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Top ten best Kenyan government services online: The E-Citizen, HELB, KRA and other services on your mobile phone

The advent of mobile phone Apps has made it easier for Citizens to access a wide range of government services online. The Apps available on play store enable Kenyans, other Citizens, from any part of the country and in the diaspora to get quick government services by a click of a button. Here are the top 10 must have Apps:

A). eServicesKe (eCitizen Kenya)- eCitizen Kenya

Its features include:

1). E-services

Kenyan Citizens and Foreign Residents can now apply for Government to Citizen (G2C) services and pay via mobile money, debit Cards and eCitizen agents.

2). Electronic Foreign Nationals Services (eFNS)

The Republic of Kenya electronic Foreign Nationals Services (eFNS) portal for the Department of Immigration Services under the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. Apply for your Pass, Permit, Alien card, Permanent Residence or Kenya Citizenship and pay using cards and/or mobile money.

3). PPB Online Services Portal

Pharmacy and Poisons Board Kenya Online Services portal

4). NHIF Self Service Portal

You can use NHIF self service with either an individual account or JamboPay e-Wallet. To create your individual account you will need your NHIF Number, a valid email address and a working phone number. Create a Jambopay eWallet account. You need a valid phone number,email address and ID Number. These account details can be used to log self service portal.

B). Huduma Kenya Huduma Life App

The Huduma Life App is a comprehensive application by the Government of Kenya that provides a bouquet of Government and Private Sector services to all citizens.

The feature sets include:
1). Government Services and information
2). Connecting with the Huduma Kenya Programme
3). Emergency Contact Services

C). iTAX

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has introduced the iTax Mobile App; a software application designed to run on the Android platform to enable ease of access to tax services leveraging on the fast growing mobile industry in Kenya.

The mobile app in its first phase will enable you facilitate any of the following tax transactions:
• Filing of NIL returns for all tax obligations: VAT, Pay as You Earn (PAYE), Income Tax Company (IT2C), Income Tax Partnership (IT2P), Income Tax Individual (IT1), Monthly Rental Income (MRI) return, Turnover Tax and Excise return.
• Payment registration for Monthly Rental Income (MRI) return. The generated payment registration number (PRN) may be used to facilitate tax payments in any of the agent commercial banks in Kenya or via mobile service providers (M-Pesa, Airtel).

D). NHIF Mobile

Make your National Hospital Insurance Fund, NHIF, contributions easily and conveniently from your Android device.

You can now make NHIF contributions easily and conveniently using the NHIF Mobile App and Jambopay Wallet.

It is very simple:

1). Register for a Jambopay Wallet (if you have one proceed to Login with your Phone Number and PIN).
2). Top Up your wallet via MPESA PayBill Number 823263 and your phone number as Business Number.
3). Add your NHIF Membership Account to the app.
4). Contribute the amount of money you want to your NHIF Account.

It is free and simple!

E). HELB

Get the Higher Education Loans Board, HELB, services by using this App.

F). SGR Kenya

Apply for kenya Standard Gauge Railway, SGR, online services Chapchap.

Kenyan Citizens and Foreign Residents can now apply for SGR tickets and pay via mobile money, debit Cards and metickets agents.ecitizen kenya.

SGR kenya android app is designed to make your travel experience smoother.

TICKETING

Passengers can book tickets thirty (30) days in advance and a return ticket as long as it is within the thirty (30) days window period
Group bookings (over 20 pax) must be made thirty two (32) days days to the date of travel.
The USSD payment solution is available 24/7.
One can book upto a maximum of ten (10) persons per transaction with the USSD payment solution.

Kenya Railways has provided bus/connect services to and from the Mombasa and Nairobi Termini. In Nairobi, catch the commuter train from the CBD railway station at 6:10 am; and in Mombasa catch the connect bus from the old railway station along Mijikenda Road at 6:00 am. The same services are available upon arrival to both destinations
In Mombasa, boarding is at the Mombasa Terminus in Miritini; customers are picked up at the old Mombasa Railways station and transported to the Terminus by buses. The same buses will transport customers on arrival from the Mombasa Terminus to Mombasa CBD.
The cost is Ksh. 100
In Nairobi, connect services are offered by the Commuter Train and City shuttle buses at the CBD railway station. The Commuter train will pick up customers at 06:10am and transport them to the Nairobi Terminus in Syokimau area at Ksh. 50

LUGGAGE

Weight: Not exceeding 30 kilograms

Size: Should not measure more than 1.6 metres in height, width and depth

G). Madaraka Express

Manage your travelling and booking using Madaraka Express.

Madaraka Express is the Standard Gauge Railway services officially opened by Kenya’s 4th President on 31st May 2017. The train operates between the capital city Nairobi and Mombasa on a daily basis. The train services are divided into Express and Inter county trains.

APP FEATURES
1). Book seats and check ticket status. This app facilitates Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the official Kenya Railway’s *639# USSD platform. Booking via Web is also facilitated courtesy of metickets.krc.co.ke.

2). Check the train schedule, arrival and departure for all the stations from Nairobi to Mombasa.

3). Fare Price calculator. Calculate the fare price using From-Destination criteria.

4). Track Journey. Receive notifications for station stops. This feature is still in BETA phase, therefore, it might not work as expected.

H). NSSF Mobile

The National Social Services Fund, NSSF, mobile application for Employer and Member functions.

You will be able to do the following via the app:

Employers:

  • Upload employees
  • Verify employees
  • Create returns
  • Pay for returns
  • Pay for outstanding returns

Members:

  • Member Registration
  • View member statement
  • Pay voluntary contribution

I). My Power- Kenya Power Self Care

J). National Transport and Safety Authority, NTSA

This App enables you to check and pay for electricity bills.

Welcome to the NTSA SELF-SERVICE APP. Using the app, you can now be able to perform all the enquiries regarding the validity of various compliances status in the transport sector.

KEY FEATURES
1) You can check the Inspection status of your motor vehicle.
2) You can check the status of your Driving Licence.
3) You can check your Road Service and Licencing status.
4) You can check the status of your Sacco Licence
5) You can check the Status of the PSV Licencing.
6) You can check the status of vehicle’s night travel licence.

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How the Kenyan Government is using Youth To Sustain the Agriculture Sector

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the government is undertaking measures to ensure that a new generation of farmers emerge to sustain the agricultural sector in the country.

The President said there is need to ensure the sustainability of the agricultural sector by encouraging the participation of the nation’s youth through technology and innovation.
He said the government’s measures to encourage the youth to take up farming are informed by the fact that the average age of a Kenyan farmer is 59 years while the average age of the consumer is 17 years.

“In order to foster the participation of the youth in agriculture, my government has prioritized the creation and adoption of programmes that ease access to land, financing, mechanization and knowledge among our youth,” the President said.

The Head of State spoke when he opened the 2019 Nairobi International Trade Fair at the Jamhuri Park Showground on Wednesday October 2, 2019.

The President said 300 youth have already undergone a rigorous trainer-of-trainers programme in Israel since the year 2016 as part of government’s capacity building programme to empower and encourage the youth to take up farming.

He said the Government has continued to promote access to Agricultural Technical Vocational Education Training (ATVET) learning opportunities under the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme.
“Over the past five years, this initiative has led to the development and approval of more than 44 Competency Based Curricula for agricultural middle level colleges in selected key value chains such as dairy, horticulture, poultry, aquaculture and agri-entrepreneurship,” the President noted.

The Head of State said the government is prioritising access to affirmative action funds for youth, women and persons living with disabilities so as to avail the requisite capital needed by these special groups to establish and grow vibrant enterprises in agriculture.

“These and other initiatives are expected to contribute to our position as the gateway to the Eastern and Central Africa Region; through a full-spectrum of Micro, Small, Medium, Large and Mega Enterprises participating in both the traditional and new economies,” the President said.

On the economy, President Kenyatta said Kenya’s economic growth potential is limitless and urged both local and foreign investors to take advantage of the the opportunities presented by the improving ease of doing business in the country.
“Join us and reap the rewards of a vibrant economy; characterized by innovation and technology that builds upon a tradition of strong and stable macroeconomic framework as the basis for sustainable current and future growth in agriculture, trade and other economic sectors,” he said.

The Head of State said the agricultural sector remains strong and assured that the government will continue strengthening it by leveraging on established competencies.
“It is our goal to retain and build upon our traditional strengths and advantages in agriculture, horticulture and related fields, so as to have a strong and steady base upon which our economy can continue to be diversified and take advantage of the opportunities of the 21st century,” he said.

The President said Kenya, which has a track record of promoting technology and innovation across the full scope of economic activities, will continue to deploy innovations to boost agriculture.
“We are now seeking to embed this tradition of innovation and excellence within the agricultural and trade sectors. The policies, programmes and initiatives that promote innovation and technology in agriculture and trade in Kenya are on show before you today,” the President observed.

As part of efforts to make the agricultural sector more vibrant, the President said Kenyan universities and research institutes are providing leadership in developing new varieties of high yielding and drought tolerant crops.
He said the recently enacted Warehouse Receipting System law provides an opportunity for investors to construct standardized and accredited facilities to provide storage services to commodity producers and traders.

President Kenyatta said the 2019 to 2029 agricultural transformation and growth strategy being implemented by the government is aimed at increasing small holder farmer incomes through increased production and value addition.
Before his address, the President who was taken on a guided tour of the various exhibition stands also inspected the ongoing construction of the Jamhuri Park Expo and Conference Centre.

Further, the President presided over the auctioning of livestock where the supreme and reserve supreme champion cross breed bulls each weighing 630 kg from Kenya Seed Company were auctioned at Shs 800,000 each.

The champion boran cow weighing 550 kg also from Kenya Seed was sold at Shs 690,000 while another boran bull from the Agricultural Development Corporation was auctioned at Shs 410,000.
National Chairperson of the Agricultural Society of Kenya Mrs Annabella Kiriinya, Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko and Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri also spoke at the event.

Governor Mbuvi who announced plans to transform Uhuru Market in Nairobi into a textile centre of excellence said his administration is revamping retail markets in the city to empower small holder traders especially those dealing in agricultural produce.
CS Kiunjuri thanked the President for his commitment to the development of the agriculture sector saying his ministry is implementing various programmes aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity in the country.

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