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Good evening. The Kenya Power and Lihghting Company will shut down the following areas, tomorrow, for scheduled maintenance. (See images and pdf notice, below):
Scheduled power outage for 17.10.2018 (pdf download)
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The Energy Regulatory Commission, ERC, in collaboration with the Directorate of Criminal Investigation, DCI, and the General Service Unit officers yesterday, 12th October 2018, conducted impromptu surveillance and compliance inspections on LPG facilities in Embu County.
During the raid, the Commission seized one hundred and forty one (141) assorted LPG cylinders, an LPG trailer, a canter, a filling line with five (5) filling heads and five (5) weighing scales.
Three (3) suspects were arrested and held at Embu regional police headquarters pending arraignment in court. This is in a series of continued crackdown on rogue fuel middlemen.
In a crackdown at Tana River County, yesterday, three suspects were arrested and charged for selling petroleum products above the maximum retail pump prices contrary to section 4(b) of the Energy Regulations, 2010 as read with section 102(w) of the Energy Act 2006.
The three, Lukeman Omar Mohammed, owner of Leila Petrol Station, Ibrahim Hussein Hassan and Abdallah Mohammed Bajoh who are managers of Heller and A.A. Bayasuf and Sons petrol stations respectively will be arraigned in court, soon.
In a presser the ERC says that they, “continue to urge members of the public to be vigilant and report any instances of malpractice or suspected fuel adulteration activities to the Commission through: compliance@erc.go.ke or hotline numbers 0708 444 000 or 0709 336 000.”
See images, below, of the arrested fuel dealers and press statements from the ERC:
The Black view P 11000 Smart phone prides itself for having one of the largest battery capacities at 11000mAh. This battery can do up to 7 days of continued usage. The phone has a powerful camera and generally its cost is affordable.
It comes with most of the features we’ve come to expect from a phablet, including 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM storage equipped with Android 7.1 OS and 11000mAh Battery that you can play games faster.
Photo shots for the Black view P 11000 Phone:
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Using M-PESA (Safaricom) Money Transfer:
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:
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 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
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.
Important Documents For The Kenyan Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service – KUCCPS
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:
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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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.
See images of the building and memos from the Water Resources Management Authority and NEMA:
The County Education Board Shall be composed of twelve members as follows:
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A pupil has succumbed to injuries sustained after being knocked by an over speeding vehicle at kianderi village, kiharu constituency, in Murang’a county, yesterday. The pupil, schooling at Kianderi primary school, was in the company of 2 others as they left school for their homes. According to an eye witness, Mary Wamuyu, “The accident occurred at 4.00 pm (Yesterday) as the kids were trekking home from school. An over speeding vehicle lost control and hit the 3 kids; killing one of them instantly”.
This road referred to as ‘nyoka nyoka’ by locals connects 4 constituencies namely: Kangema, Kiharu, Kandara and Kigumo. The locals say their pleas to have bumps erected on this road have been ignored from time to time. The angry residents have now vowed to erect bumps on the dangerous road if the government does not act.
The kenya National Union of teachers top brass leadership led by the General Secretary wilson Sossion joined teachers at the Teso KNUT branch, today, to celebrate the annual world teachers’ day. This happened as the TSC
Four hundred teachers drawn from various private schools congregated aat Noble restaurant in Eldoret today to deliberate on implementation of the new Competency Based Curriculum, CBC. The new CBC is expected to be fully rolled out next year as concerns emerge on unpreparedness of the government to offer the much needed support to enable production of instructional materials for grade 4. This has caused unprecedented anxiety among teachers, parents and pupils.
Speaking to the press today, at Eldoret, the officials of the Kenya Private Schools association, KPSA, said they were confident that the government still has enough time to provide direction and instructional materials for the CBC, in the remaining time; ahead of roll out in January, 2019. The officials said it will be unfortunate if the kids will be forced to revert to the old education system.
The Kenya National Union of Teachers, KNUT, has given the Teachers Service Commission, TSC, 14 days ultimatum to reverse the transfers of 85 teachers serving as union officials. This is after the TSC transferred the officials under its contentious delocalization programme. Speaking to journalists yesterday, KNUT General Secretary, wilson Sossion, warned of dire consequences if the Commission will not reciprocate on the union’s demands. “Promotion of teachers shall not be evaded. That one shall have to be done. Delocalization and punitive transfers which constitute bullying must stop.. we do not need a meeting (to discuss such obvious issues),” said an angry Sossion.
Hon. Sossion was quick to deny that the union stormed out of the Naivasha talks. He, instead, blamed the TSC of playing games with teachers’ ,matters. “They say we walked out of Naivasha. Here we are in Naivasha, we have not left Naivasha,” Sossion said. The union now demands an immediate stop to delocalization of teachers, promotion of over the 30,000 teachers who had attained higher qualifications and an immediate stop to the ongoing Performance appraisal Contracting programme. While explaining why KNUT is opposed to delocalization, Sossion said, “Delocalization of teachers by the Commission has dismantled family units. This is a very grave thing.”
In a statement on Wednesday, the TSC the meeting was adjourned on KNUT request after it rejected a proposal that the union had placed on the table seeking to have transfers of teachers serving as union officials revoked, immediately. The TSC maintained that the transfers of teachers are guided by regulations which can not be applied selectively.
As days draw closer to the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education and Kenya Certificate of primary Education exams, it remains if the KNUT will make good of its plan to cause industrial disruptions in the education sector; by calling a teachers’ strike.
Students at Ingangara secondary school have come out to strongly criticize the lack of water at school that forces them to wake up very early in the wee hours to search for the rare commodity. The students who trek for over 2 kilometers to fetch water from the nearest stream now say this exhausts them and they can not concentrate well on their studies. Speaking to members of the press, the disillusioned students expressed concern that the water supplied from the community local supply comes for only 30 minutes twice a week. They say such volume of water is too low and can not meet the needs of the students’ population. “We have to come down every evening to the river to come and fetch water which is tiresome,” said one of the girls.
According to the students, the situation had affected their education as they spend almost half of their time going to the river to collect this essential commodity. The pessimistic students are now appealing to the Counnty government and the area Member of Parliament to connect them to a stable water supply source such that their studies are not affected.
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