Kenya Governance Magazine

Statement by University and College Students with special needs Association of Kenya (UCSSNAK) and it is a statement on the #reject finance bill 2024 protests.  We send our condolences to the families that lost their loved ones during the protest. We also wish quick recovery to those injured during the same protest.  Persons with disability have been especially affected, hindering their ability to access essential services. These are the everyday services required on a daily basis plus the everyday goods required on a daily basis. This has therefore hindered their everyday normal activities. They face a higher risk in emergency evacuation since their mobility is somehow more limited in such situations. In most cases, they will need an extra helping hand in order to move from point A to point B.  We appreciate the President's effort in turning around by withdrawing the finance bill 2024. It is in this regard that we request that students with special needs as well as peopl...

Micah 6:8 He has showed you, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.  The Executive Committee of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) held it's statutory meeting over two days at Jumuia Conference and Country Home, Limuru over the last two days. There was a message concerning the shaping of the future of our Nation as follows:  Understanding Kenya's Demographics. Kenyans aged below 35 years make up 79% of the population. This particular age group is deprived of access to opportunities, hence increased probability of social chaos that we are currently witnessing in our country. If institutions and leaders can dedicate most of their resources in empowering the youth, it can have a positive impact on society. NCCK has led by example on this area by doing the following:                      One, Establishing centres of excellence for the...

Slum communities and disadvantaged communities have many talented youth who are unable to access opportunities. IYF Weekend Academy comes in to close this gap, in collaboration with  Talanta Hela and Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage. There is practical training and mentorship for Kenya youth to promote entrepreneurship and employability skills.  Partners include Youth Enterprise Development Fund, National Youth Council, Sunda, NMG, GBS TV, NYS, Kenya Film Commission, Kenya Police Service, Office of the first lady. There are 30 classes but three classes were chosen to represent the remaining classes on the part of presentations. The three chosen classes are beauty, dance, fashion and design class. The other classes are cosmotology, paramedics, computer packages, automotive, sign language, camera operations, programming, video editing, graphic design, french, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, music, Theology, football and mind class.  There were two testimonials  Caro...

Name of the project  Climate Change through Sustainable Forest Management and Landscape Restoration (SFS-CORECC).  Purposes of the project: water resources management, forest conservation, drought response program, community resilience to climate change, waste management and sewerage services enhancement.  Project Duration  5 years 1st February 2022 to 31st January 2027 Implementing Agencies  KFS, KEFRI, MECCF Overall Goal Landscape Restoration at 30% of forest cover. Contributing to National Target 15 billion trees by 2032 through tree planting and providing quality seeds.  Purposes of press tour. JICA in collaboration with Japanese Embassy in Nairobi organized a press tour so members of the press can get to expose the wonderful partnership between JICA and KEFRI. A purpose of the tour is to strengthen partnerships with Kenya, reaching out to the Government of Kenya and private companies through mass media. Another purpose is to raise awareness and interes...

Kenya Budget Review 2024/2025 'Sustaining bottom-up economic transformation agenda for economic recovery and improved livelihoods.'  Background information on exchange rates In the year 2023, the Kenyan Shilling depreciated against major international currencies including the Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc, Sterling Pound, US Dollar, UAE Dirham and Deutsche Mark. Likewise, the Kenyan Shilling improved against the Egyptian Pound, Pakistan Rupee and Congolese Franc. In the year 2024 the Kenyan Shilling has appreciated against major global currencies. The currency strengthened due to renewed confidence in the financial markets as a result of refinancing of the Euro bond.  Kenya's economic performance is very slow compared to other East African neighbors considering it's a bigger economy. Overtaxing individuals and manufacturers leads to less disposable income hence less spending. For manufacturers it leads to either shutting down or downsizing. A profession like accounting has ...

  EPRA and UNEP have a 2022 agreement on emobility to transition to an environmentally friendly means of transport. With 9.6 million customers connected to the grid and supplying 75% of electricity, KPLC has the potential to drive the adoption of E.V through reliable power supply. EV chargers at Stima Plaza can be used for free by the public. There is a current ongoing transition to get Kenya Power vehicles and motorbikes to be powered by EV. Kenya Power has held two major expos and conferences, one in February and another in the month of May. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) was established under the 2019 Energy Act. It is responsible for economic and technical regulation of electricity, renewable energy, petroleum sub-sectors and coal. The core mandates include tariff setting, review, licensing and enforcement.  According to Kenya National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP), the transport sector contributes a lot to greenhouse gas emissions. Electric vehi...

Speech by Gov Spokesperson, Isaac Mwaura. Madaraka Day marks Kenya's independence in 1963. This year's theme is agriculture/ food security which is the backbone of Bungoma County. Western region is home to Bungoma, Vihiga, Kakamega and Busia Counties. The region has a population of 5 million people. It has an ethnic diversity although Luhyas are the majority. Bungoma County specializes in sugar cane farming, maize farming, millet farming, sorghum farming. There are currently efforts to reinstate the sugar industry through the sugarbill and subsidized fertilizer. There are Government efforts to revive the tourist facilities in Western region in order to be able to host more tourists.  USA visit by the Kenyan President came with economic benefits: a) AGOA. Six economic zones for manufacturing clothes will receive economic boosts.  b) Health. Over 910 billion Shillings for health programs. c) Education. Over 58.5 billion Shillings for educational programs and research.  d) S...