal of passports checklist ) ?
Answer:
- Online application forms
- Invoices (3 copies)
- ID original and a copy
- Old passport and a copy
- Recommender’s ID- copy
- 3 passport size photos
2. What should I do when I want to apply for the new E-passport?
Ans: When doing passport applications, changing from the Old passport to the new ePassport, Kindly select the REPLACEMENT option on the eCitizen portal.
3. What are the costs for the new Epassports?
Ans: New applications costs for the epassport are:
- A series (32 pages) costs 4550/=
- B series (48 pages) costs 6050/=
- C series (64 pages) costs 7550/=
- Diplomatic epassport costs 7550/=
- Mutilated passport 10,050/=
- Lost passport; 12,050/=
- Please note: The Payments are done via mobile money or credit cards
4. What happens when I make a mistake during the new E- passport application process?
Ans: If you make a mistake on your application form while filling in and already submitted, changes can only be initiated from the Immigration offices at Nyayo house counter 12 (eCitizen counter).
5. Where are the new e-passport application centres?
Ans: Application centers available are found in: Kisumu, Mombasa and Nairobi Immigration offices.
6. Are Immigration online services available for the whole day and week; including weekends?
Ans. Yes. The Immigration’s online resources are free and accessible 24 hours a day from your computer or mobile device.
7. when is a birth certificate required during the new E-passport application process?
Ans. Birth certificate is only required when doing your First application and not replacement.
8. What is the Immigration’s E-Visa application portal?
Ans: E-visa portal
9. When are parents’ IDs required during the passport application process?
Ans: PARENTS ID Copies are required when doing your first Passport application ONLY
10. Who can be my recommender during the E-passport application process?
Ans: A Recommender can be either of the following:
- Lawyers
- Religious leaders
- Doctors
- Bankers
- Civil servant
11. What process is used to apply for the E-Passport?
Ans: E-Passport application procedure:
- Do an online application and payment through https://ecitizen.go.ke –
- Print the documents and attach other requirements,
- Take them, in person, to the Immigration offices for Bio-metrics –
- Check your application status after 2/3 weeks.
12. What is required during Passports replacements/ Renewals?
Ans: Replacements/Renewal of passports checklist:
- Online application forms
- Invoices (3 copies)
- ID original and a copy
- Old passport and a copy
- Recommender ID copy
- 3 passport size photos
13. How long does it take to get a new Passport?
Ans: A maximum of three weeks.
14. What is the official Immigration Department’s website?
Ans: https://www.immigration.go.ke/
15. What is needed during work permits’ verification and registration process?
Ans:
- Original passport endorsement
- Original Alien card
- original work permit
- Original payment receipt
- KRA PIN certificate
16. What are invoices; as applicable to Immigration Services?
Ans: These are receipts generated online on E-Citizen portal after a successful application and payment. The invoice reads PAID. 3 copies are required when submitting your application.
17. How do I make payments during the Passport application process?
Ans: Passport payments are done through Mpesa, Ecitizen agent or use of credit cards. The Paybill and account numbers are online generated after filling the application form correctly.
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2019 Census Progress- Several in police custody, exercise to end on August 31, 2019
The government has adjusted operation mechanisms for the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census and put in place measures to ensure the enumeration pace picks up following a resolution by an inter-ministerial meeting convened earlier today.
The enumeration period in major urban centres (Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu, Kakamega, Nyeri, Kiambu, Thika, Machakos, and Kisii) will now run from census from 6am to 10pm while the schedule for other areas has been fixed at 6am to 6pm.
Providing these updates from the census communication centre at Teleposta Towers, Interior PS Dr. Karanja Kibicho said census personnel will be paid accordingly based on the working hours and directed all content supervisors to make reports in this regard.
The PS forewarned of severe action against individuals attempting to block the exercise and urged members of the public to report any anomalies through the toll free number (0800221020.
“It is every Kenyan’s constitutional right and responsibility to take part in matters of national interest, and census is one of them. The security of our census personnel and the members of the public remains our top priority, and we have gone out of our way to quell some minor provocations,” Dr. Kibicho said.
So far, several people, among them chiefs, elders, and enumerators, are in police custody awaiting arraignment in court to face various charges, including incitement to violence and attempting to sabotage a national exercise.
Dr. Kibicho also divulged that a group of individuals are on detectives’ radar for trying to cook figures and urged National Government Administration Officers and the census personnel to uphold the integrity of the whole process by ensuring the exercise is carried out based on the results of the cartographic mapping and the stated enumeration areas.
He said: “Our system is integrated and foolproof; we also have a reliable way of monitoring and verifying the data. All those inflating numbers will surely bear individual responsibility for the same.”
The PS also reassured Kenyans that more adjustments will be made progressively from both operational and administrative perspectives to ensure no one is left out. The exercise will run until the 31st of August 2019.
Inua Jamii Latest Payment News Today
Inua Jamii is a Government cash transfer programme that supports the most vulnerable members of the community by providing them with a stipend to cushion them from poverty and hunger with the aim of improving their lives.
The programme targets:
• Orphans and Vulnerable Children
• Older Persons
• Persons with Severe Disabilities
On the other hand, Nutrition Improvement through Cash and Health Education (NICHE) on is a complimentary intervention that combines social protection, nutrition, and child protection programming. The project is being implemented in five (5) ASAL counties of Kitui, Kilifi, Marsabit, Turkana and West Pokot.
It targets Inua Jamii and Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) beneficiaries’ households with children under two years old and pregnant mothers.
A household with one child under 24 months or a pregnant mother will receive a minimum of Ksh.500 per month whereas a household with more than one child under 24 months and/ or more than one pregnant mother will receive a maximum of Ksh. 1,000 per month.
The payments are done on a monthly basis through six contracted banks: Cooperative Bank, Equity Bank, Kenya Commercial Bank, Kenya Women Microfinance Bank, National Bank of Kenya and PostBank.
The Inua Jamii Programme is a Government-funded initiative designed to provide monthly stipends to vulnerable citizens in Kenya, including orphans and vulnerable children, older persons, and households caring for individuals with severe disabilities.
The programme aims to alleviate poverty and improve the well-being of those in need in line with the Government’s Bottom Up Transformation Agenda (BETA).
The Inua Jamii Programme comprises three initiatives:
1. Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Providing essential support to households with one or more orphans and vulnerable children, as well as households with chronically ill caregivers.
2. Older Persons Cash Transfer: Extending assistance to Kenyan citizens aged 70 years and above who do not receive a pension.
3. Persons with Severe Disabilities Cash Transfer: Aiding households that care for individuals with severe disabilities, characterized by a need for permanent care and support.
Registration for the new beneficiaries usually takes place at Sub-County Social Development and Sub-County Children Services offices or at venues designated by Sub-county officers in consultation with National Government Administration Officers.
During registration, eligible individuals and caregivers must present valid original National
Identification Cards, and copies of necessary documents for their respective programmes.
The government has already moved to pay the cash transfer on a monthly basis as directed by His Excellency the President.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA TO THE INUA JAMII PROGRAMMES
1. Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC) is for:
i. An extremely poor household with one or more orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) as a permanent member;
ii. A household with a caregiver who is chronically ill and/or unable to per- form his/her ordinary duties; and
iii. A household not benefiting from any other government cash transfer pro- gramme with exception of older person cash transfer.
iv. Must be a Kenyan citizen.
2. Older Person Cash Transfer (OPCT) is for an older person who is :
i. A Kenyan citizen, aged 70 years and above;
ii. Must have a valid Kenyan ID; and
iii. Not receiving pension.
3. Persons with Severe Disabilities Cash Transfer (PWSD-CT) is for
i. A household with a person with severe disabilities;
ii. A household not benefiting from any other government cash transfer with exception of older person cash transfer programme;
iii. The beneficiary must be a Kenyan citizen.
Severe disability means a person who requires permanent (24-hour) care and support including feeding, toiletry and protection from danger from themselves, other persons or the environment by a caregiver.
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KENYANS URGED TO DEMAND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES
As restrictions on imports of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) keeps increasing in the coming years, the government has vouch for adoption environment friendly technologies to preserve the ozone layers.
Through development partners the government is developing a technology roadmap, which proposes for both ozone- and climate-friendly as well as energy-efficient technology options for relevant areas of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC).
One of the partners working with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, German International Cooperation (GIZ), Prokolima, has trained of over 150 Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), customs officers and National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Officers on the use of the new system and control measures on imports & exports of ozone depleting substances.
Kenya is a signatory to the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which aims at protecting the Ozone Layer, the day is mark on every 16th of September to commemorate the coming into force of the protocol.
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed this day as an International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, with the main aim of sensitizing people on the need to protect the Ozone Layer, an indication that the responsibility of protecting man kind’s heritage is collectively global.
Speaking during the mark of the day, GIZ Prokolima Representative Juliet Cheruto said that even as the government and development partners commit to preservation of the ozone layer, customs officers need to be more and more vigilant of various illegal imports, and members of the public should demand for ozone and environmentally friendly products.
She said that with the help from GIZ, cold storage room for fish has been constructed in Mfangano Island in Homabay County in Lake Victoria. The Fish cold store is a pilot project in cooperation with a Kenyan private investor through co-investment. The cold store has state-of-the-art insulation, highly efficient refrigeration and ice-making appliances that use natural refrigerants that are both Ozone and climate friendly.
GIZ also trained over 700 refrigeration technicians on the safe use of hydrocarbons refrigerants as substitutes to HCFC22 (Commonly known as Freon), done in collaboration with the National Ozone Unit (NOU) within the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and training institutions. Amongst them are the Technical University of Kenya, the Technical University of Mombasa, the Nairobi Technical Training Institute, Kisumu Polytechnic, Eldoret Polytechnic, the Mombasa industrial Training Centre among others.
She said that to enhance capacity building and skills development, GIZ has provided Refrigeration and air conditioning equipment and tools for trainings to the technical institutions.
Cheruto said that GIZ has also provided officials at the KRA customs department and NEMA with analyzers for identifying refrigerants, thus preventing illegal imports through mislabeling of refrigerants at the ports of entry.
GIZ Proklima is also involved in the phase out of methyl bromide (another ozone depleting substance) whereby more than 700 farmers, engaged in the cut-flower and vegetable cultivation, were trained on adoption of alternative (environmentally friendly) pest control methods to methyl bromide.
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Nyamira County Government Cabinet, Chief Officers, Ministers, CECs, Directors
Nyamira County Governor, Amos Nyaribo has named his proposed cabinet members and chief officers for vetting and approval by Members of the County Assembly.
The governor told the press when naming the nominees on Tuesday that he was guided by the three factors of performance competence, regional balance, and the one-third gender rule when selecting the nominees.
“I retained three County Executive Committee (CEC) members and eight chief officers from the last administration to ensure institutional continuity. Further, the old cabinet members and chief officers will steer the new nominees in the right direction”, elaborated the Governor.
“I’m optimistic that the nominees will pass the litmus test of vetting at the county assembly so that they can immediately embark on implementing my campaign manifesto to the people of Nyamira County,” he remarked.
The three nominees who bounced back to Nyaribo’s list are; Emily Ongaga in Finance/ICT and Economic planning, Dr Grace Nyamongo in Youths/Gender/Sports/Culture and Social Services and Jones Omwenga in Public Works/Roads and Transport.
New cabinet nominees are John Matiang’i in Environment/water/Mining and natural resources, Dr Geofrey Nyakoe in Public service management, Alice Manoti in Agriculture/livestock and Fisheries, Dr Timothy Ombati in Health services, Bernard Maina in Trade/Tourism/Industry and Cooperative development, Stephen Oboso in Lands/Housing and Physical Planning and Kennedy Angwenyi in Education and vocational training.
The governor clarified that the post of chief officer for the department of medical services will be re-advertised because it lacked a suitable applicant.
The proposed chief officers include Josphat Gori for Lands/Housing and Urban Planning, Dominic Barare for Finance and accounting services, Josphat Oruru for Public Works/Roads and transport, Azenath Kenyanya for Economic Planning, Resource Mobilization and ICT, and Zipporah Orina for Gender/Youths and Social Services.
“In my list of nominees I have considered the youth for both cabinet and chief officer positions who conspicuously missed out in my former cabinet. However, we don’t have a suitable nominee from Persons Living With Disability (PLWD) but we will definitely consider them in other appointments because there are other unfilled vacancies and therefore there should be no cause for alarm,” Nyaribo assured.
Latest huduma news- How to easily get your Huduma Number; Digital data capture form, requirements and registration process.
Getting the Huduma Number is an easy process. Just visit the nearest location where the Huduma agents are doing the registration. Remember to carry with you these documents:
1). National Identity card
2). Birth certificate (For those without IDs).
3). National Hospital Insurance Fund, NHIF card.
4). National Social Security Fund, NSSSF, card.
5). Driver’s Licence
6). Kenya Revenue Authority, KRA, PIN.
7). Passport
8). For non citizens: Passport, Alien ID/ Refugee number
WHAT INFORMATION IS FILLED ON THE FORM.
The following data is captured onto the form:
a. Personal numbers:
- Birth Certificate number
- ID number
- Passport number
- PIN Number
- Driver’s license number
- NHIF number
- NSSF number
b. Other important data:
- Father’s ID number
- Mother’s ID number
- Spouse’s ID number.
c. What else do you need to know:
- Village name
- Sub location
- Location
- Division
- Sub county
- County.
- Contact details.
d). Biometric data capture
Since the biometric data is required, one has to present himself/ herself at the temporary registration centre. The following biometric data is taken:
- Finger prints for all available fingers
- Digital Passport photo.
In case the biometric data capture device fails to detect one’s finger print (s), the individual will be expected to digitally sign.
Once the registration exercise is successful, the registration clerks will present you with an Acknowledge Slip. The slip has:Birth Certificate/ Notification/ ID/ Passport/ Alien ID Number, registration date and your name.
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